Female leaders in STEM are fantastic professionals, not just for what they do at work, but who they are for their families – whether they have children or not. Thinking of what they take on, I was recently reminded of the Japanese concept of Ikigai. A client called Sara used her coaching session to share […]
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Female leaders in STEM are fantastic professionals, not just for what they do at work, but who they are for their families – whether they have children or not. Thinking of them, I was recently reminded of the Japanese concept of Ikigai. A client called Sara used her coaching session to share what she was
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Meeting a new person at work, at a networking event or at an interview can be a challenge. But this vital piece of office communication is easier if you go ‘deep’, even from the first ‘How are you?’. Contents When I wrote Beyond the Boys’ Club I was reminded of this when I first met Eileen Brown.
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As part of your career development plan you’ve got to evidence you demonstrated the use of ‘Lifelong learning’. This is vital in an era when job instability, Covid uncertainties and the rise of freelance work are the new normal. However, life-long learning is more than about the standard-practice ‘knowledge transfer’. Knowledge transfer is itself vital to maintain as
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