by Anne Wilson | Aug 10, 2022 | Career Development
My previous posts on the topic of Non-Promotable Tasks (NPTs) have focused on turning down or reducing the time you spend on this work: How to Improve your career prospects with one magic word How to make sure your time at work is well-spent How to say...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 2, 2022 | Gender Equality
In Improving your career prospects with one magic word, I explored some of the risks of saying ‘yes’ to non-promotable tasks or NPTs. In How to make sure your time is well-spent at work I outlined how to audit where your time goes so you can see whether...
by Anne Wilson | Jul 26, 2022 | Gender Equality
In a previous post, How to improve your career with one magic word, I explored the challenges of women taking on more than their fair share of non-promotable tasks (NTPs). Investing too much time in these activities can negatively impact on your career progression....
by Anne Wilson | Jul 19, 2022 | Gender Equality
Female employees are conditioned to be agreeable, to avoid conflict and to be helpful. That is why, when it comes to requests to undertake additional work tasks it can be hard to refuse. It feels uncomfortable and counter-intuitive when we are so often used to saying...
by Anne Wilson | Jul 11, 2022 | Careers Resources
Blended working has led to an increase in online presentations and course delivery. This requires far greater concentration compared to in-person events. It’s all too easy for participants to switch off if your slide content is not engaging. It’s tempting...