The world of leadership is complex and competitive and can be especially challenging for women leaders.  The principle, “Your word is your bond”,  emphasises the importance of integrity and trustworthiness and is crucial for you in navigating a landscape that often subjects you to additional scrutiny. For women leaders,  staying true to this principle can […]

How do you deal with the difficult conversation? When you need to let someone go? Discipline them for unacceptable behaviour?  Or let them know their work is not up to scratch?   It’s tempting to put the conversation off; wait for a better time to broach the subject.  That only makes matters worse, as they […]

“To know and not to do is not to know.” This ancient Chinese proverb is attributed to Lao Tsu. It may sound like a contradiction when you first read it. So read it again. And again, until you truly understand what this means.   Knowing something intellectually is not the same as experiencing it and […]

Self care is not a nice to have. It’s a necessity, yet so many women leaders fail to take adequate care of themselves. They get busy, involved in the many urgent activities of their day to day and lose sight of what’s important.  Working long hours, not really switching off from work even at home.  […]

“I haven’t got time.” A familiar statement I often hear from women leaders when I suggest we have a short conversation. Time, precious time. It’s the one resource — indeed the only resource that is finite, limited. So it’s little wonder we want to protect it. And yet, very few of us do protect our […]

Every year on 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. It’s the one day of the year when women are formally recognised for the huge (often unpaid) contribution we make to our homes, our families, our communities: indeed all the communities and organisations of which we are a part.   It’s also one day when […]

Every day I choose a word to guide my day. Go back to discover its roots in our language. Reflect on its meaning and what it means to me, here and now. What it could mean for you reading this now…. Today I chose possibility.  A world of possibility opens up when you reflect on […]

Cravings are often a sign that your needs are not being met. Instead, you’re using something else — a coffee, a packet of crisps, an affair — to satisfy a need. And that something else cannot satisfy your need.  It leads to dependency, to a bad habit, eventually to an addiction. My last corporate role […]

Perhaps you’ve never even considered this. You’re not in a coma, after all, so clearly conscious, at least at one level.  What I’m referring to here is your awareness. How aware are you of your state of consciousness?  I work with four. To Me By Me Through Me As Me We can and do flip […]

A far better way to approach those New Year’s Resolutions! I first came across this concept last month, listening to a presentation given by Carrie Wilkinson entitled ‘Status Quo or Status Grow’. It speaks powerfully to me about how important the ‘little things’ are in shaping your career and your life. The little things, repeated […]