Abounding Solutions

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

The Quiet Moment Before Everything Shift There’s a moment many quiet, thoughtful women experience long before they say it out loud. A sense of tension. An internal stretching. A feeling of being slightly out of step with the pace, rhythm or culture around them — even when they’re objectively successful. What I hear most often

Why reclaiming energy might just be the most radical leadership move you can make. There’s a quote I shared a while ago that hit a nerve — in the best way. “Slowing down is an act of rebellion.” It resonated so deeply because, for many of us, it cut through the noise of productivity hacks,

At the end of many coaching assignments, clients tell me they now have the confidence to lead as themselves — without trying to be someone they are not in order to get ahead or be taken seriously as a leader. They reach a point where they recognise they are good enough, and feel comfortable and

Why becoming, belonging and visibility matter — and what the data reveals about where introverted women leaders are being held back Carol Stewart Writes: Becoming, Belonging, Being Fully Alive This is not just a weight-loss story. It’s a leadership one — and a story about becoming. As I embrace the last year of my 50s,

It’s not unusual for women to be undermined or ignored in the workplace. For Black women, there’s also racism and misogynoir on top of sexism. And for Black women introverts in workplaces that favour extroversion, it’s a triple whammy.  As Kimberlé Crenshaw pointed out in her groundbreaking work on intersectionality, the layering of identities results

I remember many years ago in my early days of leadership, when I was a Team Leader, and there were two women on my team (let’s call them Alice and Jill) who were close to retiring and very set in their ways. They didn’t embrace the new technology and ways of working and would often