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Male allyship is all about action and the impact you can have for others. Today as part of the focus on the importance of male allyship I have a great conversation with a man who is so passionate in developing leaders of the future and all employees reaching their potential and not letting processes or a lack of confidence get in the way of them achieving their goals. Des Johnson, is Organisational Development Service Manager at Wakefield & District Housing and his key role is developing employees to be effective in their current roles and meet their future aspirations. He wants to encourage diverse leadership, particularly women reaching their potential. He firmly believes that the so-called 'soft skills' are business critical and he feels fortunate that WDH promotes and supports leadership development and he gets to work with a talented team that specialise in facilitating these skills.   My company has been working in partnership with WDH and Des and I am personally grateful for the opportunities to work with incredible individuals on their career progression, confidence and self promotion strategies.  Women on the group coaching programme I facilitated have really gone from strength to strength and they are increasing their own visibility supporting a new wave of recognition, new  organisational changes and exciting times indeed.  Listen to us chatting about male allyship, how companies and individuals can do more and how different styles of allyship are required at all levels.  How it is a proactive and doesn't just come and go because it’s way more than a tick box exercise.     Don’t forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.   Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat  https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma #Resources     Get the White Paper ‘Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women’s Career Progression:   https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast     Book a call with Gemma:   https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma     Get the newsletter:   https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter Connect with your host Gemma Stow: Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast   Connect with guest Des Johnson and WDH: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/des-johnson-4012bb73/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wakefield-&-district-housing/