Jill Pett: Ten tips for succeeding as a woman in a male environment
1. Focus on what you can control – your responses and your attitude There may be times that you feel drowned out and not heard. It may feel hard to land your points at an predominantly male table. Don’t waste your time pointing fingers or placing blame. You may, or...
Philip Goldman: When ‘no’ needs to become ‘yes’
Earlier this year my wife went into hospital for a relatively minor operation. Unfortunately, complications meant she ended up spending time in intensive care (she’s on the mend now fortunately). Initially I noticed that my reaction to this unexpected event was a very...
John Ainley: Why every leadership team needs an objective view
No business has it all. Take two clients I’ve worked with recently. One is a new, smaller, agile business that can move at pace but, on the flip side, is run by a very strong founder who has clear views about how to do things which, in itself, can be restrictive. The...
