Introverted leaders often tell me that whilst in meetings they may have an idea or suggestion. But they delay speaking up about it, only to find that someone else puts that same idea forward, getting credit and recognition for it. They tell me they could kick themselves afterwards and feel bad for not speaking up. […]
It’s often not what you know but who you know that gets you a look in when it comes to opportunities. And with a rumoured 70-80% of senior executive roles, and 75% of all jobs filled through the hidden job market, if you’re not making networking part of your leadership progression repertoire, you could be
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Some introverted women leaders who work in extroverted environments try to put on an extroverted persona in order to fit in. But there are consequences of putting on this persona long term. Often by the time they come to me for coaching, they have been doing this for a while, and are at a point
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Having an unshakeable, inner confidence is something many of the introverted, senior women leaders want when they come to me for coaching. To the outside world they may appear confident, and it is this external confidence that has enabled them to get so far in their careers. However, certain situations can knock this external confidence.
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Ruminating over their thoughts and worrying about them is something that affects some introverted women leaders. Known for processing their thoughts, the demands and pressures of a busy role and family life can lead to over thinking and worrying which can be stressful. However, if this is you, there is a way out, and your
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When carrying out research for my book Quietly Visible: Leading With Influence and Impact as an Introverted Woman, 53% of introverted women who were senior leaders that I surveyed said perfectionism was an issue for them. Having reached senior leadership roles, these women were admired for their successful careers. But what could not be seen
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Whether you want to make an impact in the boardroom, improve your effectiveness as a leader, get a promotion, or make a career change, exuding leadership presence will increase your ability to influence. This will make the outcome that you want to achieve much easier. As a leader you either have presence or you don’t.
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When I was younger, I never realised that my quietness and reflective thinking style wasn’t because I was shy, or because I lacked confidence. Like many other introverted women, I had bought into the misconceptions around introversion and this had shaped my perception of myself. I used to wish I could just blurt profound things
Whether it is a fear of failure, fear of success, fear of rejection, fear of not being good enough, imposter syndrome, self-doubt, perfectionism, or other self-limiting belief, for many of us fear prevents us being our best selves and achieving our full potential as leaders. As an emotion, fear can be pretty intense. The more
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Contrary to what many believe, there ARE many introverts who enjoy public speaking, just like there are many extroverts that don’t. But one challenge some introverts face when public speaking is keeping the energy up in the room so that their audience remains engaged. Because of our temperament, being in environments where there are lots of
