On this podcast, your Host, Chartered Surveyor, Industry Coach and Mentor, Marion Ellis chats with Kathryn Ladely about her career path, how she dealt with gender disparity, and the challenges that arose as a woman surveyor and working mum – as well as the lessons she learnt during her 50-year career and the support she received along the way.
Kathryn Ladley has over 50 years of experience in the construction industry, by profession as a quantity surveyor and project manager. She is also an Associate Director at NPS Leeds, one of the founder members of QSi, and the first female President of SCQS. She is married with two children and two grandchildren.
What we cover:
Why she believes women make good surveyors
Female hormones and the effects they have on decision making
The concept of work-life integration (rather than work-life balance)
Her involvement in the setup of an Intelligent Client Unit within Leeds City Council
Connecting with RICS members
How surveying changed over the years
The future of construction and technology
The values that drive us forward – why do we do what we do and what motivates us
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