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Leading a team, whatever the size, can bring lots of challenges you’ve never had to deal with before. You may doubt your abilities to deal with them or lack the skills and knowledge to know what is the best approach. From my experience working with hundreds of clients, here are some typical situations and suggestions…
When you think of a successful leader do you imagine an extrovert, gregarious and charismatic person? This stereotype of how a leader should behave is slowly starting to change. The quietly powerful leader is being recognised more, but the unconscious bias for ‘loud and proud’ leaders can be tricky to shift. The…
Are you frustrated that others get more recognition than you? That they are able to ‘talk a good game’ even if they’re not as competent as you? It can feel really uncomfortable to start selling yourself, promoting your achievements and successes. When ALL you want to do is work hard and deliver your job! …
Today’s blog is all about how to work with colleagues who seem to be manipulative or obstructive but never actually confront you face to face. This sort of behaviour is known as passive-aggressive. The person will appear to agree with you on the surface but you’ll pick up that they’re not happy. They may…
Achieving success in your career is a wonderful thing, but not if you still continue to doubt yourself. It’s the feeling that at any time you might be found out as not being as good as they think you are. Or being scared that you only achieved your success out of luck or because you…
This week I’ve had the privilege of having meetings with 3 new clients, which I love doing. One of the common subjects that has come up is procrastination – the art of putting things off and wasting time on other less important tasks. For some people it’s just a frustration that means they tend to…
In my experience of working with hundreds of clients the biggest fear many of them have is of being rejected or not fitting in. It was a conversation I had with a new client this week that sparked the idea for a blog. She lacked confidence in meeting new people and doing small…
When did you last have to start a difficult conversation with a peer, your boss or a client? Disagreeing with someone and potentially causing a conflict can be a scary and an anxiety provoking idea. You know you ‘should’ have that conversation, but wouldn’t it be easier to avoid it or let it go? It…
Are you too accommodating in your daily life—so much so that it’s actually a hindrance to your work? Well, you might be a people pleaser. While it’s a great set of skills to be able to work with others being too much of a people pleaser actually sets you back. It diminishes your work, undermines…
You might be surprised to hear that in a survey of professional workers only 43% said they were satisfied and happy at work. I find those figures quite shocking. From my research and work with thousands of women I’ve found the key thing that makes people negative about their career is the…