At the launch for my book Quietly Visible: Leading With Influence and Impact as an Introverted Women, I facilitated a panel discussion with Sasi Panchal, Dienaba Forfana, Susan Heaton-Wright and Helena Thernstrom, 4 introverted women who are all achieving great things, and had all overcome barriers and challenges to do so. We discussed whether introvert […]
Introvert Bias: Myth or Reality? Read More »
I read an article on the Harvard Business Review website this week that stated women are 20% less likely to receive actionable feedback that can contribute to their performance and growth at work. The article states that managers are less likely to give women negative feedback because they are concerned of how they will respond. It linked to
How to Give Negative Feedback for Leaders Who Find Doing So Challenging Read More »
Not all stress is bad stress and moderate stress can actually make us perform better. It helps us to be more alert when public speaking and in interviews. It provides that exhilaration we get when competing in dangerous sports. Stress is a survival mechanism when we are faced with dangerous situations. It helps us to
Practice Self-Care Before You Burn Out Read More »
If too much social interaction during the working day, on top of your demanding role is overly stimulating you may start to feel ‘peopled out’, and experience what I call introvert drain. As introverts we tend to lose energy when we spend lengthy periods around lots of people (extroverts on the other hand tend to
Overcoming Energy Dips for Introverted Leaders Read More »
You might think of bullying as something that just happens in the school playground, however, it is just as active in the workplace as it is in the playground. The prevalence of workplace bullying in both the UK and US is far too high. According to data from the CIPD, 15% of people have experienced it,
Dealing With Bullying at Work Read More »
Thought leadership is a great way for introverted leaders to increase their visibility, raise their profile, and showcase their expertise. Because introverts typically don’t want to be in the spotlight, demonstrating their thought leadership is a good way for them to become widely known in their organisation and industry for their knowledge and expertise. If
How Thought Leadership Can Help Introverted Leaders to Be More Visible Read More »
One of the comments on my newsletter some time ago, stated that someone they knew had been told they would never be a leader because they were too kind. It took me back to my days as a leader in an organisation. Across the group, the business support function was short staffed. This was at
Can You Be Too Kind as a Leader? Read More »
Self-discovery is described as the process of acquiring insight into one’s own character. When we gain that insight, we can truly get to know ourselves, and be authentic and confident with who we are. It took me a long time to get to this, but about 10 years ago I was able to finally say
My Journey to Self-Discovery as an Introverted Woman Read More »
Feeling like a square peg in a round hole is a phrase that has come up in a number of coaching sessions recently. And there are many leaders beyond my clients that feel like this, who are not being their true selves. There is value in difference and having a diverse range of people in
Do You Feel Like a Square Peg in a Round Hole? Read More »
In an ideal world everyone would be mindful of different thinking and communicating styles, and meetings would be more inclusive to accommodate them. But unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world and increasingly people want to consume information quicker and quicker. Some people become impatient in meetings with those who take longer to communicate
