Category: In The News

I am just back from the round table event for Lord Davies ….me and a few people who have been sitting around tables for the past 10 years! One of the things that is really puzzling me is this ….despite there being pressure on us from Europe re quotas and despite there being only 3.8… Continue reading A gift for you

Breaking news ….I just managed to persuade another phenomenal woman to come and speak on the 25th November at the F Word event … She calls herself an ordinary girl from Scotland and yet she works with the Royal Family and has her own product range in Tesco’s. More about Denise later! First, I just got this… Continue reading How do you keep your job?

This is a quick reminder that the deadline is midnight tonight for getting your free bonuses. Let me remind you what they are A live recording of one of my 2 day seminars (thoughts about leadership, life, success and even Botox from the UK’s most influential women) A 10 page report on the competencies that… Continue reading Deadline midnight tonight …Happy Guy Fawkes

A little while ago you helped me with some research about the sorts of products and services you want and need in the future. One of the biggest surprises for me was the high percentage of people (87%) who want tips on how to manage the inner saboteur. So I took action. No point in… Continue reading Fear of rejection holding back sales?

Dear evesdropping family. I am sure you have heard all the media frenzy over Gina Rippon’s http://www1.aston.ac.uk/lhs/staff/az-index/rippong/  assertions that we must ‘challenge neuro-nonsense about women’s brains’ ? I felt so strongly about the damage her message might do I wrote her a personal plea. Here it is. Please add your views too in the comments… Continue reading Gina Rippon’s neuro nonsense message is hindering progress

This is the view from where I am sitting as I write this blog. I wish I could include the sounds as well. It is beautiful, peaceful and healing. What feelings does this image invoke in you? The Summer flew by. I had three teenage daughters at home and they didn’t start filing out of the… Continue reading Fast, Fast ….women leaders STOP!

I don’t like the word feminism and I don’t call myself a feminist. I prefer to think that I am giving other women a leg-up where I can ….apparently something that is woefully rare in the sister-hood. Why don’t women help other women as a general rule? I am full of questions and frustrations and even anger… Continue reading Women leaders taking steroids

I just got this from my fifteen year old daughter ‘Tomorrow I will write my speech about ALL the negative aspects in the world, then become a world leader. Can’t isn’t in the dictionary’ WoW What will you do tomorrow?

Times are changing rapidly How quickly can you and do you adapt to change? I just read an interesting report that shows an increase in confidence regarding the economy but a worrying decrease in confidence across all aspects of leadership, especially in HR! Here are the bullets: Confidence In the economic climate increased to 55… Continue reading ‘Adapt or die’

It has been an interesting day! I decided to be bolder with my messages and tell it ‘like it is’ based on the many thousands of women that I have had the honour of coaching over the past 10 years. We had a wild response! Thank you. We also had two people unsubscribe because they… Continue reading Agressive bitch or too girly to succeed?