I know this is probably not a very popular thing to say and I know it's not very scientific because you can do assessments and psychometrics, but actually I believe your instinct is important about what that person is really going to be like to work with. Yes, well, do you ask Willie Walsh [the former chief executive of British Airways-owner IAG] that? This is the best of British content from the past so very rich content in multi services box sets. What do you see as your biggest career highlights or achievement to date? She has helped ITV broaden its BAME recruitment network and helped to educate board members on the issues affecting these communities. As she rose through the Guardian Media Group behind Marland, Management Today magazine called her "one of the toughest operators to have risen through The Guardian Media Group's ranks. 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Its the way you can hear whats actually going on on the ground, she said. Yes, well, do you ask Willie Walsh [the former chief executive of British Airways-owner IAG] that? The pilots were up in arms. A policeman mock kneeled on Banjos back, echoing the murder of George Floyd. I think if HR are not embedded, they don't really understand the business, if they only understand HR and they're not really in tune with the business, then I think that that's where it fails. McCall was born on 13 September 1961 in Bangalore, India. Do you have a favourite interview question? Theres so many good things that I feel very proud to have been associated with. I had regularly read the Guardian, so I couldn't believe that he was the editor and I was a 24-year-old planner. If I know people who they've worked with, I will sometimes ask what would X say about you. They were offering rubbish teachers like me a job. What's your approach to interviewing and hiring? You can manage cookies used on this website or well assume youre OK to continue. Weve also got a large studios business that sells content right around the world not just to ITV and we are growing that. Dame Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster has "handled" criticism of the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Do you think workplace diversity has now become embedded or is there still a lot more work to do? I tend to try and see people formally and informally especially when I'm recruiting directors. Its quite bold, going into a market which Netflix has already been in for eight years but it's not Netflix. Dance troupe Diversity took to the stage during the semi-finals of Britains Got Talent last year for a special performance narrating one of the most difficult years in decades. It works brilliantly, but it does so because they both know ITV really well, they both know each other really well and they also work brilliantly together. P.S. Of course its not the same, but there are some similarities because its about equality. Carolyn is leading the ITV strategy to be More than TV and is focusing on three key areas: - strengthening the integrated producer broadcaster; growing UK and Global production and creating a scaled Direct to Consumer business. Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance UK, Pot vote has Oklahoma hungry to rake in green from Texas, How Ron DeSantis misreads Corporate America, Tesla recalls 3,470 Model Y vehicles over loose bolts, 3 big things in investing you might have missed this week, UPDATE 1-North Korea says US causing international arms control collapse. That's because of technology. I knew I wanted to be independent and I knew I wanted to work. "It was startlingly shocking, I thought it was shocking," Carolyn McCall, ITV's chief executive, told Yahoo Finance UK. We had to change things structurally to get more female pilots in the pipeline, in order to achieve the goal that 20 percent of female pilots were to be recruited by 2020. Although her pay fell to 1.5 million in 2016, from 6.2 million the previous year, she has earned around 30 million since she joined in 2010. We are therefore doing quite well on screen. This pipeline plan was a really good goal; one in five new entrants coming in will be women, which is fabulous. If you say to people: 'look, there is an issue here', many people dont see the issue. 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The performance touched on COVID-19 but largely focused on the Black Lives Matter movement. How do you think Human Resources should operate within any business? Its quite bold, going into a market which Netflix has already been in for eight years but its not Netflix. We weren't on time, customers were very unhappy, we were cancelling flights in the middle of summer, cancelling people's holidays, it was really miserable. Im telling you that because I think it needs, not just the principle and the awareness, it also needs the structure, process and the action to actually drive it forward, otherwise it wont shift. I will also get other people involved in the process for the cultural fit. ITV is a very warm and quite welcoming environment, McCall said, but the council helped management identify areas of disparity and highlighted how the organisation could be doing more to promote BAME individuals to senior leadership positions. If you dont have someone with that experience sitting around your management board, you dont really understand whether you are changing fast enough or whether you are doing the right things to make change, McCall said. In 2008, she was named Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year and appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to women in business. She received her damehood last year for services to the aviation industry and a Legion dhonneur from the French. CEO Carolyn McCall flagged the likely Brexit impact earlier this year in a warning about the effect that the U.K.'s exit from the European Union was having on advertiser confidence. Was there a Who or a What that inspired you to develop a career in business?
