Instant’s Matt Dawson named in the 2017 Timewise Power Part Time List
The 2017 Power Part Time list – now in its fifth year - is compiled annually by Timewise Joint CEOs and co-founders Karen Mattison MBE and Emma Stewart MBE, to create more role models, debunk the myth that you cannot deliver in a top job in less than full time hours, and change the conversation on how businesses recruit senior talent. On this year’s list more than half of the business men and women were recruited into their roles on a part time basis.
This year, Timewise has also introduced a new category to champion the ‘Ones to Watch’ in conjunction with the main Power List, in partnership with EY. Recognising that working part time in middle management roles often comes with its challenges, the new category has identified 10 stellar individuals who are already working flexibly in the mid-career stage, and proving that it is possible to negotiate part time hours regardless of seniority within a business.
Timewise (www.timewise.co.uk) is a multi-award winning social business and leading change agent for the flexible recruitment market in the UK, running a series of services to articulate the business benefits of quality part time and flexible work, designed to boost the number of jobs that are advertised with flexible working possibilities in the UK.
The List, designed to inspire more employers to open their doors to talented people who need flexible and part time work, has been published in association with Management Today and is supported by businesses that champion workplace change and are at the cutting-edge of finding the best of talent including EY and Diageo and The Instant Group.
Since retiring as England rugby captain in 2006 he has made significant inroads in the business world, most recently with the Instant Group. He joined the Instant Group in 2014 and now juggles his role with media commitments, a global role at Sodexo and being a father of two boys. Matt said: “The key is for businesses to operate with “emotional intelligence,” as flexible employment terms should be designed around taking care of your most valuable assets. There is a much bigger picture here, for your general lifestyle, health and wellbeing. [Part-time work] makes me happy, it makes my relationship with my wife happy, I see my kids.”
Matt works in the business development side of the organisation and has had great success in establishing and developing relationships with mid to large size firms, whilst ensuring their property strategy is enhanced, resulting in better efficiencies and long term planning for growth.
Timewise conducted the nationwide call to action for nominations in 2016, calling upon the public to nominate inspirational individuals they knew, who work part time / flexibly at senior levels.
Joint CEO Karen Mattison MBE led the judging panel which included:
- Lynn Rattigan, Chief Operating Officer, EY UK & Ireland
- Belinda Earl, Style Director, Marks & Spencer
- Andrew Saunders, Deputy Editor, Management Today magazine
- Katie Bickerstaffe, Chief Executive Officer, Dixons at Dixons Carphone plc, UK & Ireland Sally Bundock, Presenter, BBC World Business Report
- Andrew Porter, Head of Talent Engagement, Diageo
- Emma Stewart MBE, Joint CEO, Timewise
After receiving a wide range of industry nominations, the judges compiled the lists of people deemed to be the most outstanding. Both lists are not ranked or numbered in any way.
On his inclusion in this year’s list Matt had this to say: “I’m honoured to have been included in the Timewise 2017 Power Part Time List and that, by opening up about my own personal working patterns, I can help pave the way for future generations of workers – men as well as women - who will need to fit work with other major commitments in life.”
Timewise Joint CEO and judge Karen Mattison MBE, who led the initiative from the start says: "Matt Dawson and all winners from our top 50 and Ones to Watch category represent how work in the UK is changing, and offers us a glimpse into how jobs will be designed in the future. All it takes is an open minded employer who is prepared to try something new in a bid to hire or keep the best people, and an innovative solution is born. I am delighted that the conversation is moving away from WHY people need to work flexibly, to HOW businesses and individuals are making it work.”
For the full list of this year’s 50 Power Part Timers and Ones to Watch, please visit Management Today www.managementtoday.co.uk and www.timewise.co.uk.
