They say that if you’re the smartest person in the room, you should find another room. For your sanity as well as your growth both personally and professionally, you should always be surrounded by people who lift you up, push you on, and challenge you to learn more,...

Everyone loves success, don’t they? Even the word, ‘success!’ It uplifts us and we feel good when we say, hear or read it. We don’t even have to know what that success IS - we just know that the word is enough. We have success! We’re a little too drawn in by the word...

Your work is awesome. Your reputation is awesome. YOU are awesome - and everyone totally knows it. But, despite all your creativity, consistency, and all-round kick-assery, you’re just not getting promoted at work. Sure, your company has opportunities to ‘move up’,...

If you asked me to throw together a blog telling you what I hate about the recruitment process, the damn thing would be a book in no time. If you put the proverbial gun to my head, though, I could probably whittle down my rant to tell you that, in general, not only is...

As someone who’s spent a considerable part of their life learning, I’ll always be a huge advocate for education, training, and development as a means to do well and to better yourself in some way. However. When women come to me to speak about my coaching programmes,...

You’re a lovely person, I know.  You’re kind, and empathic, and generous. I bet you volunteer for stuff too, don’t you? That’s great, it really is, but can you please make sure that volunteering stays outside of the workplace in future? I’m not shouting at you. Okay,...

Elton John may ask you if you’re ready for love, but I’m more concerned about if you’re ready for a great career and fantastic pay. There’s a reason why Sir Elton is a composer and lyricist and I’m a coach, I know... So, are you? Ready? Now, note that I’m not asking...

Stop playing small I see you. I see right through you.   I see you busting your ass at work. You do what is required of you, and more often you do much more than that. But you’re still playing small. You’re still not living up to your true potential. You’re...