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The Power of Introversion and Acting Authentically: Q&A Session

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I get asked many questions on the topic of introversion either through this newsletter, DMs and emails, as well as the talks, workshops, and webinars that I deliver. Questions range from leading as an introverted woman (or man), leading introverts, making the workplace more inclusive for introverts, overcoming imposter syndrome when introverted, and much more.

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A Round-Up of Inspiration and Information for Introverted Women Leaders (and Anyone Else Who Will Benefit)

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I have decided to mix things up a bit with my blogs and deviate from the usual style from time to time. Some of my thoughts include doing a monthly round up of posts you may have missed, and other information at the beginning of the month; spotlighting members (namely those of you who subscribe

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Overcome the Fear of Rejection from Being Told No – Because if You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get

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I first published an article about this topic 8 years ago, but it is a topic I have seen come to the fore quite a bit recently, so I have refreshed it for those of you who may not have read it first time around: How many times have you failed to ask for what

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Mastering the Art of Visibility and Profile Raising for Introverted Leaders

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Gone are the days where a person’s work would speak for itself and that would be sufficient for them getting the recognition that they deserve. These days if you’re not self-promoting and raising your visibility and profile, you can easily go unnoticed and get passed over for promotion. This can be challenging for introverted leaders

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Does Your Organisation Create an Environment that Allows for Introverts to Speak Up in Meetings in their Preferred Way?

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This is for leaders at all levels in organisations: People who are introverted are often told that they should speak up more in meetings. If they don’t speak a lot in meetings, this is often misunderstood by people who do not fully understand what being introverted means. It doesn’t mean that they haven’t got anything

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The Danger for Introverted Women Who Don’t Recognise When their Thoughts are Holding them Back

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Our thought life is very important. However, many of us don’t enough attention as to whether what we are thinking about is true when it comes to negative self-talk. Work and life can get so busy that it feels as if you’re constantly on a treadmill and you just keep on going and going, unable

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5 Reasons Why Introverted Women are Not Being Promoted to Executive Leadership Teams

5 Reasons Why Introverted Women are Not Being Promoted to Executive Leadership Teams

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Invariably the introverted women who are senior leaders that I coach, do what they do because they want to make a positive difference and an impact in their area of work. Over the years working with this particular group, I have come to identify some common reasons that prevent them getting those executive leadership promotions

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Why Introverted Women Should Self-Promote, and How to Do it More Easily

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Self-promotion is not something that many introverted women I come across feel comfortable doing. If it is uncomfortable for you too, by not doing so, you could be missing out on opportunities, or not getting the reward and recognition that you deserve. Research suggests that extroverted employees receive more opportunities in the workplace because their

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Quiet Quitting: Prevention is Better than Cure

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Over the past few weeks, the term ‘quiet quitting’ has been hitting the headlines. This is following this viral Tik Tok video from Zaid Khan that has been viewed over 3 million times: @zaidleppelin On quiet quitting #workreform ♬ original sound – ruby A search of the term ‘quiet quitting’ in Google returns 322,000,000 results,

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