Madelein Smit

Reluctant technophile. CIO. Operations and outsourcing specialist. Process transformation. Leadership. Women in business. Avid reader. Undercover accountant.

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Yesterday was Women's Day. Now we have the challenge to ensure that women are represented and included at all levels during all the other days of the year. A reminder to all to be a good sponsor and ally to all minority groups in your environment. Call it…https://t.co/hSiBfQSYiw

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Leaders looking to build competitive advantage and growth by addressing their technology gap should consider one fact: women occupy only 22 percent of all tech roles across European companies. https://t.co/1sBaXCvCpE

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Looking forward to exploring career pivots together with this interesting group on 2 Feb. https://t.co/Rvy0nPjTLG

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The transition to renewable power requires that we store excess energy in batteries and then redeploy it when the sun and wind aren’t cooperating with demand. The trouble with lithium-ion batteries is that lithium is expensive and…https://t.co/5QUEQv5aTj https://t.co/vpMha3MseG

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A short game by the FT printing out the bold actions needed to keep our warming under 1.5C. Will you manage the same? https://t.co/yyEOKWcz2x

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As the year comes to a close, it's important to take a moment to reflect on the joys and accomplishments of the past 12 months. And as we look back on 2022, there is so much to be grateful for.

First and foremost, I am grateful for the health and well-be…https://t.co/5AkOKwjsZD

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Remember that we all have a story — loves, sorrows, and joys in life and at work. And chances are that while another person’s story might seem different from yours, our human experiences are remarkably similar. https://t.co/nxdRbGZYd2

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We all need constructive feedback to grow. This article highlights how difficult this still is for women or any "only" on a team to receive the constructive feedback they need. So many factors come to play, including leaders not wa…https://t.co/4VmqIP5gJg https://t.co/j1xWTYmFi2

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Remember, people are neither their jobs, their relationships, their possessions, nor their children. They are valuable and equal whatever they have, or haven’t got. - Philippa Perry. A gentle reminder on Sunday morning.

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"People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others." - Blaise Pascal was also a great change practitioner & psychologist ahead of his time. https://t.co/8iVeIrNh5g

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What a privilege to have these two leaders - @tipeurope and Diana McDermott Borsten - among my joining buddies! Thank you for always making jourselves available to offer professional advice as we embark on this journey. https://t.co/w6nrQZDXpl

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I remember when I was hired in the (then) Big 5 in London to train as an accountant, they told us that only 40% would survive to qualify 3 years later. That was the case. If you failed exams you were out and many quit as a result of the pace. Life was tou…https://t.co/6Pew8wXZaE

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Exclude feedback on personality, or make sure it is considered equally for women and men. Women above 40 face shocking, deeply ingrained biases. https://t.co/Uo5DxPI92l

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It's Equal Pay Day and from now on, women work symbolically for free. The wage difference of 13% per hour between men and women translates on an annual basis into 7 weeks (34 working days) of unpaid work. Even with equal work, the same hours and the same…https://t.co/2B8VBaTxLN

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Anyone looking for a gapyear or sabbatical project? This will make a real difference. https://t.co/UjOxbFNRk6

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Reading is a way of becoming the person you’re interested in being. - Carmen Callil, founder of Virago press (RIP)

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In the past 35 years, as scientists begged nations to get serious about reviving forests, one of Earth’s poorest countries, in one of the planet’s harshest regions, added an astonishing 200 million new trees—maybe more. Across at l…https://t.co/xwQ0ysF8Bt https://t.co/HJG2Rkfqyy

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If you are looking for a top tier practical training course in the new year, this is it! https://t.co/s1OlsZpRhN

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If you are based in the Netherlands and care about the climate, women's rights or fossil fuels... take the 1 min test on https://t.co/aFtMUWHZT1 Grobot to see what happens to your money. My current bank ING scored exactly 0/100 when checking investments a…https://t.co/zIWDA22nmD

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Get ready for a world where you plan for people to only do work that #AI cannot do. - Ashok Krish #CIODAY2022