Top tips to take control of your career

⭐️ Take Control of your Career This week I saw an inspiring interview with Alison McGregor talking about her career at the Women in Banking and Finance event at RBS Gogarburn, Edinburgh.  Although she sees herself as a non-risk taker, Alison’s career can be summed up as a series of bold decisions from leaving school...

Confidence can close the Gender Gap – for pay, promotion and possibilities

Confidence is something you can learn and you get it by taking action. Our programme gives you the process and practical tools to be more confident. When you raise your confidence, you raise your game not only in your career but in all parts of your life. You deserve it. What is it worth to...

Three tips to improve your focus in 2016

Do you find you have a to-do list that extends in all directions? Do you have great ideas but never have time to make them happen? It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed and it’s hard to focus on a few priorities in a world full of possibilities. Being focused requires dedication and commitment, one of...

Feel the fear and do it anyway!

  In June, I was persuaded to submit an entry for one of the Association of Scottish Businesswomen National Business Awards because I wanted to raise the profile of the business and give it added credibility.  Looking through the different awards, it seemed I could work with the criteria for the ASB Outstanding Contribution Award....

How important is confidence?

I believe confidence is the foundation for success, in everything we do and in whatever way success is meaningful for us.  I believe confidence gives us the personal power to be authentic, true to who we really are and achieve our full potential.  For me, confidence is vital.  On a scale of 1 – 10,...

What does confidence mean to you?

When you think of confidence, what comes to mind?  What do you think of?  What do you see in your mind’s eye? How do you relate to confidence for yourself? How important is confidence to you, in your life overall, and in your work? How consistent is your confidence? Does it change over time –...

Be accessible, listen well and be consistent! 8 simple management rules from Google

Make a positive impact on your own performance as a manager, your team performance and your company's performance, by being accessible, consistent and listening well, and applying these 8 simple approaches.

Leadership makes a difference

I believe anyone can be a leader and my purpose is to liberate the leader within each one of us. Leadership is about mindset, behaviours and emotional intelligence. Leadership happens in the relationships we have with people and differs according to the different contexts and situations. Leadership both influences and is influenced by the contexts we find ourselves in.

The Power of Attention

Happy New Year! A quick thought for a positive start to the new year on the power of attention 🙂 "What we give our attention to, grows"  Ken Blanchard Where we focus our attention influences the results we get - if we focus on the negatives, we tend not to notice the positives and often...

Why do values make a difference?

What happens if your boss or someone at work asks you to take short-cuts? Do you think this is a great idea and will save time and money?  Do you think this will compromise your work or other issues you think are important, such as safety, health, legal regulations and so on? Do you feel...