Inclusion at Work

CEO Barbara Gottardi: ‘Parenthood only betters you for business’

Barbara Gottardi, now CEO, reflects on how inclusion was at the heart of the best (and the worst) of her working experiences with teams and leaders over a 16-year career in digital transformation at HSBC.

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Barbara Gottardi tells Belong her story of growing up in Italy to working for one of the world’s largest banks, HSBC. Barbara reflects on how inclusion was at the heart of the best (and the worst) of her working experiences with teams and leaders over a 16-year career in digital transformation. 

She speaks of the rare leadership and management skills someone can find in their personal life, such as parenthood. 

In an open and honest conversation about balancing work and family life, Barbara reflects on how parents can gain the confidence to go back to work, and what sort of support they would need.

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