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DEI is Alive and Well – 3 Steps to Combat Any Feelings of Disillusionment
If you’re feeling a little deflated by the start of the year, despite having positive intentions for a stellar start, you’re not alone! Recent events in US politics might also have you questioning what the role truly is for diversity…
[VIDEO] How to Bring a Global Team Together With a Clear Vision
In my recent podcast interview with Meg Thomson (ex Apple, ex Samsung, ex Ovo Energy, ex Polestar Electric Cars)… on my podcast, Her Ambitious Career… …we discussed the value of setting a clear vision to create harmony and direction in a…
5 Ways to Become a More Agile Learner, and Leader
Learning agility goes hand in hand with leadership agility. Because when you demonstrate flexibility and a desire to learn from whatever comes your way, you deepen trust with others. Want to learn some tips to develop this key skill? Here…
Want a Promotion? 5 Important Factors That Are Missing From Your Career Strategy
What would you say is currently missing from your career strategy?Here are 5 common problems, that you need to solve, if you want to get promoted to senior leadership: 1. You don’t have enough visibility Maybe you aren’t known to key,…
3 Steps to Become More Strategic as a Leader
I coach a lot of high-achieving women who are diligent and intelligent and extremely good at what they do. But the #1 blocker that prevents many from moving up into roles of senior leadership, is that they aren’t communicating in…
What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Male Ally’?
Gender equity has long been regarded as a ‘woman’s problem’ to solve but it’s actually society’s problem to solve… and men should be front and centre of the solution. But what does it really mean to be a ‘male ally’?…
Senior Leadership Promotion? Here’s What’s Missing From Your Strategy
Perhaps you’re keen to move up into a senior leadership role… … but are not being regarded yet as ‘senior leadership potential’. So what’s missing? I find that a lot of my clients invest huge volumes of energy into delivering…
[VIDEO]: How to Recognise Your Value and STOP Trying to Be Exceptional Every Day
Isn’t it exhausting trying to be EXCEPTIONAL all the time? 😅 * Perhaps you’re over-delivering at work… * Trying to be the best partner you can be, the best mum, the best friend? * Maybe you’re taking on more work…
How to Self-Promote WITHOUT Being Salesy or Inauthentic
Here are 3 reasons you aren’t self-promoting with impact right now: Reason #1: Your current definition of ‘self-promotion’ is negative (i.e. talking about you feels ‘slimy’; it’s ‘inauthentic’; or ‘only really arrogant people self-promote’) … and you’ve convinced yourself you’d…
How to Shake Your Imposter – Forever
Are your imposter thoughts popping up far too often at the moment? Feelings of inadequacy… Feelings of self-doubt about your skills and capabilities? It’s downright exhausting, isn’t it? And a road to nowhere really. Which is why I recorded a free, 6 minute…
5 Things You Must Do In A Slow, Difficult Market…
I once went to an investors’ workshop and do you know what I learned? That the BEST time to buy property… is when no-one else is. In a harder market, a lot of people will stay away from buying property,…
[PODCAST] How to Swap a Self-Critical Narrative to Self-Appreciation
I bet you’re a lot like many women : you invest a lot of time showering love and affection on other people… But you might struggle to offer that self-love and care to yourself? Being self-critical is a very easy…
Overwhelmed, Frustrated, Isolated: Are You a Stressed Woman Leader?
Today I’d love to talk with you about stress… Specifically, leadership stress… Because leaders regularly encounter situations that can result in them feeling lost, isolated and overwhelmed… Which inevitably impacts performance as well as confidence and even, esteem. Over the last decade… I have exclusively…
The Critical Difference Between ‘Needing’ & ‘Wanting’ To Be Liked
We all want to be liked. It’s natural. Psychologists tells us that wanting to be liked stems from our earliest societies where belonging to a tight knit group was critical for survival. The group would forage and hunt together, eat…
The Barbie Movie: Masterpiece or ‘Feminist Garbage’?
[Massive Movie spoiler alert] The name on everybody’s lips is ‘Barbie’. If you haven’t yet seen the new Barbie movie, I’d don your bright pink top and book a ticket quick. Barbie is fast-becoming the highest grossing movie of 2023,…
