Confidence

The dangers of leaders who appear confident but are…

Lately I have had many coaching sessions and conversations around aspiring leaders who wish to be more confident. Many have been told to ‘be more confident’, which is unhelpful (see Don’t tell me to ‘be more confident’). Others have been told that they appear confident but don’t feel so confident inside. I am excited to be working with these people as they are aware of and open to the need to develop their inner confidence.

Read more “The dangers of leaders who appear confident but are not so confident inside” →
Leadership

How organisations and leaders crush diverse talent without realising

Following my article Bias towards style over substance is keeping your real talent hidden, I found out from a colleague about an organisation which eliminated introverts from their talent pool after doing some personality profiling of their high potentials. Most of my readers know where I stand on the issue of diversity of leadership style (ie. I believe we need more diversity in leadership style – please see Do you have to be an extrovert to get ahead?). It made me reflect on what organisations and leaders do to keep their diverse talent hidden and under-utilised.

Read more “How organisations and leaders crush diverse talent without realising” →
Uncategorized

Bias towards style over substance is keeping your real…

Thank you to the people who responded to my previous article Do you need to be extroverted to get ahead?

One of the comments raised another level of challenge – Unconscious bias toward style over substance.

If you were to choose one to promote between people who have the following qualities – who would you pick?

Read more “Bias towards style over substance is keeping your real talent hidden” →
Leadership

Do you have to be extroverted to get ahead?

Whether organisations, leaders and individuals are aware or agree with it or not, the collective belief to this question is an overwhelming ‘yes’. Of the 114 people who responded to a survey before attending the Quietly Powerful Women’s (QPW) events, a whopping 92% feel that they have to be extroverted to progress in their careers. Many of these women feel exhausted from having to put on the extroverted persona to get ahead. Even ambivert (mix of introvert and extrovert) and extrovert women have told me that they feel exhausted!

Read more “Do you have to be extroverted to get ahead?” →
Copyright 2020 Quietly Powerful
Theme by Colorlib Powered by WordPress