Month: November 2024

How to Communicate More Impactfully as a Leader if You are a Woman Prone to Apologetic Language

The way you communicate can have an impact on how you are perceived as leaders. If you are prone to using apologetic language, the use of it can undermine your leadership presence, influence, and impact. Using apologetic language can come across as you lacking confidence in your abilities or being uncertain about what you are …

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If You are an Introverted Woman and Doubt Yourself, Lack Self-Confidence, and Self-Belief, You CAN Change Things

For many of the leaders I coach, when they initially contact me, the situation they say they want my coaching for is some external factor such as leading a difficult change project, negotiating a pay rise, promotion, or compensation package, being more influential, having difficult conversations, managing conflict, developing and motivating their teams, or something …

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How to Avoid Falling Prey to the Introvert Pay Gap if You are an Introverted Leader

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the introvert pay gap and the research that supports the view that such a gap exists. Last week I wrote about what employers can do to close this gap. This week I write about what introverted leaders can do to be the best self-advocates and not fall prey to …

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