by Anne Wilson | Feb 10, 2025 | Career Development
I recently listened to an interesting podcast-Stephen Bartlett’s ‘The Diary of a CEO’ -which featured entrepreneur Daniel Priestley. In it, Priestly suggests that all teams need to be fully rounded in order to succeed. He likened the roles of team...
by Anne Wilson | Feb 3, 2025 | Career Development
If you work within University Professional Services, there may be times when you wonder whether you’re invisible to the academic staff within your institution. Well, statistically that’s exactly what you are. In her book, ‘Surviving and Thriving in...
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 | Apr 22, 2024 | Career Confidence
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 29, 2024 | Career Development
In a recent post, I reflected on the times when I’d followed the advice of two inspirational quotes. One encouraged me to take a leap of faith and say ‘yes’ to a work request- something that would require me to stretch out of my comfort zone. The...