Professional Development and Leadership

It’s the classic self-defeating story women make up in their minds. It’s the voice that whispers: 'no way', when considering a gutsy move in business - whether working for ourselves or for someone else. We've all tackled self-defeating thoughts when visualizing the desired pay raise sit-down with our boss, or the deal we want to cut for online advertising to reach the eyeballs we need to attract business. (More below...)

Has it crossed your mind that you may be giving off negative vibes about yourself back at the office that could be preventing you furthering your career ? Given the differences of how men and women are programmed, assumptions that you’re making at work and about how your behavior is perceived by men can play a major role determining how far you go. (More below...)

As women in business, when setting our sights on raising our leadership-rank in the firms we work for, we will weave our way up, sideways navigating the corporate landscape to make our mark. While our networking prowess makes savvy business sense when working for someone else, its career currency tends to drop when we begin working for ourselves, taking the off ramp to entrepreneurship.

As a career woman, you can either accept rejection, or walk away ready to fire up Plan B. Smart ambitious career women never accept the word ‘no’ for an answer. Their mantra is that the word ‘no’ really means ‘not right now’, and they proceed accordingly. (More below...)

If you’ve been out of the job hunt for a while, you should know that the rules have changed - things are far more competitve these days. What follows doesn’t just apply to landing that next job, though. It’s also a wake up call that should scream: 'This is the next move which will make me h-a-p-p-y'. (More below...)

Are you an Imposter ? Have you ever thought...? (More below...)