Author: Tracey Carr

I have been so busy lately and, as we know, being under pressure does not induce our most resourceful state as our primary drivers can become over-extended.. So this morning I reminded myself to breathe and took four minutes out of my daily rush to watch this – 200 dancers achieved this with just 2… Continue reading The Sound of Music

I had lunch with Sarah Speake today, an awesome female leader who is…in her own words..having it all. Sarah has 2 young children and is Google’s Industry Leader for Technology. By any standard this is a serious job and yet Sarah leaves the office at 5pm every day. Compare this to the lady that I… Continue reading Make tough decisions sooner

It feels like a very long time since I last blogged. A lot has been happening in my small world since I last wrote, not least a fantastic holiday with my three daughters. This was the first holiday where it felt like we were all ‘mates’ and I realised that our relationships have transformed from… Continue reading An amazing journey

To finish off the third tool for increasing effectiveness I want to talk a little about delegation. I have worked with over 1500 women and it never ceases to amaze me how much we take upon ourselves and rarely ask for help. I want to pose a question to you. What else could you do… Continue reading Women leaders need to delegate more

It takes a strong man… I am going to be very short this week because I want to encourage you to read the interview within the link on what it took to get the other half of the population onto Norwegian boards. A brave man indeed! Gender is not a silo under the topic of… Continue reading What is gender diversity?

Last week I said that you must cultivate the philosophical mind-set that puts you first. Since I wrote last weeks blog I have completed another Authentic Leadership Seminar for Women Leaders from diverse companies such as …Coke, Lloyds, Cisco, Vodafone and Cigna, amongst others. During the event last week, a large majority of our discussion… Continue reading Best practise for managing time

Sir Stuart Rose. Executive Chairman of Marks and Spencer, recently said this “Apart from the fact that you’ve got more equality than you ever can deal with, the fact of the matter is that you’ve got real democracy and there are really no glass ceilings, despite the fact that some of you moan about it… Continue reading Sir Stuart Rose says you’ve never had it so good

We had an overwhelming response to last weeks blog which invited you to download the free report on senior women’s bench-mark competencies or Authentic Leadership. We hope you found it useful and remember we are here to support you in any way, so please contact us if you need further support or have any questions.… Continue reading 7 Tools for increasing effectivness

Over the past seven years, we have had the privilege of having over 1500 hundred women go through our leadership programmes. The women have largely worked in the professions for large Blue Chip organisations and have been in the marshmallow layer, ready to take the next step into senior executive positions. In other words they… Continue reading New report benchmarks senior women’s leadership competencies

It has been a challenge to motivate myself to sit down and write this on a sunny Bank holiday weekend, especially as I am just about to head off to the Lakes for some well earned R&R! However, this very conflict leads me to my first point: Know your outcome! Last week I said that… Continue reading Women Leaders, communicate clearly