Why should you watch out for creating a leadership vacuum unintentionally in your leadership? In this video I share my own experience of how disruptive and unsettling it felt to be experiencing this dynamic as a team member. I believe that this is a crucial thing for leaders to prevent, especially in a woman-led team where our relationships with each other tend to be much closer, and less hierarchical. We also look at: what a leadership vacuum is: both in an organisational and a personal...

I know from coaching women working in majority male industries that they often display patterns of hyper-responsibility, which probably comes from the pressure that they face to look the part. Naturally this carries into all areas of their lives, which compounds their hyper-responsibility, but it is hardly a healthy or sustainable way to work and live, and an even less helpful way to lead a team through its challenges. In this video I ask you to reflect on this question over the summer,...

As you slow down for the summer, I want to leave you with a story and a thought to reflect on: how do you normally work: do you go with or against the flow? Your answer to this seemingly simple question will highlight to you how well you manage your energy. Do you take on things that you don't need to, is hyper-responsibility a pattern you identify with, what is the better way forward? If you have ever approached or experienced burnout, then you have to watch out for these kinds of small...