Balancing Family & Career in Supply Chain: The Male Perspective

Fathers in the workplace are often discriminated against if they want to take on, or share, the load of childcare. A positive culture is essential, as well as male role models who are breaking down barriers. 

Join the discussion on 13 June 2024 at 11am EDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST as we invite a panel of men working in supply chain to speak with our host Melanie Salter.

This event is open to all. Register now here.

When Two Heads are Better Than One: The Story of a Successful Supply Chain Job Share

When you work with KaSi, the Global Head of Quality, Beauty & Wellbeing at Unilever, you're actually working with two women who successfully orchestrate themselves to work part-time but as one. Find out why they did it and why it works so well, as Beth Morgan speaks live with Katrina Reeves and Siri Calvert. 

This event is open to corporate member groups only. Join us live on 19 June at 4pm BST. More details are available on the boom! platform or via members@boomglobalnetwork.com. 

Pregnancy, childcare and a career in supply chain

On 22 February 2024, our members joined a relaxed and informal boom! CONNECT networking session to discuss setting boundaries, the mental load, the skills gained from becoming a mother, and taking time for yourself.

One of our members from adidas shared her personal experience. A recording of that is available to members now on the boom! platform. Sign in now to listen in. 

Inspiring Inclusion in Supply Chain

For this year's International Women’s Day event at boom! we took the official campaign theme, Inspire Inclusion, as our topic for a live panel discussion followed by virtual roundtable breakouts. Participants left with a clearer understanding of what inclusion means for teir specific area of supply chain, the barriers that need to be overcome, existing initiatives which promote inclusion and what the future holds.

Watch the replay here – no registration needed.

Transforming Healthcare Supply Chains in Africa

In a replay of this live panel discussion from January 2024, learn about the role of the healthcare supply chain in facilitating universal health coverage across Africa, and much more...

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Next Generation Talent: Survey results 2023

The search for supply chain talent is more challenging than ever before. Discover how to attract, retain and upskill the next generation of supply chain professionals.

Watch the replay here – no registration needed.

How to Be a Great Leader

Great leaders have a major impact on the team members they manage and their company as a whole. Learn from three great female supply chain leaders, in discussion with boom! host Melanie Salter. Replay is available for members now on the boom! platform.

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How to Be a Great Male Ally

Watch the replay of this fascinating panel discussion to learn from the insights and experiences of three outstanding male allies. You will hear about their interpretation of male allyship and gain insights into how they integrate it into their everyday working lives.

This event is open to everyone. Watch the replay – no registration needed.

The Microsoft Allyship Program

An ally is any person that actively promotes and aspires to advance the culture of inclusion. Microsoft introduced the Microsoft Allyship Program in 2020, with the goal of giving its 160,000 employees worldwide the language they need to discuss different viewpoints and difficult things in a way that offers empathy and inclusion to all. Watch the replay of the live discussion with the Microsoft team to find out more.

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Closing the digital gender gap in supply chain

Women are getting left behind in the digital gender divide – how can we change this in supply chain? Watch the replay of a live panel discussion featuring guests from Cranfield University, Johnson & Johnson, and Microsoft.

#DigitALL 

This event is free and is open to all. Watch the replay here.

How to create a work culture where everyone wins

Gill Whitty-Collins is the author of Why Men Win at Work... and how we can make equality history. In this live session held on 31 January 2023, Gill set out the psychology of gender inequality from the perspective of real personal experience and share her powerful insights on how to tackle it.

The replay is available to members now on the boom! community platform.

Women in Manufacturing

How can we encourage more women to be part of this exciting industry? How do we help women to thrive within it? 

In this session, four women who work in manufacturing roles in different companies talk about this important topic. They discuss the issues they face, share their success stories and talk about the tangible actions we can take to help women advance in manufacturing.

Members can log in now to watch this insightful and inspirational session.

Developing Global Fitness

A three-part series that explored international relations and culture-diversity with intercultural communication specialists, Peter Franklin and Helen Spencer-Oatey. These interactive sessions look at everything from the stumbling blocks in intercultural cooperation to how good relationships can be the key to success, and what you need in order to thrive in culturally complex business contexts.

Members can log in now to catch up on these three sessions.

Race, power and privilege

Watch the replay of this powerful presentation on how to create an inclusive culture with global speaker, Dr Mena Fombo.Find out what being an ally at work really looks like and how we can create a more inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. 

Members can log in now to watch this really impactful session.

Live coaching with impact expert, Martin Brooks

In this very special live session, communication and body language expert Martin Brooks coached three boom! members live on topics chosen by them, to help them address real situations currently challenging them in their professional lives. And what a session it was. Members can log in now to see what happened...

Visibility at Work

In this highly interactive session from October 2021, self-promotion expert Gemma Stow shared how you can:

• Understand the barriers at work and how women hold back and undervalue themselves so that you can identify how to start showcasing your talent
• Figure out any personal limitations and what is needed to move forward
• Identify strengths and start to create a self-promotion strategy to be more visible and increase confidence