Last evening’s ScreenSide chat featured Lesley Jane Seymour and Maura J. Regan. Lesley is a veteran of the publishing business and an accomplished leader having run magazines like Marie Claire and More. She consults with industry leaders from various verticals including banking, fashion, beauty, publishing and businesses who want to speak directly to the consumer through events, advertising and digital products.
She also founded the CoveyClub.com an online-offline organisation for life long learners who are re-inventing themselves and grow their businesses. Lesley spoke freely about her early years in the publishing business where she had to deal with dual bosses who were not on the same page. In such situations her advice is to approach personnel and have a free and frank discussion with them instead of being coy and sweeping stuff under the carpet. She advised leaders in organisations to protect and fight for their teams. Thats the least they could do for all the hours they put in. Being a working mum herself, Lesley understood first hand how difficult it is for working women to manage home and work. She felt post the pandemic it’s unlikely that the workplace will be the same again. Employers might want to consider offering their employees a more flexible routine which could actually lead to improved productivity. On asking her about her One Big prediction for the post Covid Workplace, she said people from all departments and silos would need to come together and re-define the “hamster wheel” type scenario, because that is surely passe. Lesley and her team are keen to convene a think tank around the same. Stay tuned to Licensing International for more. To view the full webinar head to the webinars section of licensing international.org