When it comes to showing up emotionally in the workplace, women are often perplexed by their reputation for showing too much emotion or, in some cases, not showing enough. This expectation and pursuit of a wonderfully balanced and consistently applied emotional demonstration seems to be more prominent for female employees than males and can put…
4 weeks in the life of the Women@Work and TAG Career Accelerator Program High achieving women often get to a point in their career where they have a niggling feeling that they want more for themselves. They know deep down that they are capable of more and yet something is holding them back. Sometimes, it…
How Women Rise – Leveraging Relationships (Habit #4)
Professional women naturally have strong networks now it is time to pull in the favors One of the greatest strengths of women in all settings and communities is their ability to build rapport with people. Rapport is the foundation of trust within a relationship, this naturally leads to the conclusion that it is highly probable…
Get Unstuck: Activate Your Career
The recent world events have caused a lot of people to rethink their idea of what the perfect career is. Industries will change greatly due to layoffs, redundancies, and people’s habits changing in reaction to having to stay at home, etc. In addition, the XYZ generations are thankfully not tied to the concept of following…
How Women Rise – Expecting others to see your contributions (Habit #2)
Speak up on behalf of your own contributions. There is no surprise that women are often the preferred foot soldiers when there is a job that needs to be driven across the line efficiently and effectively. Do you find yourself being the foot soldier on the ground? Often, being a very enthusiastic contributor with a…
Overcoming Adversity
Overcoming adversity is something we’ll all have to do in our lifetime. Job loss. Health loss. Financial loss. Loss of loved ones. All real adversities to which none of us are immune. Of course, what is adversity to one person might not be adversity to the next. Everyone has a different threshold for stress and perception…
Owning success – Disowning impostor syndrome
What is it with most women and self-belief? Why do we underestimate ourselves and others’ perception of us? And why do we underplay our own success? While most men practice ‘fake it till you make it’ – in situations where they do not know the intricacies of a job, and in cases where they do…
Communicating your career seasonality
Women in the workplace can get to a point in their careers where they have achieved a certain level of success and have a feeling that they want more. This career success to date has often been built on hard work, diligence and the demonstration of behaviours and habits that have served as strengths to…
Kickstart your E-Commerce site in Dubai
Home to the world’s biggest mall, traditional souks, two major shopping festivals, and the highest number of food and beverage outlets per capita in the world, Dubai is a shopper’s paradise. However, the retail sector is rapidly diversifying with customers now able to access a vast range of consumer goods and services through simply a…
3 steps to successfully changing careers
Are you looking for a career change but not sure what the next right move is? Or maybe you know the next move, but you are not sure how to get started? If you have answered yes, then this article is for you. And, don’t be alarmed if you are not sure what the next…