Building a more resilient financial workforce through inclusive leadership

'In the UK's financial services sector, resilience, innovation and trust are top-line priorities'

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Through 2025 and beyond, financial services firms will be judged not just by their numbers, but by their cultures, writes Mary-Clare Race

The UK's financial services (FS) sector is facing an inflection point. As markets tighten, regulation intensifies and reputational risks rise, institutions are being called to evolve - not just in how they manage capital, but in how they manage culture. In the UK's FS sector, resilience, innovation and trust are top-line priorities. But if firms are serious about achieving them, they must move beyond compliance-driven diversity efforts and embed inclusion at the heart of leadership strategy. For forward-looking leaders, this means understanding that inclusive leadership is not a nice-to-...

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