2 Female Superpowers That Will Change Your Business For The Better
One of the most effective ways you can revolutionise your business is to employ more women and tap into their superpowers of empathy and flexibility. Data from the Pew Research Center in America showed that 59 per cent of adults said that they find female business leaders do a better job of being compassionate and […]
How You Can Support A better Future By Calling Out Gender Bias
How You Can Support A better Future By Calling Out Gender Bias There’s a widespread awareness of gender bias in the workplace but what I’ve noticed is that even though it’s often more prevalent in our day-to-day life, it frequently goes unchecked. If we allow it to continue it’s likely to negatively impact on the […]
3 Reasons You Need To Adopt A Strategic Approach To Leadership
3 Reasons You Need To Adopt A Strategic Approach To Leadership In Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Twelfth Night, Malvolio famously said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em”, and when it comes to leadership in the modern world, that statement is just as true! Even if you don’t yet […]
4 Ways Listening Helps You To Create Impact And Elevate Your Career
4 Ways Listening Helps You To Create Impact And Elevate Your Career Can you remember the last time you felt truly listened to? Can you remember an occasion where you felt dismissed by the person you were talking to, or felt that they were only “half listening”? The quality of your listening impacts the quality […]
A 10-Step Strategy To Help You Positively Impact Your Career
A 10-Step Strategy To Help You Positively Impact Your Career When you stop to consider that every single thing you say and do has the potential to significantly impact your career, you realise how much power you have as an individual! As human beings, we love to know when we’re creating a positive impact but […]
Why Most Training Incentives Don’t Create Positive Change
Why Most Training Incentives Don’t Create Positive Change Following a tip-off, a team of FBI agents burst into a house to arrest a suspected murderer. All they know is that his name is Bud. They find two plumbers, a truck driver and a bank manager playing poker in a dark and smoky room. They immediately […]
Could This Be The Real Reason Women Are Promoted Less Often?
Could This Be The Real Reason Women Are Promoted Less Often? Would you put yourself forward for promotion even if you didn’t know how to do the job? If a male colleague with less experience and competency was given the role, would you be shocked, or have you seen that happen before? I recently chatted […]
Why Strategic Thinking Will Help You Progress Your Career Faster
Why Strategic Thinking Will Help You Progress Your Career Faster Do you feel you deserve to be promoted because you put in the hours and you’re good at your job? Would you be surprised to know that it makes very little difference to your chances of success? In an earlier blog, we shared the EPIC […]
How Strategic Planning Can Help You Avoid A Career Catastrophe
How Strategic Planning Can Help You Avoid A Career Catastrophe Once women have decided where they want to take their careers, there’s often a real enthusiasm and drive to take immediate action. However, without strategic planning, there’s a risk that you’ll hem yourself into a role you don’t want or can’t progress from, or that […]
Why Developing A United Front To Women’s Leadership Is So Powerful
Why Developing A United Front To Women’s Leadership Is So Powerful Adopting a united front when it comes to developing the female talent pipeline helps to build stronger female leaders and directly benefits the employer. When we founded Elevate Talent six years ago, the responsibility for women’s leadership training programmes tended to sit under specific […]