One of the only good things that came out of the pandemic was the fact that people got much more comfortable with working flexibly, working from home. And I do think that's very useful. My watch out, though, is that we find, certainly at Nationwide, is that men are more likely to come into the office than women, and we just need to be really careful that we don't prevent women from accessing the development-watching.
I benefited enormously from watching some really excellent leaders and how they navigated challenging problems. Crosbie, who took the helm at Nationwide in June 2022 after previously running TSB Bank, recalled working early in her career for Lynne Peacock, then chief executive of Clydesdale Bank, whom she described as a very inspiring female CEO.
Crosbie said women nowadays are having children later, often in their late 30s, which is the time when people usually advance to more senior executive positions.
It allowed me to get the opportunity to make different decisions. I got a great lot of support from business leaders who let me work part time for a few years.
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