Category Archives: Career coaching

A case for the “alpha bitch”
Suzannah works in investment banking. She is on track for a senior role and intends to have a high 6 figure salary (at least) by the time she is 40. Her goal is to break through the glass ceiling in this male dominated sector which has less than 10% women at board level. Sacrifice culture A 70 hour week…
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Why I’m bored with boards
Missed point It seems that every time I pick up a newspaper, click on a link or read a blog there something to be read about women and boards. And I’m getting bored. Now this may seem a little hypocritical coming from someone like me, as I have been very vocal over the years…
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Women and salary negotiation. Do you know your own market-value?
Salary negotiation from a position of strength We wouldn’t dream of selling our homes without knowing it’s value on the market. Why do we approach salary negotiation from a place of ignorance or misinformation, Price awareness We live in a culture where most women know the the value of their homes on the property market. We…
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