The story of the day spa and the clock (and why you need to ask for what you want)
A facial plus a hand treatment. The result of a birthday gift voucher I couldn’t wait to spend. I did wait though, deciding to save it for part of my wind down ritual after a Powerful Speaking Intensive weekend (it’s not called an Intensive for nothing). I booked the treatments. I turned up to the […]
5 things every woman must stop doing in her career
A client asked me the other day whether, during conversations with a few female members in his organisation, I’d heard anything that was unique to his company. “No,” I told him. “I heard what women tell me all the time in just about every organisation.” Now I want to share with you the most common workplace […]
Assume equality
I’m fortunate to regularly present to different groups of women who feel safe to share with me their frustrations and struggles at work. From personal and executive assistants to future leaders and those in executive leadership roles, there’s a theme that’s come up time and again these past few weeks. It goes like this: I […]
On saying sorry. An interview with Jane Miller.
Jane Miller is a lawyer. An accredited family law specialist. A partner in her firm. She’s also the go-to lawyer for media comment on all things pre-nuptial, divorce and custody. Jane’s a firm and assertive negotiator for her clients, who are mostly women. That’s her job, and she makes no apology for it. I’ve learnt how […]