During her tenure the Manchester Evening News and regionally based business were sold to Trinity Mirror, and a 49.9% stake in Trader Media Group was sold to Apax Partners, in a deal that valued the business at 1.35bn. I do think flexibility has to be both ways. Some viewers were horrified. Thats not an excuse anymore.. I think the difficulty is making it work in busy environments. Linda Walmsley is a professional interviewer and business owner of UK recruitment search and selection firm, Walmsley Wilkinson Associates. Our clients tell us they enjoy working with us highly experienced, business savvy, trusted advisors, talent finders, problem solvers, results focused, collaborative, ideas people who engender confidence. We understand that in order to achieve business growth you need the right people, processes and technology in place. [5] She was chair of the Business in the Community project Opportunity Now,[6] She has served as president of Women in Advertising and Communications London. What were your career aspirations when you were younger? So, exciting times in a very changing media landscape with new challenges and opportunities. I think the awareness has increased but I think the how is still quite hard for a lot of people. They talk about women coming back to work, they talk about gender equality, they talk about the pay gap, which is constructive. But Dame Carolyn McCall, who was yesterday named as chief executive of ITV, has done it all for real. Its so important to listen to them about what they think because they tend to be much closer to the customer end experience. This thing about positive action has been quite a big galvaniser internally.. Early life and career[edit] McCall was born on 13 September 1961 in Bangalore, India. Its a big cultural shift. Before this, no one was championing female pilots, they were just saying the lack of them was woeful. I don't want to be into the detail of everything, but I want to know enough about the business that I understand every area so that I understand the impact on our people, on our business, the key drivers and on our customers. McCall has topped the ranking, which was put together in partnership with Yahoo Finance UK. Before this, no one was championing female pilots, they were just saying the lack of them was woeful. I think the difficulty is making it work in busy environments. I know this is probably not a very popular thing to say and I know its not very scientific because you can do assessments and psychometrics, but actually I believe your instinct is important about what that person is really going to be like to work with. At ITV, we are quite advanced because we have had to be from an on screen perspective. [25], Last edited on 21 November 2022, at 02:29, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, "Carolyn McCall takes up post as first woke female chief executive of ITV", "McCall, Dame Carolyn, (Dame Carolyn Frawley), (born 13 Sept. 1961), Chief Executive, ITV plc, since 2018", "Guardian group chief executive Carolyn McCall to join easyJet", "Guardian of the people Personnel Today", "FTSE 100 diversity boost as Brittain named Whitbread boss", "Carolyn McCall wins over critics in 7 years at easyJet", "5m goodbye for departing easyJet chief Dame Carolyn", "EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall to step down", "EasyJet Picks Surprise Successor to Outgoing CEO Carolyn McCall", "Carolyn McCall to become ITV chief executive", "Dame Carolyn McCall: meet the ITV boss who tackled an EasyJet meltdown and rewrote TV history", "ITV boss Carolyn McCall earned 3.7m in 2018", "ITV boss: 'We're fighting for every eyeball', "Great escape: A crash course in summer holidays", "BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour The Power List 2013", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carolyn_McCall&oldid=1122988107, This page was last edited on 21 November 2022, at 02:29. Heavens, she even survived winning Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year in 2008, an accolade that has felled several others. How would you describe your leadership style? I didn't really have aspirations, but I was brought up in a family where my mum worked, and my dad worked, so I think it was just about wanting to work. When it came to the crunch, we thought: we dont want to be virtue signalling, McCall said.