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Sit down. Breathe. Write. Repeat...How Up Close And Personal Are You?
At times, there’s no substitute for the ‘LIVE’ or personalised version of You It’s easy to get lulled into this false sense of reality isn’t it? Instead of picking up the phone to speak to someone, you drop them an email or send them a message or a text. Instead of...
7 Career Success Traits (As Learned From Bolly, Our First Hound)
The lessons are everywhere. Just notice. It may sound whimsical or indulgent to share with you career success traits which I’ve learned from our hound but, I am. On a number of levels, I realise how many lessons we’ve learned having been owned by a dog for over 13...
Take a Pause & Boost Your Presence
Less speed, more grace and ease Do you barrel from one thing to another at work? Do you find yourself finishing one meeting or phone call and then jumping straight into or onto the next? How about when you arrive at a meeting, do you like to get there early, settle...
How To Embrace The Challenge Of Change
Go with the flow of the opportunities It’s one of my go-to books. Each year I read ‘Who Moved My Cheese’ by Ken Blanchard which reminds me how to recognise change and expect it. Not to sit like a rabbit in the headlights and hold my head saying things aren’t fair....
How To Get Your Emails Opened
Grab them by the eyeballs Which email would you rather open first ‘More Bad News’ or ‘Quick Update on XYZ for You’? What about ‘Tax Time Again’ or ‘Ways to Save You Money’? Emailing. It's such a key piece in our day-to-day lives. We fire a quick email response off or...
Do You Ride Your Emotions?
Or are you at their mercy? It was the start of a meeting with a potential new client. We sat discussing what was going on with his team and why some of the key people were avoiding communicating with each other. Let’s call him John, he said something along the lines...
How “Out of the Office” Are YOU?
How to show up and sparkle at work - when you're on holiday. It’s the dilemma that’s so common now – when you’re “Out of the Office” just how “Out” of the office are you? With the holiday season upon us, this is a timely way to plan your exit strategy and still look...
Do You Show Them What You’re Made Of?
Remember your brilliance so others can reward you for it. If you’ve ever heard yourself say any of the following, it gives us a sign you’ve forgotten some of the things that you’re really good at or you’ve forgotten some of the key pieces of your career and life...
Knowing When – And How – To Just Let Go
It's good for your well-being and your career progress As ambitious and tenacious women, we can hold on too tight and think we have to go fast at all times. Let me explain – I was working with a career woman who was finding her whole life balance was out of kilter...
The Power Of An Intentional Pause
It's underestimated and strategic I don’t know about you but it’s easy to find yourself on a 'gabbling to no-where'. That’s a phrase a client used recently and it’s spot on for what can happen when you don’t give yourself time to breathe and – most importantly – it...