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 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 | Oct 19, 2021 | Career Development
There will be times in your career when you feel a strong urge to do something that’s not in your job description. We are all, to an extent, governed by our roles, institutional rules and organisational protocols. However, seeking forgiveness rather than...
by Anne Wilson | Jun 22, 2021 | Career Confidence
This post was inspired by a recent LinkedIn comment. A contributor pointed out that in life, not everyone will like us. Rather than stressing about it, we simply need to accept it. I agreed, and drew on the analogy of the Distribution Curve. In life, I responded,...
