Negotiating ‘invisible woman syndrome’
Is the social phenomenon of ‘invisible woman syndrome’ real, inevitable or imagined? This was a discussion I had yesterday with Amanda Smith, from Life Matters on...
How Does Meryl Streep Depict a Woman in Leadership?
What do I know about Meryl Streep? Firstly, she is one hell of a good actress. In fact, she is known as the ‘best actress of...
Harry and Meghan : Suspicion Darkens My Mind
This was not what I expected. There is no doubt of the happiness the relationship has brought to both Harry and Meghan, but this photoshoot was...
5 Things No One Ever Told You About How To Present Yourself
Isn’t it amazing how, in something so incredibly important as the way you present yourself, we are fed rubbish solutions? “Be more confident” we are told,...
Eye Contact for Leadership
“Don’t look down!” Isn’t that what is said when climbing the steep face of a mountain? Well, there are many forms of mountains to climb. One...
Unnecessary clothes adjustment
You are on your way to the front of the room and it is your turn to speak. Many of us think the show starts, literally,...
The relevance of introversion in leadership
What does it take to be a good prostitute? OK, settle down, maybe I do not know (and if I did, I grew up before Facebook,...
5 things to never do if you want a voice of leadership
It is 10 years since I completed my PhD in business focusing on voice in leadership, which I called Vocal Intelligence. At the time, there was...
The Trump’s Handshake
c1170, the reconciliation between Thomas a Becket and Henry II. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Never has so little useful information been written about something so important. So,...
Bring your leadership magnificence to 2017
Let’s be contentious! Who wrote “the ends justifies the means” ? It was (attributed to) Machiavelli, 1532, in his advice to the Prince. You may wonder...