Category Archives: Personal Development

Women unlock business networking with Twitter

Travelling on business, particularly as a woman, can be a lonely experience. I recently travelled to Houston, Texas to panel and run a session for the Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy and Technology. I spent 5 of my 5-day … Continue reading

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Reversing the Brain Drain by Achieving Engagement

Entrepreneurs are lucky people. They have a passion, and their work provides such fulfilment, that they can somehow carry on following their dream when the odds are really against them. In my previous life, I had a retail business offering … Continue reading

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Success IS an Attitude

March is a wonderful month for women as International Woman’s Day (8th March), is a time when we all recognise the achievements of women who have succeeded when the odds were against them. From the days of the Suffragettes to modern-day … Continue reading

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Leadership lessons from a failing business: UK / US PLC listen-up

With the onset of the financial crisis, the City is in turmoil. Redundancies are announced on a daily basis, employees escorted out of corporate premises just as frequently. The corporate bodies are responding in a knee-jerk fashion: ‘let’s cut our … Continue reading

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A New Approach to Mentoring: A Mentoring Mesh

When we are in school, we play with all of the kids in the playground – bar, of course, the school bully. As children, we want to be included and run home crying if ”Johny, did will play with me”. Societal … Continue reading

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