Challenge
Women make up just under half of the world’s population, yet only around 4% of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are women. However, reports highlight that having a greater number of women in management and senior leadership positions is linked to heightened performance across organisations. (Harvard Business Review, 2019; McKinsey, 2018). LGC Group commissioned this project with the goal to upskill female healthcare entrepreneurs involved in projects funded by the NHS England SBRI Healthcare/NIHR i4i/AI in Health and Care portfolio, in skills pertaining to business leadership. Thus, the main objective of the Empowering Women in HealthTech Innovation - Leadership Programme was to empower women to enhance their own entrepreneurial capabilities as leaders, ultimately bringing additional value to their organisations.