Welcome to the latest episode of the Influence and Impact Podcast for female leaders! In this episode Managing Managers with Confidence, we dive into the unique challenges and strategies involved in leading leaders, whether you're new to a leadership role or have been leading managers for a while.    In this episode I cover…    How to recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing and leading.   Encouraging open conversations about different management styles   How to build trust  Ways to advocate for your team  C ..read more

Welcome back to another episode of the Influence and Impact Podcast. Today we're diving into a topic that many of us struggle with: saying yes to things we don't really want to do. As female leaders, we often find ourselves taking on tasks that aren't our responsibility, and it's time to put a stop to it. I’ll be sharing strategies and practical tips to help you reclaim your time and energy by breaking free from the Yes trap.   We will explore the reasons behind our tendency to say yes when we want to say no. Spoiler alert: it often stems from our desire to be liked. We'll also dive into ..read more

If you are feeling stuck in your career you’ll be pleased to hear that there is now a framework you can use to identify the steps you can take to move towards career fulfilment.  This framework was created by my guest on this podcast, Dr Hannah Roberts, author of Intentional Careers for STEM Women. In our conversation we cover… -        What it means to have an intentional career rather than an unconscious career -        The ‘proving’ cycle many of us get stuck in when we start a job -     &nbs ..read more

Is Autumn already feeling a bit overwhelming as everything kicks into action after the summer?  If so then this is the episode you need right now. My guest Julia Wolfendale and I discuss the strategies she shares in her book ‘Five Ways to Focus’.  We talk about: -        How you can find focus when you need it most -        How to handle distractions -        Julia’s top ways to get organised -        How to effectively prioritise and delegate Re ..read more

There are these unspoken rules about the world of work that most of us buy into without questioning.  One of those rules is that we don’t say no to our line manager or disagree with senior stakeholders.  As a result, people end up frustrated, overworked, and demotivated because they’ve never learnt how to challenge the thinking of senior stakeholders without challenging their authority.  They’ve never learnt how to speak truth to power. In this episode of the Influence & Impact for Female Leaders podcast I will be sharing 9 practical strategies to help you to disagree with s ..read more

This is part two of my series on perfectionism and overworking and in this episode, I share with you 6 practical strategies you can start using today to help you become successful without breaking yourself in the process. If you want to adopt a more sustainable and enjoyable way of working yet still get great results this episode is for you. I share: -        How you can be a high achiever without being a perfectionist -        Why perfectionism is not actually the reason you are successful -     &nb ..read more

For years I thought that I was doing well in my career because I worked so hard and held myself to such high standards.  Then I realised that those strategies were actually causing as much harm as they were good.  I coach a lot of high achieving women, at all levels and perfectionism in its various guises, crops up all the time.  Often it looks like overworking, trying to be in control of everything in your life, procrastinating and fear of failure.  In this episode I’d like to help you to identify and reflect on any unhealthy thought or work patterns you may have around pe ..read more

We all want to be inclusive but we don’t always know exactly how to embed that into our teams and our everyday activities.  My guest Catherine Garrod tackles exactly that in her book ‘Conscious Inclusion: How to ‘do’ EDI one decision at time’ and in this episode we discuss some really practical ways to be more inclusive. You’ll learn: -        How you can encourage respectful disagreement (and why you’ll want to) -        A great model for gathering feedback in a meeting -        How ..read more

I remember a period of time when I felt a lot of frustration at work.  Frustrated with decisions being made, with an obstructive colleague I had to work with and with my inability to influence change.  It turns out I was not alone.  A recent report from Gallup shared that 19% of Brits feel angry frequently at work and 38% report feeling stressed a lot of the time. In this week’s episode I share one simple shift I made that makes it easier to navigate internal politics. So if you’d like to become a better leader and get people to listen to you then have a listen to this short sol ..read more

If you’re thinking about moving into a Director role or are new in your Director role this straight taking conversation will give you some insights to prepare you. I talk to listener Gabi Field about her experience stepping up to Director level in an interim capacity and what she learnt from it.  We discuss… -        How you know you’re ready to step up to Director level -        How imposter feelings crop up as you step out of your comfort zone -        How you learn to think at an or ..read more