As women over the years achieved more and more success in male dominated worlds, it has become more common that they face the associated challenge; that of being the only woman in the room or the team. This can present challenges around getting yourself heard. As a young woman in a senior position, I have certainly experienced this on many occasions. While sometimes the … [Read more...]
How to Celebrate International Women’s Day Throughout the Year!
At the beginning of March, across the globe International Women’s Day was celebrated. The day is an opportunity to reflect on the progression that has been made over the years to advance the rights of women in all areas of society. However, it is also an occasion to consider and put into action the changes that undoubtedly still need to happen. The message is clear - to … [Read more...]
Small Steps to Achieve Your Financial Goals
With the impact of COVID-19 influencing the global economy, it is no surprise that personal finance is on a lot of people’s minds. With many people already dealing with the impact of COVID-19 and others that are concerned about future job security, personal finance is definitely a point of discussion at the moment. As well as this, from a more positive perspective, national … [Read more...]
Top Considerations for Launching Your First Business
A silver lining of lockdown in the UK has certainly been the increase in people, especially women, taking the courageous step of launching their own online businesses. Despite the unprecedented times, alongside a struggling economy due to ‘Brexit’ and the impact of the pandemic, many people are using the extra time at home to launch businesses they perhaps haven’t had time … [Read more...]
Have Female Leaders Dealt with the Pandemic Better Than Their Male Counterparts?
Throughout 2020, newspapers and media outlets were regularly sharing stories about how countries run by women were faring better than those run by men. In the UK, this was often in comparison to the way our predominantly male politicians were handling the pandemic. As restrictions worsened in the UK, we looked at Jacinda Arden leading in New Zealand and understandably, may … [Read more...]
5 Quick Tips to Be More Confident at Work
It is regularly reported that women lack confidence in the workplace, in alarmingly higher rates than their male counterparts. In fact, research by My Confidence Matters reported that 79% of women regularly lack confidence at work. This is a trend that seems to exist across all levels of seniority, with 75% of women executives reporting that they have experienced imposter … [Read more...]
Why We Need More Women on Executive Boards
This January, Germany has dominated the news for women in business, with their bold step to require stock exchange-listed companies with executive boards of more than three, to have at least one woman on those boards. The cabinet have approved draft legislation to this effect, which according to the Justice Ministry, "would affect about 70 companies – of which 30 currently … [Read more...]
The COACH Approach – How to Build Meaningful Relationships at Work and Home
I recently completed a course in collaboration with Harvard University, examining the significance of a culture encouraging healthy practices within companies. A part of the course focused on how you can embrace personal health and wellness to ensure strong relationships to flourish. Although, these skills may seem simple, they are often forgotten! I found Dr Elizabeth … [Read more...]
Quick Tips to Create the Perfect Pitch
In the business world at some point, we all have to pitch -- whether that is pitching a new proposal to your team or management team, your business plan to an investor, your product or services to a potential client, or even pitching yourself for a promotion or a new job! At some point, we all need to persuade somebody to embrace our ideas and goals. Streamlining the perfect … [Read more...]
How to Improve Your Online Prospecting
Prospecting and sales are undoubtedly another area of development for many companies, particularly given the shift evident during COVID. Now more than ever, companies and individuals are having to try and source prospects through online means only. This has also meant a change in focus and skill set for some job roles. For some companies, this has drastically altered their … [Read more...]