Olivia Gagan

Nov 5, 2024 | thetimes.com | Olivia Gagan

A marketing email dropped into my inbox, the subject line of which caught my eye: “Social housing … earn 10 per cent net rental yield — three-year buy-back option.”A few weeks later, another message from a different investment firm but with the same promise of great returns: “Invest in social housing development: 14 per cent fixed returns per annum.”I grew up in social housing, which might explain why the emails left a bitter taste in my mouth.

Jan 5, 2024 | raconteur.net | Olivia Gagan

Its title might have slightly frivolous connotations for some people, but the Treasury’s Sexism in the City inquiry is examining a grave issue. It’s assessing the misogyny that women in the UK financial services sector are facing and the progress that employers have made in closing its gender pay gap since the first inquiry in 2018. The investigation wants to know what, if anything, has improved for women working in London’s financial district over the past five years.

Jan 5, 2024 | eu1.hubs.ly | Olivia Gagan

Its title might have slightly frivolous connotations for some people, but the Treasury’s Sexism in the City inquiry is examining a grave issue. It’s assessing the misogyny that women in the UK financial services sector are facing and the progress that employers have made in closing its gender pay gap since the first inquiry in 2018. The investigation wants to know what, if anything, has improved for women working in London’s financial district over the past five years.

Aug 22, 2023 | raconteur.net | Olivia Gagan

1  Be open from the outsetNo matter how you define trust, it is something that can be actively ­cultivated in business-to-business relationships. So says Jess Baker, a chartered business psychologist and leadership coach. She explains that transparency is a key ingredient that goes into ­building trust.