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Why is women’s leadership important in our world?

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Female leadership matters. All other considerations aside, it results in better performance. Studies have shown that companies with greater gender diversity, not just among the workforce as a whole but specifically among senior leaders, are more profitable. So, one answer to the question “why is women’s leadership important in our world?” is simple: it gives […]

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Leaders: 5 signs it’s time to take stock

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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“I feel like I’m failing on every front.” Thousands of women had tuned in to find their momentum for change. And maybe they weren’t expecting to hear those words coming from my mouth. After all – from the outside, it probably looked as though I had it all together. We were hosting a stellar virtual […]

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How coaching is different from mentoring

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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The question came up just a couple of weeks ago in our One of many coaches group. One of our certified coaches had been approached by a colleague to provide some support – only, was it coaching they wanted, or mentoring? It got me reflecting on just how coaching is different from mentoring and why […]

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A surprising way to boost your leadership

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Sometimes the things which have the biggest impact on your world are the ones you least expect. That’s certainly what I discovered when I stumbled on a surprising way to boost your leadership. It’s something you might be inclined to dismiss as “frivolous” or “unnecessary” but for me, quite the opposite was true. So read […]

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The Busy-ness Badge of Honour: Why Being Busy Isn’t Always Productive

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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In our fast-paced society, being busy is often seen as a badge of honour. We wear our busy-ness like a medal, proud of how much we can accomplish in a day. But is being busy always productive? Today we’ll explore why the busy-ness badge of honour can be detrimental and how to shift our mindset […]

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Impostor Syndrome

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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If you ever have that feeling that sooner or later someone is going to find out that you’re actually no good at whatever it is you’re doing, that you’re a total fraud…. or indeed you’ve not taken opportunities IN CASE someone finds out you’re a fraud… then chances are you’ve heard someone talk about Impostor […]

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Why I’m sad on International Women’s Day

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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According to the UN, gender equality is still 300 years away.   If you’d asked me 9 years ago when I launched One of Many whether I thought we’d see it in my lifetime, I would have told you no, but I hope in my children’s. But much has changed in these last years, and honestly […]

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Warrioress vs. Superwoman

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Many of us spend too much time in our Superwoman archetype.  Burning the candle at both ends, pushing through and achieving no matter what.  Whether it be promotions, perfect mothering, or punishing schedules… The cultural call to relentlessly perform and achieve is both compelling, and exhausting. If you’ve been in the community for a while, […]

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The Surprise of Grief

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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Last Thursday evening, when we were putting the kids to bed, I snuggled in beside James to read him his bedtime story. Greg came into the room, without a smile and said, “cuddle down you two, I’ve got some news.”  Puzzled, I thought to myself, what on earth?   He shared with us the Queen had […]

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When to say no to your boss

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Dr. Joanna Martin is the Founder and award-winning CEO of One of many®, the women’s leadership and coaching organisation created to help women increase their impact - without burning out.

Learn more about how Joanna supports women leaders to maintain greater impact at https://joannamartin.com/.

Discover more about the One Woman Conference, the UK's best leadership event for women at https://onewomanconference.co.uk/.

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You know you have to say no if you’re going to make progress on what you’re actually trying to achieve at work. But one of the most challenging times to uphold your boundaries can be when the request you’re declining comes from your boss, a client, or someone else in a position of authority. You […]