Woman looking to create change
Would you rather work for a man or a woman? What’s the difference? A recently released Gallup poll found that a higher percentage of women over men would rather have a male boss than a female one. You read that right. Women have a problem working for other women. The way I see it there […]
Don’t give up! Don’t stop believing! Keep going! It’s hard not to listen when a message is as consistent as the one above. After all, nobody wants to be a quitter, right? You have to see things through. But what if you don’t? What if instead of being a one-way superhighway the road to success […]
Yesterday I was reading an article in Forbes magazine written by a man who grew up in an extended Hispanic family. He was writing about the strength and resilience that his mother had shown raising him and his siblings. He thought his mother would have made a great leader. The truth is she was a […]
Do you start each month with good intentions about what you will spend your money on? Do you ever think about what you will do with money you have left in the bank at the end of the month. Maybe you’ll invest it in stocks, save up for a dream holiday or a deposit on […]
I am sitting here writing this on Black Friday. This American tradition has caught on over here in the UK and my inbox was stuffed like a prize turkey this morning with every kind of consumer offer that you can imagine. You probably don’t have to imagine. Your inbox was probably stuffed too. The name […]
Sir Alan Sugar starts searching for his apprentice once more as the popular television show returns to our screens. Are you a fan? The Apprentice was one of the first television shows to pit men and women against each other on an equal footing. Some of the biggest success stories to emerge from the show […]
How do you know it’s time to make some changes when it comes to your health? Maybe it’s twisting round to reach for something and realising your neck can barely turn. It could be trying on your favourite pair of jeans and finding you can’t tug them past your ankles. Or realising your morning coffee’s […]
Recently a working-mother friend of mine told me how she feels when she leaves the office. “I am usually first to leave,” she said, “and I feel like everyone is judging me for putting my children before the company.” Wait. What? You’re not putting the children first, you’re putting them next. Besides, what are you […]
There’s a bit in one of my favourite all-time films, Broadcast News, where the dorky male best friend is explaining to the sparky, over-achieving heroine (Holly Hunter in an Oscar nominated performance) that he is too insecure to find love. The world would be a great place, he says, if only “needy” were a turn […]
Lately I have been spending a lot of time connecting with other organisations that bring women together (after all we are just One of many!) There are stacks of inspiring places out there filled with supportive and informative women. But one thing about them kept bugging me. Sometimes the forums felt like a place to […]
