LEADERSHIP ARTICLES FOR INSIGHT & INSPIRATION
LEADERSHIP ARTICLES FOR INSIGHT & INSPIRATION
Leadership Influence: Strategies for Women in STEM
Leadership influence: a critical skill for women in STEM The ability to influence others is an important leadership skill. Leadership influence is therefore critical for women in STEM to master if...
Embracing the real work, discarding the fake. How female leaders can invest in the work that will achieve their leadership goals.
I recently listened to an interview between productivity expert Grace Marshall and Renessa Boley Layne (founder of Creating Your Perfect Work) on the psychology of being busy. Among other things,...
Emotional Resilience: A Key Factor in Leadership Success
Emotional resilience is an important contributor to broader resilience and wellbeing. It is also a key factor in leadership success. To understand why, let's begin by exploring resilience....
Understanding STEM leadership barriers for women
Women in STEM professions are talented, committed, and passionate about their chosen professions. Women increase the diversity of thought, talent and experience in STEM industries, and boost...
Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Participation in Strategic Decision-Making
In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg popularized the idea that women needed to ‘lean in’ to leadership roles. However, research suggests that women may be pushed out rather than opting out of leadership and...
Amplify your power to maximise your influence
When was the last time you stopped to consider your power and how you are using it to maximise your influence?
Navigating Emotional Conversations in the Workplace
Emotions permeate everything we do, including in the workplace. It’s great to see conversations in the workplace that are driven by passion, commitment, belief, and even a little frustration at...
How Emotions Influence Your Decisions
I was recently offered the opportunity to rent a co-worker’s beach house for a year while she was overseas. I had been wanting a beach house for the past few years, but my family’s busy lifestyle...
How Connected Are You?
Research indicates that the presence of women in leadership positions as role models, and the opportunity to network with female leaders, shapes a woman’s view of leadership in the workplace…
Confidence: A Key Influencer for Female Leaders
Confidence is one of the key elements that influence a woman’s ability to lead. This was a key learning from a 2015 KPMG Women’s Leadership Study: Moving Women Forward into Leadership Roles. Low...
5 Sure-Fire Ways to Motivate Your Team
Motivation is one of the key factors when it comes to having a productive team that are committed and prepared to stick around for the long haul. Here are 5 sure-fire ways to motivate your team and...
10 Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself Regularly
All leaders experience ups and downs in their leadership practice: living their values, inspiring their teams, making the right decisions, modelling their best actions and reaching their goals. How...