WILS Autumn Breakfast

We were pleased to host the latest in the series of Women in Life Sciences (WILS) Breakfasts, for CEOs of early stage life sciences companies, offering the opportunity for CEOs to meet for an informal discussion about the challenges faced in growing their business. 

This event was hosted in partnership with Rachel Bradley, Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper. 

Zoe and Rachel were joined at Chesterford Research Park by a peer group of life sciences CEOs for an informal discussion around hiring leadership talent, and hybrid and agile working, aligned with the Government’s announcement of the new Employment Rights Bill later that day.

Discussion around hybrid working touched on some of the advantages, including the ability for employers to attract the best candidates from across the globe, vs the challenges of managing a team when all have different working patterns. Suggestions raised included the importance of transparent diaries, contactable hours and core working hours, trust and communication and brief daily online "stand up" meetings. To encourage employees back to the office, senior management team should lead by example, be consistent and ensure that the office is an inviting place to be. 

Moving to hiring, discussion included the state of the talent market, which has moved from being candidate-led to client-led, and thus a good time to hire; and a challenging investment climate which has brought more early stage candidates into the market. 

Attendance at WILS is by invitation.  If you would like to find out more about future events in this series please contact Zoe Robson.