Just send it

“Just send it out, no apology, and see what happens” that was my client’s decision. Jane, let’s call her Jane, had been chasing her tail and making allowances for one of the Senior Leadership Team in her company.    As Head...

Win… or learn he said

Since when has anyone enjoyed losing?   When Joel, my long-suffering Chess teacher, said to me “right Kay, play a game every day until our next lesson and win or learn!” I remembered how I love that phrase. Win or...

Impersonal and clinical

Joining the Financial Times for their 2-day virtual conference Women At The Top my expectations were very high.   Good list of speakers and panellists, subjects close to my heart and all to be learned in the comfort of my home office. You can tell...

Who comes with you?

When you go into a BIG meeting or tricky situation, an event or conversation which has high stakes for you, do you take your supporters with you? The reason I ask you this is that most women don’t.   They take that version of themselves who either...

Strength in the struggle

This very week I’ve experienced two instances where women have shared a story with me which has taken my breath away. In both cases, the women were brave, smart and also trying to manage a tough situation by “powering through it”. The first woman...

Got your Snorkel?

A client of mine said to me “Kay, it’s as if I need a snorkel at the moment – so many waves of so many things coming at me!” Can you relate to that too?  I know I can.   I’ve quoted my client saying that to me to many women this...

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