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Aspire Founder and CEO, Dr Samantha Collins, talks with Neal's Yard Organics.
1st August 2011
Organic Life (August 2011)
Call for Speakers - join us at the first ever Aspire Leadership for the Future Conference, 'Life, Work, World' on November 29th and 30th 2011 in London
4th July 2011
Aspire Press Release (July 2011)
The wait is over! ASPIRE launches The Heroine's Quest.
3rd March 2011
ASPIRE Press Release (March 2011)
Executive coaching: The lawyer’s new best friend - article describing Aspire's work with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
25th January 2011
ALB Legal Jobs Centre (January 2011)
How to Jump Start Your Vision - FAST! - article by Rebecca Hourston
18th December 2010
Womens Media (December 2010)
Washington DC Women's Weekly (December 2010)
How to Take the Work out of Networking - article by Rebecca Hourston
10th December 2010
ReConnect Africa (December 2010)
The Zimbabwean writes about the Aspire Foundation
12th October 2010
The Zimbabwean (October 2010)
The Aspire Foundation's 'Crazy Ones' video is shortlisted for the Women in Marketing Awards
6th October 2010
ASPIRE Press Release (October 2010)
'Aspiring Women' - Dr Samantha Collins talks to ReConnect Africa about the work of The Aspire Foundation
4th October 2010
ReConnect Africa (October 2010)
'A Woman's Worth' - Dr Samantha Collins writes in Diversity Executive Magazine
12th September 2010
Diversity Executive (September 2010)
The Aspire Foundation Is Well on Its Way To Improving the Lives of One Million Women and Girls by 2015
1st September 2010
ASPIRE Press Release (September 2010)
Aspire introduces mentoring scheme for law firm associates
20 July 2010
The Lawyer (July 2010)
ASPIRE founder, Dr Samantha Collins, has won an Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Award in the category of Leader in the Workplace 2010.
8th June 2010
Ogunte Press Release (June 2010)
ASPIRE Press Release (June 2010)
The Aspire Foundation Mentoring programme is launched.
17th May 2010
ASPIRE Press Release (May 2010)
The Y-E-S of Inspiration: Becoming an Inspiring Leader - article by Rebecca Hourston
17th May 2010
Womens Media (May 2010)
7 Steps to the Best Leadership Style - article by Rebecca Hourston
5th May 2010
Womens Media (May 2010)
Dr Samantha Collins, CEO and founder of Aspire, is a finalist in the Ogunte Women's Social Leadership Awards 2010
27th April 2010
Ogunte Press Release (April 2010)
Aspire joins forces with The Co-operative Group and ReClaim to empower girls
28th March 2010
ASPIRE Press Release (April 2010)
Aspire: The Leadership Advantage
30th March 2010
The Glass Hammer (March 2010)
HR Magazine looks at the Aspire 2010 Survey and wonders whether corporate America could benefit from a more feminine touch.
8th April 2010
HR Magazine (Issue 13)
Human Resources Management reviews the Aspire 2010 Survey and asks 'Are Female Leaders at an Advantage?'
18th March 2010
Human Resources Management (March 2010)
Parenting Skills Head the New Leadership Rule Book - article by Dr Samantha Collins
15th March 2010
Womens Media (March 2010)
3 Behaviors You Must Delete to Raise Your Profile - article by Rebecca Hourston
27th February 2010
Womens Media (February 2010)
ASPIRE 2010 survey report 'Tearing Up The Rule Book - A New Generation of Leaders for 2010' launched
16th February 2010
ASPIRE Press Release (February 2010)
First Ever Women’s Leadership Seminar in Bahrain
January 2010
Human Ex Press Release (January 2010)
ASPIRE/KPMG REACH Programme Shortlisted for the Opportunity Now Santander Award for Equality of Opportunity.
May 2009
ASPIRE Press Release (May 2009)
Success Secrets for Work Life Balance
WOMEN-omics January 2009
Women Who Make It Work: The Secrets of Success for Female Leaders
The Glass Hammer November 2008
Aspire Takes CSR to a New Level for Kids in Africa
BBC June 2008
"Work to Live" Balancing Work and Life Responsibilities Is a Challenge
Institute of Chartered Accountants March 2008
Samantha Collins Recommends We Talk about "Masculine" and "Feminine" Leadership Traits, Rather than "Male" and "Female" Ones
International Women of Excellence November 2007
Samantha Collins on “What Makes A Successful Female Leader?”
CNN October 2007
Samantha Collins Makes Top 200 Women In UK Business, Honoured By HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace
Coaching at Work Magazine (CIPD) (March 2007)
Training & Coaching Today (February 2007)
"What Women Want Is To Change Things” (featuring Aspire’s Annual Survey of Executive Women)
Financial Times (September 2004)
Samantha Collins Named as UK Top Ten Coach
Independent on Sunday (November 2003)
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