by Anne Wilson | Mar 10, 2025 | Gender Equality
How can you edit out unnecessary apologies from your workplace interactions? Women in particular are conditioned to be people-pleasers and to avoid conflict. It can be hard to change these deeply ingrained habits. Here I offer alternative wording and share some...
by Anne Wilson | Jun 24, 2024 | Career Confidence
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
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 | Jan 15, 2024 | Career Confidence
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...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 21, 2023 | Career Confidence
Have you ever felt as though you had to please everyone in order to be liked and respected? Do you worry about what others think of you and your decisions? Do you avoid conflict and confrontation at all costs? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these...
