FEMALE CHAIRS PART 1
How has your perspective or leadership style evolved since stepping into this position? I have come into the role with leadership experience, having managed operational teams both as a Sergeant and Inspector, I have been able to bring my leadership style with me. I am focused on building relationships. I am evolving as I become embedded into the role managing the day-to-day concerns of local members whilst also understanding the bigger picture at national level. The leadership style I bring is one of balance, being grounded in what matters to our members locally and thinking ahead, becoming more strategically minded nationally and ensuring that we present a united front on national issues. Going forward I would like to build relationships with other branches and break historic barriers and work towards the future of the Federation.
What does it mean to you personally to be part of a record number of women
leading Federation branches? It is an honour to be the first female chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation since it began in 1919 and one of the eight female chairs nationally representing Federation branches. It is a historic moment within the Federation, and it shows progress and culture change. It also comes with added responsibility and pressure to get it right and to ensure we leave a positive legacy for
inspire others to take the opportunities and normalise female leadership in the future, encouraging more women to pursue and succeed in these positions.
“The leadership style I bring is one of balance, being grounded in
what matters to our members locally and thinking ahead.”
the female chairs that come after us. Do you feel the increasing visibility of women in these roles is having a tangible effect on your colleagues, particularly female officers or reps? I absolutely believe that the increasing visibility of women in leadership roles is having a real tangible effect on female officers and reps. It will incentivise others to take on the roles in the future and
LOUISE GUEST CHAIR, DURHAM What inspired you to put yourself forward for this leadership role within the
Federation, and how did your journey here unfold? For me personally the time was right, I had over 23 years’ service and felt confident that I had the necessary skills, abilities, and
knowledge for what it takes to take on the role of Chair. It was not lost on me that in Durham we had never had a female chair, and I truly wanted to ensure that we were more representative of our members at a time when we had seen a real shift in female officers numbers. I believe the Federation should be truly representative of its members, which sadly for many years it was not.
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