Category: In The News

Happy New Year and welcome back. Are you energised and raring to go or suffering post holiday blues and lethargy? Most of us will be feeling the latter ….boring drudge, grey skies, early starts in the dark, missing loved ones. And then…, one or two of us might be feeling like we are ready to… Continue reading The Seventh Tool for Increasing Effectiveness

Yes, I have been in a bloggers black hole and I can only apologise if you are still hanging out for that elusive 7th tool for increasing effectiveness. The truth is …..I have been stretched way beyond my comfort zones by the Gender IQ web project …but I am coming out of the tunnel, rubbing… Continue reading Top Executive Study on Women in Leadership

All speed ahead now for the first event of the Gender IQ programme – on 15th October we kick off with a freebie video event entitled There’s No Crying in Business (you can register online to attend, and all attendees will earn a discount off their first booking). Since announcing the event I have found… Continue reading Untitled

We have almost completed our 7 tools for increasing effectiveness so here is a quick re-cap of what they are to ensure that they stay fresh in your minds. Communicate clearly and explicitly Consistent execution Take care of yourself first Schedule critical thinking time Make tough decisions sooner The 6th tool for increasing effectiveness is… Continue reading Women in Leadership – tools for increasing effectivness

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