Sally Clark, Chief Internal Auditor, Barclays Internal Audit shares key messages on effective leadership, with WBS academic, Dimitrios Spyridonidis, teaching Leadership on the Warwick MBA.
True leadership requires heart, courage and wisdom. Effective leadership is not just about mastering a certain skill or managing people. It is about looking beyond yourself and finding the boldness to make the right decisions with the people in mind. Join your fellow Warwick Alumni and guests at the next Warwick London Alumni Breakfast session where we:
Examine the difference between a manager and a leader
Gain a deeper understanding of the skills, qualities and attributes needed to be a successful leader
Learn how to be an effective leader
Examine the barriers currently facing female leaders (and future leaders) in the workplace and hear how to overcome them
Hear from inspirational female leaders on their unique leadership journeys and how they overcame challenges and threats
Sally Clark, Chief Internal Auditor, Barclays Internal Audit
Sally was appointed Chief Internal Auditor in July 2014. Her role is to run the 650 strong global function as it provides assurance to key stakeholders on the effectiveness of the control environment at Barclays. She is passionate about helping the Bank improve the control environment and has a continuous programme of improvement within the function itself. A qualified executive coach Sally also mentors staff within Barclays and champions diversity Initiatives across the Bank.
Until February 2014 Sally was the Chief of Administration for BIA. Her responsibilities revolved around strategy for the function along with Professional Practices including QA, Training and Development, BIA Operations and Communications.
Sally joined Barclays in September 2012, from RBS where she was Head of Operational Risk, Global Banking and Markets. In her 9 years at RBS, Sally has held various audit roles in Wealth and Corporate Markets along with heading up Audit Strategy, Operations and Development. Prior to this Sally spent 18 years at JP Morgan Chase where she became Audit Partner and Co-Head of Investment Banking Audit for EMEA. Sally graduated from the University of East Anglia with a bachelor in English and Comparative Literature and she holds an MBA from the University of Warwick. Sally has a track record of success in developing and executing strategy, driving operational excellence and audit delivery.
Timetable:
7.15am - Registration
7.30am - 8.30am - Career Masterclass with Sally Clark – Effective Leadership
8.30am - 9.15am - Networking
Important points:
Refreshments & light breakfast will be provided courtesy of Warwick Business School
Due to security at The Shard, only those who have booked tickets and bring photo ID will be allowed entry.
Attendee information i.e name, position and company will be shared with other attendees for networking purposes