CareerTalk

The Hidden Advantage of Leadership:

Why Being Well-Spoken Changes Everything.

We often assume great leadership begins with strategy, but the real differentiator is far more understated. It starts with how a leader speaks, not in volume or authourity, but in precision, presence, and emotional awareness.

Communication is not a soft skill. It is a scaling skill.

Research from Harvard Business School shows that leaders who communicate clearly are trusted more, even when delivering difficult decisions.

When Your Nervous System Runs Your Career.

Most senior leaders believe their biggest obstacles are external organisational complexity, visibility, succession planning, politics at the top table. Yet, the real tipping point is seldom operational.

• It is internal.

• It happens in the nervous system long before it appears in performance data or executive perception.

The Seven Skills That Quietly Predict Who Rises.

There is a pattern that shows up in every workplace, from entry level to the boardroom.

It is not the people with the longest CVs who advance, but those who master a small cluster of transferable behaviours that compound over time.

Building Your Power Circle:

How Female & Black Entrepreneurs Are Shaping the Future of Business!

Ladies, we know that building a business comes with its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to closing the entrepreneurial gender gap. But here is the thing. We are paving the way for future generations of female entrepreneurs and we are doing it by building strong, supportive networks that lift us up and help our businesses thrive.

Here is how you can tap into your power circle and turn challenges into stepping stones:

1. Find Your Tribe 

Today I stumbled across a reminder that felt almost too timely “Correct your mistakes before they become your habit.” 

It struck me because, in so many ways, my career has been shaped by trial and error.

I do not have a mentor guiding me and my manager is hardly the kind who invests in growth. The truth is, I have had to depend on self-help books, late-night journaling and my own resilience to push forward.

Still, I have come to see mistakes differently. They are not stop signs, but signals, pointing me toward habits that can either strengthen or sabotage my future. As I look ahead to promotion, I know my growth has to be intentional.

Every misstep I correct today is a seed planted for tomorrow’s leadership. Maybe that is the quiet advantage of walking this path alone. I’m learning discipline, self-trust and the courage to realign when I…

The Opinion Detox: Your Path, Your Power

We’ve been taught to perform. To impress. To shrink ourselves into titles, timelines and templates.

But what if the boldest career move you can make this year is to stop letting other people’s opinions script your life?

This powerful quote from @melrobbins hits differently because it names the truth many of us avoid. Your success will never be sustainable if it’s based on someone else’s expectations.