Katie Tucker, author of Do Penguins Eat Peaches was a guest on the Corporate Escapology podcast where she shared insights about working with, rather than for, corporates, getting comfortable without the salary and the importance of being patient with ourselves.
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Katie trained as journalist before moving into product management. But after a trip around the world with her family, Katie decided her mission was to help small businesses get to grips with customer research.
‘If you’ve fallen a little bit out of love with your job, before you jump ship, try a work safari. Look beyond your current role, team and context, and allow yourself to explore new roles and teams to see how a new role or different relationship might fit. You never know what else is out there and the joy that exists until you take a good nose around.’
Beth Stallwood, author of WorkJoy, is featured in an article on The Stylist Magazine discussing five ways to find joy at work.
How to seek (and find) joy at work, according to the experts
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‘…the “midlife collision” is something else. Experienced by midlife women more than their male counterparts, it’s a time in which there is a significant increase in the proportion of stressors. It’s also called “role overload,” as professional women cope with a complex collision of care (children, siblings, partners, and parents), together with financial, work, and health issues (menopause or otherwise)—all of which have physical, mental, and emotional manifestations.’
Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in Fast Company where she argues that in the face of an employee experiencing a ‘midlife collision,’ the challenge for any leader is threefold.
You can read the article here
‘Look for opportunities to help other people where you can. Build a reputation for being helpful and supportive. It will help you build up goodwill when you need help in return. And it also feels good to help others, we are all connected.’
Felicity Dwyer, author of Crafting Connection, was interviewed on the Talented Ladies Club reflecting on her freelance career as a facilitator, trainer, and coach – and of course why she wrote her book.
Interview with facilitator and author Felicity Dwyer – Talented Ladies Club
Posts to help working mums to achieve their work, freelance and business ambitions.
‘Men and women need to be allies. By not speaking up and speaking out against sexism and ageism in the workplace you are condoning the behaviour of individuals and organisational culture. By being an ally, everyone benefits.’
Lucy Ryan’s book, Revoting Women, is reviewed on The Career Catalyst.
The top 3 reasons why women are revolting
Talented senior women are voting with their feet, lacking opportunities to develop, constrained by workplaces designed by men, favouring man.
‘Rachel’s writing style make this book both an easy read and quite comprehensive – a relatable book for those experiencing symptoms of burnout’
The Burnout Bible by Rachel Philpotts, was reviewed in the British Association for Nutritional Therapy newsletter.
‘If you want to fall in love with something, fall in love with the problem(s) you’re trying to solve for your customers. Not the solution or end-product itself.’
Katie Tucker, author of Do Penguins Eat Peaches is featured in Startups Magazine where she discussed the dangers of falling in love with your start up and what to do instead.
The dangers of falling in love with your startup idea and what to do instead | Startups Magazine
Time and time again, startups make the mistake of passionately falling in love with their own shiny ideas. You can be the most hardworking founder and still, your startup could fail. Let’s explore why this happens and what to do instead.
Practical Inspiration has three titles showcased in the non-fiction category of the 2023/24 People’s Book Prize: WorkJoy by Beth Stallwood, The Burnout Bible by Rachel Philpotts and Revolting Women by Lucy Ryan.
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Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is a guest on The Middling Along podcast where she discusses why so many midlife women are revolting.
Dr Lucy Ryan on why so many midlife women are revolting…
My guest this time is Dr Lucy Ryan, Lucy is a leadership coach, consultant, author, and a passionate advocate for women’s professional development. She has a Masters in Positive Psychology, lectures in Positive Leadership at the University of East London and is an honorary research fellow at the University of Liverpool.
‘We often don’t even realize fear is driving our reluctance to do the work when it comes to understanding customers. But nine times out of ten it is. We need to reframe failing as learning. Recognize the fear and acknowledge it as a normal human response and go find some customers to talk to and observe anyway.’
Katie Tucker, author of Do Penguins Eat Peaches is featured on smeweb.com where she counters poplular misconceptions stopping SMEs conducting market research.
Ego, excuses and the fear of failure: What’s holding you back?
What’s stopping SMEs from doing market research? A new book busts common misconceptions. This is an edited extract from ‘Do Penguins Eat Peaches? and