All posts tagged "Featured"
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How to stop fear being your boss
I remember years ago sitting at my desk shaking with fear. Anyone would have thought my life was in danger. It wasn’t. I had to make a call to a potential new distributor of our...
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3 questions to make your day powerful
It’s important for any female entrepreneur, career or business woman to know she’s growing, aligned and powerful. Without this, confidence can take a nosedive and in business confidence is everything! Recently I adopted the habit...
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Work life balance quotes: 5 to use every day
When I was a kid I played on a giant seesaw. I’d walk up one end until I got to the middle. When I reached the middle I would maintain balance by allowing the seesaw...
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Beware the friends you make at work
It’s a tough ride for a woman in the career-climbing business. Meeting new people when you work long hours inevitably means you will no doubt get closer to them — and even make friends in...
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Why women struggle to be engaged at work
Lately I’ve been wondering if we are often focusing too much on our clients at the expense of our people. While organisations concentrate on building organisational efficiency, improving customer service systems or introducing the latest...
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Why distractions are a good thing
‘Distractions’ have such a negative stigma attached to them. But distractions are a good thing if managed correctly. We’ve been taught that they’re a detriment to our work and that reducing them will actually increase...
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Why the beauty industry remains a strong career for women
We hear increasingly more about raising the numbers of women in the so-called ‘traditionally male’ fields… science, technology, engineering. And then we also hear increasingly more about poor treatment of women in those fields: scientists...
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You call that an elevator pitch?
You’re at a business social event, and someone comes up to you with that welcome request: “Tell me about your company.” Do you stammer: “Er… um… well, we get a great view from the office...
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Are you a blogger or a business person? Maybe not both
A few years ago, I started a blog on healthy eating. At the time, I thought if I produced good content consistently, people would magically find it. And that is the starting point for just...
