Who knows the scenario of getting lost in the world wide web? The search for that new book from Simon Sinek on Amazon becomes a cart of four additional must-have-reads. The inquiry on a conference ends with endless reads on the speakers. The visit of random social media scrolls ends up in checking out the…
How To Master A Stand Out Personal Brand
I wanted to share some of my insights into what makes a really powerful personal brand and why having a firm grip on your personal brand is so important for your career and progression. It’s not just entrepreneurs and business owners who can benefit from a strong personal brand, but anyone and everyone who is…
How Women Rise – Ruminating is for cows (Habit #11)
We live above all in our world of thought, which holds us in its spell. Reality plays a subordinate role since our inner world influences how we perceive reality, so our thoughts are superpowers to tap into. As a kid, my father used to tell me stories of a fictional German nobleman, which were created…
Building Resilience When Life Throws You A Plot Twist
Every so often life throws us a plot twist that can send us reeling. Whether it’s a work challenge, a relationship obstacle, or unexpected financial difficulties, when things don’t go the way we planned, or when we’re thrown off balance by the unexpected, it’s often the case that we start to doubt ourselves. It’s at…
How Women Rise – How much is too much? (Habit #10)
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 – Failing to enlist Allies (Habit #5)
The circle of trust Spoiler Alert! If you planned to watch Shrek The Third, here comes a spoiler and you should stop reading now. Dreamwork launched the movie over ten years ago and it is a great example of why we need to enlist allies around ourselves. In a nutshell, Princess Fiona is locked in…
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…
How Women Rise – Overvaluing Expertise (Habit #3)
As we continue with the insightful overview of the “How Women Rise” habits from the award-winning author Sally Helgesen, this month we look at Overvaluing Expertise and redefining our expertise… Redefine what we do What is the expertise? The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as a high level of knowledge or skill. When do you reach…
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The Choice of Excellence Zayed University has a distinguished reputation as one of UAE’s leading public universities to educate future leaders and prepare them for success in their chosen careers. Since its inception in 1998, the emphasis at Zayed University has always been on challenging, guiding, and supporting students to be the very best that…