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Sit down. Breathe. Write. Repeat...How Out-of-Office Are You?
How to show up and sparkle at work – when you’re not there! It’s the dilemma that’s so common now – when you’re “Out of the Office”, just how “Out” of the office are you? Having collected some ‘jaw-droppingly bad’ out-of-office bouncebacks over the years I thought it...
Influencing Skills: Do You Know Your Value?
How valuable are you, and can you talk about it? That expression ‘talk is cheap’ is a common one. The idea that words mean less than actions was the intention of this expression but in actual fact, talk can be expensive, it can be valuable, it can be discounted and it...
Connect And Compel As You Write
Write to engage and keep people's attention - so many people do the opposite! Think about how you write? Think about how you think about other people as you write – if you think about other people as you write? It’s one of the easiest things to do – just quickly type...
Two Small Words Change Everything
Use them more and make things easier for yourself. It’s such a small thing to say ‘thank you’ and these two small words cost you absolutely nothing and yet make a huge difference to if and how people remember you - and respond to you. Thanking people is often the...
5 Words To Keep You Grounded
For today, I want to share with you something I did at the beginning of 2013. I picked five words at the beginning of the year to make 'my words' for 2013 and so far, crikey, what a difference they've made. Would you like to join me in doing this too? Rather than just...
How Your ‘Unfair Advantage’ Becomes One Of Your Superpowers!
Easily underestimated, hidden, forgotten or lost in the day-to-day hubbub of 'doing what you do' and yet this is exactly where so many of your special secret powers lie! Do you even know about them? Working with professional women who want to raise their...
Strategic For Your Profile – And So Rarely Done!
Do you show up when you’re trying to be heard? How often do you attend a meeting, an event, a conference and this happens? Someone asks a question or requests some information and they don’t give you, the audience, their details. When it comes to showing up at a...
How Often Are You Up Close – And Personal?
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...
How To Get Your Message Across With A Story
A Simple Question to Ask Yourself Think of any film you’ve seen that grabbed you. What about a TV series you follow, or a book you read and re-read or share? They’ll all have grabbed your attention and kept it with a story. The story that’s threaded and woven...
Do You Scare People Off When You Speak?
How to inspire instead of being scary We’ve all heard someone start off with “Well, the trouble is” or “What worries me is” haven’t we? Or what about the classic “Now, our first problem is” – talk about putting you on your back foot and priming you for ‘trouble...