Let's start dropping gender from job titles and reminding women how few have got to the top. We should show that if you get after it you can make it, to dream big, and that there are no limits to what you can achieve.
It’s natural to struggle with receiving negative feedback. So much of the feedback you receive from line managers and job interviews tends to focus on "how you can improve" or "what you failed to demonstrate".
Organisations spend considerable time on corporate values and mission statements, but even the most inspiring can fade into the background when the work begins.
When we first started Bentley Lewis, we all thought we understood who we were and why we were here. Read any "how to" book on starting a business and the words, values and mission are as common as chocolate in a candy shop. When there are only a handful of you, staying on the same page is simple.
If your experience has been like mine, the last 6 months have felt relentless. Transitioning to virtual, new work patterns, one video meeting after another, the pace has been exhausting.
