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She was soon using her MBA modules as a route into job interviews.
no single theory or framework that can deliver everything required to tackle the complex problems that our clients have. “No-one has all the answers, including me. It’s about working collaboratively to explore alternatives and options. “That’s one of the most valuable skills that I really developed at Warwick. It’s not just about using frameworks. It’s about criticising the limitations of them as well.” The same goes for the frameworks that have proved for so long such an obstacle to women returning to work after having children. One of Claudia’s big focus areas now is helping more women to realise their ambitions and goals, as well as to create the right
of motherhood and our life in the Strategy & Consulting team. “I hope I have been able to make a difference for her and her young child, Sofia.” Claudia has also been involved in mentoring in a programme focused on African and Indigenous Brazilians sponsored by the US Embassy in Brazil. “One of my mentees was an African Brazilian who wanted to improve her English to get a better job,” says Claudia. “Rather than focus solely on the language, though, I helped her to acknowledge her strengths and how to stand out in the interviews. “I feel like I am honouring my purpose of helping others to be their very best.” With the Warwick MBA now completed, Claudia herself is balancing her family life and her work life at Accenture. In her mid-forties, she is happy to stay in São Paulo for the time being but might go overseas again in future. She is keen to motivate her children to be ‘global citizens’ in the same way she has been. Whether or not her travels will take her to India again is uncertain. But whatever the future holds, her message for the female students in the schools of Pune is clear. “Don’t seek to win approval or try to make everyone happy. Instead, follow your dreams. “That's not being selfish. It’s about taking care of what you regard as valuable.”
“By bringing something to them that was connected to my MBA study, I was showing the value that I could bring to an organisation,” the mother-of-two explains. “It did wonders for my self-esteem.” As a talent and organisation strategist in Accenture’s Strategy & Consulting team, she helps clients to unlock human potential at scale. Business and functional transformation, leadership and culture, talent management, organisational design, and workforce transformation are just some of the ways she works with the team to add value to large corporations across different industries.
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“Warwick Business School wants to encourage Change Makers, people who turn challenges into dreams and break down barriers for others. “That’s what I’m doing with my clients, advising them on large programmes of change that will have a huge impact on people in terms of skills, in terms of mindsets, and in terms of ways of working.” Central to that process is the kind of critical thinking that “all the professors at Warwick Business School were really demanding students use, because there is
environment and awareness within organisations to make this happen. “I want to help more talented women back into work and help organisations to understand what they can do to make this easier.” That work involves Claudia coaching rising talent and senior leaders to achieve their potential, just like she is achieving hers. One of her counselees is a first-time working mother. “She chose me as her People Lead when she was about to have her baby. She felt I could advise her on how to juggle the challenges
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