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Finding Balance: Managing the Need for Control

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In my Confidence Catalyst Programme, we are working with Positive Intelligence® to uncover our ‘gremlins.’ Find out which inner saboteurs are holding you back here. This week, I’m looking at the Controller gremlin, and how we can learn to manage our anxiety-driven need for control. The Controller Sophie, a senior project manager in technology, wanted to control everything and became stressed and impatient when […]

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How to Silence Inner Critic Voices to Lead with Confidence

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We kicked off the Confidence Catalyst programme for women leaders in STEM  a few weeks ago, and I was struck by something one of the professional women mentioned. It’s a hard truth we don’t often talk about: our struggle to silence inner critic voices as we get older. Hard Truths Not Discussed Roberta (not her

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Learning from Failure: Lessons for Women Leaders in STEM

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Your ‘Knocks’ Can Enlighten Others Female business leaders are a unique breed amongst women working in STEM. The most resilient ones are able to take learning from failure to the next level. Leading a team, getting investment, and trying to keep all their ‘balls in the air’ is a challenge. However, there are ways to own your unique

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Overcoming the Challenges of Dealing with Difficult Co-workers: Empowering Strategies for Success

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Dealing with difficult co-workers is something we all face, particularly in the types of political workplaces in which many of my executive coaching clients operate. How Sarah turned around an Idiot Colleague  Sarah, a coaching client I had been working with for six months, faced an upcoming meeting with a colleague she didn’t trust. It turns out that,

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Embracing the Unknown: Transforming A Thin Job Description into An Opportunity

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Most people say their job description is a far cry from what they actually do. If this type of uncertainty causes you concern, here’s how to thrive with a vague job description.  How Jodie turned around a lacklustre job description A client of mine, Jodie, was newly promoted to a senior role in her consulting firm.

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