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Starting a new role as a senior leader can be overwhelming at the best of times. Starting during the coronavirus pandemic where everyone is working from home, can be even more so. At least when you are physically in the office, you get to bump into people in the corridor, or talk to people at […]
Whether you are planning on making a career transition, or staying where you a while longer, what thought have you given to your personal brand? And do you even know what it is or why you need to be concerned with it? “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the
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A poll I did on my webinar, The Number One Strategy Introverted Women Use to Increase their Influence and Impact as Senior Leaders this week showed that 86% of participants either experience imposter syndrome or have experienced it. I did the same poll on a different webinar the week before and the result was higher at 93%.
Many introverted leaders are observers on LinkedIn, rather than active partakers. And this is fine if that is what you want to do, but you could be missing a trick. LinkedIn is a powerful platform for leaders who want to raise their visibility and profile both within their organisation and beyond. It is a tool
On the Quietly Visible podcast earlier in the year, my guest was Alexandra Bond Burnett, a speaking and impact coach for finance professionals, and we discussed speaking confidently. Alexandra started out her career in corporate finance and worked her way up. A car crash in her mid-20s, woke Alexandra up to the fact that she
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We are increasingly hearing it said that leaders need to be more authentic, and authenticity has become somewhat of a corporate buzzword. When they come to me for coaching, many introverted leaders tell me they don’t feel like they can be their authentic self because of misconceptions that exist about introversion. Many of them have
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Misconceptions about introversion can create an unfavourable bias towards introverted leaders. In environments that favour the extrovert ideal, this bias can put introverted leaders at a disadvantage. Based on the experience of my clients, many of you who contact me through this newsletter, members of my online groups for introverted women leaders, here are 10
I have never met anyone who does not want to achieve success (whatever shape or form success looks like for them), but whilst we crave success, some people actually fear it, and they don’t even realise that they do. A fear of success can arise for a number of reasons but the common ones
Leaders who are passive or aggressive tend not to be seen as effective, influential, and impactful leaders. Being aggressive can instil fear in the people you lead and doesn’t create a good environment for your teams. If you are passive as a leader, you may find people walk all over you, and do not have
The Chartered Management Institute found that two-thirds of British managers admitted to becoming stressed and anxious in anticipation of having a difficult conversation. More than half would do almost anything to avoid having that conversation, preferring to put up with a negative situation rather than tackle it. Their study also showed that more than 80% of British managers
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