by Anne Wilson | Jul 15, 2024 | Career Confidence & Visibility, Career Development
When times are tough at work, it’s easy to feel as though you’re losing control. Your organisation may be restructuring. You may not sure what that means for you and your job role. Money may be short and inevitably cuts must be made. Global and political...
by Anne Wilson | Jun 24, 2024 | Career Confidence & Visibility
In this post I focus on the topic of assertiveness. What it is, why it’s important and how you can develop your skills it in. The key reason preventing many women from communicating directly with others is fear. Fear of conflict, of being rejected, of looking...
by Anne Wilson | Jun 17, 2024 | Career Confidence & Visibility
The ability to say ‘no’ is a critical skill, especially when it comes to requests that risk derailing your career progression. This skill is further examined in “The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work.” The Flattery Trap and Gendered Expectations Being...
by Anne Wilson | Apr 29, 2024 | Career Confidence & Visibility, Career Development
I’ve been preparing to make the move into self-employment for some time. As part of my preparations I’ve increased my visibility on LinkedIn, publishing posts each week since launching my blog three years’ ago. Posting regularly and having an active...
by Anne Wilson | Apr 22, 2024 | Career Confidence & Visibility
If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know how much I love an apposite quote. I find quotes are great ways create an emotional connection with your audience when you’re delivering a presentation. Some years ago I was fortunate to attend RADA’s...
by Anne Wilson | Jan 15, 2024 | Career Confidence & Visibility
In my role as a trainer and mentor for a number of women’s development programmes, it’s important that I’m able to model the behaviours I’m encouraging other women to develop. I can’t hide behind excuses such as “it’s too...