Leadership
Some of you may be thinking “I know quiet leaders or quiet people who are not effective. They don’t talk to people, they go off and do their own thing and we don’t know what they’re thinking most of the time.”
Read more “Quiet ≠ Quietly Powerful”
Diversity and Inclusion
In conversations with quieter professionals, I hear examples of how they have felt disadvantaged in the workplace. It is surprisingly common place and yet often not seen as a problem. It is more often seen as the problem for the quieter professionals to fix and fit in. While I have the view that the individuals can develop to overcome some of the disadvantages, I also believe that organisations are wasting talent by not being aware of or addressing these disadvantages.
Read more “Quietly Disadvantaged Talent”
Conversation
What started as a little experiment with 15 women for breakfast is growing up – Quietly Powerful is now 2 years old and have now reached thousands of people from around the world. I feel grateful for the memorable moments, inspiration and support from a range of people!
Read more “5 additional insights from 2 years of Quietly Powerful”
Conversation
Have a laugh.
Laugh at the things you didn’t quite get right.
Laugh with others about the things you didn’t quite get right.
Read more “If you have perfectionist tendencies which hold you back, try this…”
Confidence
And where are they taking you? To dark places you don’t want to be, where you feel anxious, afraid and small? Or to places where there seems to be big thick walls and ceilings to keep you locked up? Or to places where you feel frustrated and annoyed with yourself, that you can’t reach your own standards? Or to places where positive voices are drowned, belittled or mocked?
Read more “Have your inner voices taken over the driver’s seat?”
Diversity and Inclusion
One of the frustrating things about being more introverted is that you get put into an ‘introvert’ box. Introverts are regularly stereotyped as:
Read more “Stop putting introverts in a box”
Leadership
Because it will burn you out. I’ve been there. I have heard from many people who have been there.
Quietly Powerful Women has now reached over 400 women and it seems that the ‘exhaustion from faking’ is one of the biggest challenges. Many of these women are successful. And many feel exhausted and don’t feel they appreciate and leverage their natural qualities enough.
Read more “Stop faking till you make it!”
Confidence
At least it’s not the first thing you need.
I had a lot of engagement on my recent article Don’t tell me to “Be more confident” and enjoyed the input from various people. One in particular got me thinking.
Read more “Confidence is NOT the answer”
Confidence
…Because that doesn’t help me to become confident. In fact, it’s telling me that I’m not confident enough to be good enough, which makes me feel even worse and less confident. I know you mean well, but there are other things you can do instead.
Read more “Don’t tell me to “Be more confident””