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Mid Life Career Change for Women London UK | Moving from Employment to Self Employment | Confidence Building. Development for the Mature Women, Personal Development, Business Coaching, Career change

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Do Introverted Women Leaders Generally Find It Hard To Show Their True Identity In The Workplace?

In a LinkedIn poll I conducted, 93% of people responded yes to the question ‘Do introverted women find it challenging to show their true identity in the workplace’. Whilst I expected the number responding yes to be high, I was not expecting it to be this high. This poll has its limitations in that only …

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The Great Resignation: How to Figure Out What You Want for Your Next Career Change

If ever you were thinking of making a career change, many are saying that now is the best time to do so. As the Great Resignation (a phenomenon that describes record numbers of people leaving their jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.) soldiers on, employers are struggling to fill vacancies. One example is EasyJet who …

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How to Overcome the Fear of Having Difficult Conversations for Introverted Women Leaders

For many leaders who avoid having difficult conversations, fear is often at the root of why they avoid them. A fear of rejection, or a fear of upsetting the other person being the two most common reasons I come across. They delay, avoid them, brush things under the carpet, bury their heads in the sand, …

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This Week I was Diagnosed as Dyslexic, and Here are My Thoughts About It

I am currently doing another Masters, and doing it full time in one year, on top of running my business. I have always found it challenging reading long academic text and then retaining the information, often forgetting what I’ve read a short time after. When previously studying, I had never thought much about it. But …

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How to Be More Assertive for Introverted Women Leaders

I recently did a LinkedIn live about how to be more assertive for introverted women leaders. If you didn’t get chance to join in, you can watch the replay at the link here: https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6851486290332962817/ Pushed for time? Here is a summary of what I covered: Be assertive, NOT passive, or aggressive Psychologist Dr Randy Paterson …

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If You Want that Promotion, Establish Trust: Part 6 in a Series for Introverted Women Leaders

This is the sixth and the final in the series of articles to help you to be in the best position for pursuing your next leadership promotion. The previous five articles in the series can be found at: If You Want that Promotion, Be Intentional If You Want that Promotion, Mindset Matters If You Want …

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If You Want that Promotion, Be Courageous: Part 5 in a Series for Introverted Women Leaders

This is the fifth in my series to help you to be in the best position for pursuing your next leadership promotion. The previous four articles in the series can be found at: If You Want that Promotion, Be Intentional If You Want that Promotion, Mindset Matters If You Want that Promotion, Exude Presence If …

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If You Want that Promotion, Align Yourself: Part 4 in a Series for Introverted Women Leaders

This is the fourth in the series of articles to help you to be in the best position for pursuing your next leadership promotion. The previous three articles in the series can be found at: If You Want that Promotion, Be Intentional If You Want that Promotion, Mindset Matters If You Want that Promotion, Exude …

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If You Want that Promotion, Exude Presence: Part 3 of a Series for Introverted Women Leaders

“We convince, by our presence”.  ~ Walt Whitman This is the third in the series to help you to be in the best position for pursuing your next leadership promotion. The previous two articles in this series can be found at: If You Want that Promotion, Be Intentional If You Want that Promotion, Mindset Matters …

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