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Progressing to Executive Leadership as an Introverted Woman When You Don’t Fit the Mould

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With over 25 years coaching and leadership experience, I have spent the past 6 years intensively researching introversion and coaching introverted leaders (particularly women leaders) and discovered the main challenges that they face. My work has enabled 1000s of introverted leaders worldwide to lead with confidence, influence, and impact, and something I see repeatedly is …

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Employers Need to Be Aware of Unfavourable Bias Towards Introversion in the Workplace

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Despite the awareness that has been raised over recent years about the unfavourable bias towards introversion in the workplace, this bias still very much exists. I see this time and time again through my coaching clients, workshop and webinar attendees, and the many comments and messages I receive in response to the articles I publish …

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5 Reasons Why You Might Be Feeling Overwhelmed and Frazzled by Board Meetings as an Introverted Woman Senior Leader

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If you are an introverted woman and a senior leader, does this sound familiar? You are in a board meeting, full of extroverted men and need to influence them to buy into your idea. You feel invisible, unheard, and anxious about things. You need to sell yourself but hate self-promotion. You are being talked over …

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A Lesson in Trust in Leadership for Introverted Leaders from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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‘Compared with people at low-trust companies, people at high-trust companies report: 74% less stress, 106% more energy at work, 50% higher productivity, 13% fewer sick days, 76% more engagement, 29% more satisfaction with their lives, 40% less burnout.’ Professor Paul Zak Although leaders are only human, and therefore capable of making mistakes that they could …

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The Power of the Pause for Introverted Leaders Wanting to Command the Room

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Whether introverted or extroverted, great leaders are able to command the room with their presence. But commanding the room with their presence, so they have the influence and impact they want is something many leaders struggle with. Commanding the room is not about the command and control leadership of years gone by. It is about …

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Should a Person Change their Accent to Fit in or to Progress?

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I sometimes get asked by leaders who want to fit in, or want to progress, whether I offer accent coaching as part of the public speaking coaching service that I provide. My answer to this question is always no. Our accents are part of our cultural heritage and help to shape who we are. Changing …

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Don’t Mistake a Lack of Confidence for a Lack of Competence – A Message For Introverted Women

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I sometimes think that some of us mistake confidence for competence because I see so many women who have the skills and ability but aren’t fully utilising them. They convince themselves that they lack confidence because they are not competent. But really, they are competent, they just need deliberate practice to build their confidence. There …

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How to Stop Imposter Syndrome and a Lack of Confidence from Holding You Back in 2022 for Introverted Women

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As we approach the end of the year, I have been reflecting on the issues and challenges that have been brought to the coaching sessions that I have done. Having spent more than 200 hours coaching leaders and executives this year, the themes for each coaching assignment have been very similar (as has been the …

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The Top 7 Challenges of Introverted Women Leaders

The Top 7 Challenges of Introverted Women Leaders

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When people request to join my Facebook group for introverted women leaders, I ask them what their biggest challenges are as leaders. We analysed responses and identified the top 7 challenges that they said they faced. Whilst the number of responses in no way reflects the total number of introverted women leaders in the world, …

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