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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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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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If You Want that Promotion, Mindset Matters: Part Two of a Series for Introverted Women Leaders

“There are two main mindsets we can navigate life with: growth and fixed. Having a growth mindset is essential for success” ~ Professor Carol Dweck This is the second post in the series to help you to be in the best position for pursuing your next leadership promotion. Last week I wrote about being intentional, this week …

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If You Want that Promotion, Be Intentional: Part One of a Series for Introverted Women Leaders

I often receive enquiries from women who are leaders who want to get promoted to the next level. If you’re wanting to get a promotion, over the next few weeks, I’ll share some of the things that you can do to prepare and position yourself for it: “There is no way to become great overnight, …

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Does Making Business Critical Decisions Fill You with Fear as a Newly Appointed, Introverted Executive Leader?

Ineffective decision making has significant implications for company productivity. On average, respondents spend 37 percent of their time making decisions, and more than half of this time was thought to be spent ineffectively. For managers at an average Fortune 500 company, this could translate into more than 530,000 days of lost working time and roughly …

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Are There More Introverts Than What We Think There Are?

Reports estimate that between 30-50% of the population are introverted. Whilst, the exact amount is not known, for many people who are introverted, they are made to feel like introversion is not the ideal. Our workplaces here in the UK, the US, and many other parts of the world seem unfavourably biased towards extroversion. When …

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