by Anne Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | Career Development
I confess I’m not good when I’m not in control. When I go out, I prefer to be the driver rather than the passenger. My MBTI type (J) illustrates my preference for planning ahead. I enjoy certainty and can be unsettled by plans that change at the last...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 10, 2022 | Career Confidence & Visibility, 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 | Women & Work
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...
by Anne Wilson | Jul 26, 2022 | Women & Work
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 | Women & Work
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 counterintuitive when we are so often used to saying...
