Have you ever been promoted… but secretly wondered if they made a mistake? The transition to senior or executive leadership can be fraught with many challenges. We often hear about adaptations needed to be more strategic, more visible, steering the direction, and other outward facing issues. But what rarely gets talked about are the internal,

No one warns you that leadership can get lonelier the more senior you become. It’s often assumed that once a leader gets to senior and executive levels, they’ve got everything about themselves sorted. And whilst externally, they may appear to have it all together –– after all they’ve navigated the barriers and challenges and made

In my Masters research, meetings were shown to be the most challenging environments for the introverted senior leaders who took part. They felt that meetings were not only psychologically unsafe, they also experienced challenges due to their introversion. I call this the double bind for introverted leaders and it is something I often see when

I’ve watched people’s faces when I tell them this. There’s a pause. A slight tilt of the head. The kind of look that says “are you sure you know what introvert means?” And I get it. I do. Because the version of me that walks into a room full of people, takes a microphone, and

The move from operational to strategic leadership requires two things of you. An internal shift in how you think about yourself and your role, and an external shift in how you navigate structures, systems, people, and the politics of senior decision-making. Most of the leaders I coach through this transition find it challenging juggling both

She is the CEO of a 200-person company. The youngest in the company’s history. Smart, capable, three steps ahead of everyone in the room. That’s how she got here. She is doing everything right. Hormones optimized. A carefully built supplement stack with Progesterone, Phosphatidylserine, Glycine, and time-release Melatonin. She goes to bed at her usual

You’re doing the work. You have the results. But somehow, the recognition goes elsewhere — and the opportunities follow it. A pattern I see often in my coaching practice is a senior leader — capable, credible, delivering — who has become invisible in exactly the places that matter. Not because she lacks substance, but because

Worldwide we are seeing an increasing number of organisations making job losses. In the UK, it is reported that in 2025, 315,605 roles were identified as at risk with total projected redundancy payouts reaching £477.7million. It looks like this will increase this year as there has been a 9% increase on 2025 in the first

In my LinkedIn live this week, I talked about how to get promoted when you hate self-promotion. If you missed it, you can watch the replay here: How to Get Promoted When You Hate Self Promotion In this edition of Quietly Visible, I share tips to help you get your next promotion, some of which

Many introverted leaders think that they must put on a persona in order to be seen, heard, and stand out as a leader. Because of misconceptions about introversion and extraversion being favoured, they put out a version of themselves that doesn’t feel natural or sustainable. Over time, this creates pressure, stress, and slowly chips away