Month: July 2021

Retro Microphone (Public Speaking Confidence for Introverted Leaders)

Public Speaking Confidence for Introverted Leaders

On the Quietly Visible podcast earlier in the year, my guest was Alexandra Bond Burnett, a speaking and impact coach for finance professionals, and we discussed speaking confidently. Alexandra started out her career in corporate finance and worked her way up.  A car crash in her mid-20s, woke Alexandra up to the fact that she …

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Woman looking in a mirror (Are You Introverted and Finding it Hard to Be Your Authentic Self as a Leader)

Are You Introverted and Finding it Hard to Be Your Authentic Self as a Leader?

We are increasingly hearing it said that leaders need to be more authentic, and authenticity has become somewhat of a corporate buzzword. When they come to me for coaching, many introverted leaders tell me they don’t feel like they can be their authentic self because of misconceptions that exist about introversion. Many of them have …

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woman with serious expression touching her lips (10 Incorrect Assumptions About Introversion that Create Unfavourable Bias Towards Introverted Leaders)

10 Incorrect Assumptions About Introversion that Create Unfavourable Bias Towards Introverted Leaders

Misconceptions about introversion can create an unfavourable bias towards introverted leaders. In environments that favour the extrovert ideal, this bias can put introverted leaders at a disadvantage. Based on the experience of my clients, many of you who contact me through this newsletter, members of my online groups for introverted women leaders, here are 10 …

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Could a Fear of Success be Holding You Back in Your Leadership Career and You Don’t Even Realise?

Could a Fear of Success be Holding You Back in Your Leadership Career and You Don’t Even Realise?

  I have never met anyone who does not want to achieve success (whatever shape or form success looks like for them), but whilst we crave success, some people actually fear it, and they don’t even realise that they do. A fear of success can arise for a number of reasons but the common ones …

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