Presentation given by Ella Barrington to the SWWE branch on 12th March 2020 in Bristol

1. Hello...
I’m Ella

2. I am an
Business owner
STEMinist
Engineer
Volunteer
Project manager
Associate lecturer
Speaker

3. This is
my story

6. These are the
good bits

7. The people are
brilliant

9. You get to
travel

11. You are always
learning

13. You sometimes
win

15. These are the
bad bits

16. It isn’t always
glamorous

18. You miss out on
home

20. It’s almost
relentless

22. It was time for a
change

24. Am I a
project
manager?

25. It’s a
real job??

26. Yes, and I
love it!

27. There are all
sorts of
project
managers

28. Does it make
a difference if
you’re a girl?
not really

29. Diversity
& inclusion

30. Diversity is
different
people

31. Working
together

32. Diversity is
diverse

33. gender
diversity

34. age
diversity

35. ethnic
diversity

36. situational
diversity

37. religious
diversity

38. orientational
diversity

39. physical
diversity

40. neuro
diversity

41. financial
diversity

42. educational
diversity

43. intersectional
It is often

44. “
”
— Soichiro Honda
If you hire only those people you
understand, the company will never get
people better than you are. Always
remember that you often find
outstanding people among those you
don't particularly like.

45. Why should you
care?

46. What’s in it
for me?

47. “
”- Forbes/Cloverpop, 2017
87%of the time
Inclusive teams make
better business
decisions up to

48. “
”- Forbes/Cloverpop, 2017
half the
meetings
Teams that follow an
inclusive process
make decisions
twice as fast with

49. “
”- Credit Suisse, 2012
26%
over six years
Companies with at
least one woman on
the board outperform
rivals by

50. “
”- Economic Geography, 2015
95%
higher return on equity
US public
companies with a
diverse executive
board have a

51. “
”- Economic Geography, 2015
new
products
Businesses run by
culturally diverse
teams are more
likely to create

52. “
”- HBR/BCG, 2018
19% higher
innovation revenues
The most diverse
enterprises are also
the most innovative
with

53. But what is
inclusion?

54. Inclusion is
when you
get there

55. What can
you do?

56. Project
managers
should be
advocates

57. It’s in our
own
interest

58. access
all areas

59. what not
to wear

60. get
comfortable

61. mind your
language

62. picture
this

63. online
accessibility

64. quiet
spaces

65. food for
thought

66. drink (me)

67. mentor
others

68. value
people

69. be kind

70. Diversity
& inclusion

71. International
Women’s
Day

72. #EachforEqual

73. Collective
Individualism

74. This is
my story

75. Thanks for
listening...
any
questions?

76. Stay in touch...
hello@corseconcierge.com
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ellabarrington
@corseconcierge