This week TED Conferences shared a clip of Susan Cain’s famous TED Talk ‘The Power of Introverts’ on their LinkedIn page. Despite the TED Talk having been done in 2012 and it being viewed over thirty-four million times, introversion is still viewed less favourably in the workplace. Some of the comments on the post highlight […]

As a coaching psychologist (currently working towards chartership), and working as an executive, career, and leadership coach, I coach leaders to overcome the challenges and barriers they face. I coach them to lead with confidence, influence, and impact. I coach all leaders and specialise in introverted senior leaders (particularly women), and underrepresented groups. I focus

Before starting my coaching business 13 years ago, I worked for many years as a leader in an organisation. I didn’t start my career with the intention of becoming a leader. I started as a typist in a magistrates’ court (one of the most junior roles within the organisation) and went for promotion to an

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

It has been over four years since I did my TEDx talk, ‘Introverts Make Great Leaders Too’, and there have been many new subscribers to this newsletter since I last shared it. If you haven’t watched it yet, you can watch it below. Introversion continues to be viewed less favourably in many workplaces, and many

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

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

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

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