Ten Top Tips to Promotion Success – with a PostScript!
Ten top tips on how to make your promotion application successful.
Reasons to be cranky and what to do about it
What are the best things to do when you feel cranky and out of sorts? Find out how you can get yourself out of crankiness by doing these five things.
Five Principles for Black Women Academic Development Programmes (BWADP)
Amal Abuzeinab draws on her experience of participating in a Black Women’s Academic Development Programme at De Montfort University
Why the introverted leader gets a bad press
If you think of a leader, the chances are you do not think introverted person. This blog, written by Dr Helen Nolan, University of Warwick, challenges the stereotype that the qualities of a leader have to include a desire for the limelight.
Twelve strengths of the introverted leader
This blog outlines twelve strengths of the introverted leader.
How to embrace your stellar qualities as an introvert
Introversion traits can hold women back. Find out how to embrace your strengths for success.
Six Things You Need to Know About the Imposter Phenomenon
Imposterism, imposter syndrome, imposter phenomenon - all terms used to describe feeling like a fraud. Read the latest research and advice as our understanding of this experience grows.
Why You Feel Like an Imposter and How to Challenge It
Imposterism - otherwise known as imposter syndrome - impacts women in multiple ways. Find out the reasons why you are experiencing feelings of being fraudulent at work and what you can do about it.
From IVF to the Menopause: Should we talk about our bodies at work?
From IVF to the Menopause: Should we talk about our bodies at work?
How to be more effective in meetings in five easy steps
Five easy steps to improve how you communicate in meetings.
How to survive a tough work audience: lessons from stand-up comedy
Starting with reframing the situation, here are six things you can do when faced with a hostile challenge when giving work presentations.
How to Find the Time to be Promotion Ready
One of the greatest barriers to women’s equality is time. Women are, more than men, asked repeatedly to take on non-promotable tasks. Here are six ways that you can get back your time to help support your career.
Ten Steps to Leading Restoratively
How do you lead to build inclusive, equitable communities? Restorative leadership provides a route to recognising the autonomy and responsibility of others. Read more ….
Let’s talk about exiting!
We need to talk about what is happening when people unexpectedly leave an organisation. Such exits damage confidence, can be career limiting and have enormous financial implications. In this blog Leigh offers great advice if you find yourself in this situation.
Tenderly Strong: Ways Forward in a New World
The words “tender” and “strong” are not often found in alignment yet they offer a powerful metaphor for women when experiencing change in their careers.
The real reason why having children is the biggest barrier to women’s career progression
The general culture of overwork means that having children is one of the biggest barriers to women’s career progression.
Three ways to embed gender equality in your university
Dr Lorraine Thomas explores how creating a culture of equality, diversity and belonging in our universities is essential
The Women-Space Ten Top Tips to Promotion Success – with a PostScript!
Planning for a promotion? These top ten tips will help you be successful. Read on …..
Crisis of confidence: doing a PhD at 40
Changing career and doing at PhD at 40 can be a challenge. This blog tells you how it is.