by Anne Wilson | Aug 23, 2022 | What do you want from a career?
In my last post, How to let go of the need to control I wrote about the benefits of displacement activity. Jobs such as tidying the house help me regain a sense of control when my day job feels overwhelming. However, even with the creation of my new Trello task...
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...