There are many ambitious, talented women who do not need ‘fixing’ but who do need organisational change and support in order to realise their contribution and potential.  This means that all managers in the organisation - the men and the women - need to be on board with the talent agenda.  We need men as allies to change leadership stereotypes, make better conscious decisions in the employment life cycle, and to call out micro-inequities and cultural inequalities.  However, to make these come alive we need to find out how senior leaders, who really do want to champion inclusive talent management, actually do these in practice.

Based in the brewing industry, outsiders might think Adnams is not the most obvious company to look for excellence in identifying, developing and promoting female talent to the most senior levels. Yet Adnams have a track record of doing exactly this. Andy Wood (DBA 2007), Chief Executive, Adnams Plc, and Professor Kim Turnbull James explore how Adnams has changed the face of their company.