Careers coach Lucinda Harlow says don’t worry, sometimes difficult feedback happens to good people… Feedback can come in all shapes and sizes. You’re told your management style needs work as you’re too abrupt; you need to tell less, empower more; be less emotional or bossy; have more empathy… all hard to hear, let alone respond...Read More

Last week we addressed a key difference between a high performer and an elite performer. This week is the first of three tips in this series I’ll be sharing with you for keeping you energised and vibrant throughout the week. This strategy is easy to understand as a concept, but not as easy to implement...Read More

With an incredibly competitive job market throughout the entire country, you’ve got to do more than ever before to secure that job. Applications for every job are increasing and this means if you don’t stand out, you might not make it past the shortlisting stage. The sheer number of CV’s an employer has to go...Read More

The phrase square peg in a round hole is an idiom for something that does not fit.  There are many women who are living their lives as square pegs in round holes and doing jobs that are just not them. Sometimes they do not even realise that they are doing this and they continue day...Read More

“It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you’re not.” Denis Waitley It’s finally time to tackle the last, but certainly not the least of the four energy blocks: the Gremlin, the Inner Critic, the Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee or whatever else you want to call it. At iPEC the...Read More

“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.” John Wooden An Achievement is the result of your hard work, it’s those occasions when you have gone beyond the expectations of your role. In other words you are paid to do a job but where do you add value to retain it? If you knew that at the end...Read More

We are pleased to announce that ‘Heels of Steel – Surviving and thriving the Corporate World’ By Vanessa Vallely is out now and available on Amazon and in Waterstones stores. The book by WeAreTheCity Founder, tells not only the candid tale of one individual woman’s rise through the City of London but also imparts with...Read More

By Jessica Chivers, founder of The Talent Keeper Specialists (www.talentkeepers.co.uk) and author of Mothers Work! How to Get a Grip on Guilt and Make a Smooth Return to Work (Hay House, 2011). Nicky Dulieu (CEO of Hobbs) has called on women to be more authentic at work. Market research by her business found that one...Read More

Subtle sexism? A business man once told me (seriously) that I should “dress sexier” because “if a man doesn’t want to have sex with you, then he probably isn’t listening to you”. He genuinely believed he was giving me sound advice. Previously, a female partner at a city law firm, suggested that I didn’t “join...Read More

Think you know what your career’s going to look like forever? Or are you savvy enough to know it’s survival of the most flexible in the modern workplace? Nothing is forever, says executive coach Lucinda Harlow. So read her expert advice on how to join the Career Chameleons… I went to this event this week...Read More