As Violence Against Women and Girls Reaches Epidemic Levels in the UK, is This Trend Reflected in the Workplace?

Last week the National Police Chiefs’ Council announced that violence against women and girls in England and Wales was at epidemic levels and described as a national emergency. The Office for National Statistics defines violence against women and girls (VAWG) as: ‘Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an umbrella term used to cover a …

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Tips to Achieve Optimal Performance for Introverted Leaders

If you want to achieve optimal performance as an introverted leader, it is important you recognise what factors contribute to you being at your best, and how to put them into practice. Understanding what introversion means and that it is about how you interact with the world helps you to understand what gets in the …

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Understanding Introversion to Better Understand Yourself as an Introverted Leader

There are many misconceptions about what introversion means. Some people think that it means someone is quiet, shy, lacking confidence, aloof, socially awkward, slow thinking, anti-social, does not like public speaking, timid, and more. Whilst these descriptors may apply to some introverted people, there are many for whom they do not. They could also be …

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Tips to Help Introverted Leaders Make Their Public Speaking Engaging and Impactful

Last week I wrote about overcoming the fear of public speaking. This week’s newsletter is about how to be more engaging and impactful when public speaking. As a leader, many situations require you to do public speaking, and the more senior you get, the more likely you will need to do it. Like with other …

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Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking – Tips for Introverted Leaders

The more senior you get as a leader, the more likely you will be required to do public speaking. However, I come across many introverted leaders who hate public speaking, and many of them think that this is because of their introversion. There are many misconceptions about introversion, one of them being that introverts don’t …

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Can You Be Introverted and Still Be a Great Leader?

    One question that is often asked is, can you be introverted and still be a great leader? The short answer is, YES. The long answer is what this edition of the newsletter is about. When I first started writing and publishing articles about introverted leaders here on Linkedin, someone commented sarcastically that ‘introverted …

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Call Out Microaggressions and Discriminatory Behaviour as and When it Happens

I was recently told about a scenario where someone who was the only ‘one’ like them in the room experienced inappropriate language directed at them, but no one did anything about it. Other people at the meeting were aware of the inappropriateness of it because a few checked in on the person after to see …

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