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Does Your Organisation Create an Environment that Allows for Introverts to Speak Up in Meetings in their Preferred Way?

This is for leaders at all levels in organisations: People who are introverted are often told that they should speak up more in meetings. If they don’t speak a lot in meetings, this is often misunderstood by people who do not fully understand what being introverted means. It doesn’t mean that they haven’t got anything […]

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5 Reasons Why Introverted Women are Not Being Promoted to Executive Leadership Teams

5 Reasons Why Introverted Women are Not Being Promoted to Executive Leadership Teams

Invariably the introverted women who are senior leaders that I coach, do what they do because they want to make a positive difference and an impact in their area of work. Over the years working with this particular group, I have come to identify some common reasons that prevent them getting those executive leadership promotions

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Quiet Quitting: Prevention is Better than Cure

Over the past few weeks, the term ‘quiet quitting’ has been hitting the headlines. This is following this viral Tik Tok video from Zaid Khan that has been viewed over 3 million times: @zaidleppelin On quiet quitting #workreform ♬ original sound – ruby A search of the term ‘quiet quitting’ in Google returns 322,000,000 results,

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Further Tips to Help You Make Your Next Career Move

Following my recent tips to ace your next job interview, as requested, here are some further tips to help you make your next career transition: Think about what you want at this stage of your life If you are feeling stuck with regards to what your next career move will be, I suggest you start by

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The Benefits of Having Something to Look Forward to as Summer Comes to an End

As we come to the end of the summer, and you return to work if you have taken a summer break, you may be feeling demotivated at the thought of going back. The evenings are drawing in and it is starting to get darker earlier. Energy price increases, interest rate rises, talks of a recession,

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Quiet Kids are Cool Too: Help Your Introverted Child to Thrive this Summer and Beyond

Introverted children can sometimes be misunderstood and misconceptions about introversion can lead some parents/carers/teachers to try and get the child to be something that they are not. Because they may be quieter than their extroverted peers and not as outgoing, introverted child can be mistaken as being shy or lacking confidence. Whilst this may be

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5 Ways to Make Introverts Feel Like They Belong in Meetings

For many people who are introverted, meetings can be an unpleasant experience. They way that most workplace meetings are conducted, don’t allow the time for thinking and processing information before speaking, that introverts prefer. A good Chair or facilitator of a meeting will recognise the diverse thinking styles around the table and make sure that

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All Work and No Play Leaves You Stressed and Headed for Burnout, So Disconnect From Work on Your Summer Break

With an increase in hybrid working, for many people, the boundaries between home and work have become blurred. They are continuing to work beyond the time in which they should have switched off. This is despite the effect that working excessive hours can take its toll on our physical and mental well-being. Many of you

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