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Deb Mashek on the Let’s Find Common Ground Podcast

Deb Mashek, author of Collabor(h)ate is a guest on the Let’s Find Common Ground Podcast.

Common Ground at Work: from Disaster to Success

Can we learn to love (or at least not hate) teamwork? Tune in for expert tips on finding common ground. Collaboration is seen as a given in working life. Being part of a team means cooperating with others on all kinds of projects. But the reality is few of us learn how to collaborate.

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Alison Jones in CEOWorld Magazine

‘Exploratory writing isn’t just helpful when you’re facing uncertainty or challenging decisions – it’s also an excellent practice to embed into your day as a space for reflection and self-development.’ 

Alison Jones, author of Exploratory Writing and This Book Means Business, is featured in CEOWORLD magazine.

The six-minute leadership practice that might surprise you – CEOWORLD magazine

Here’s a question: where do you speak about strategy issues when you don’t know exactly what it is you want to say? Certainly not in the board room or at a company presentation. Probably not even in front of your senior leadership team or even in a one-to-one meeting with a key report.

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Joy Burnford in CEOWorld Magazine

 ‘…inclusive leadership is vital: inclusive leaders have an awareness of their personal biases and privilege, they seek out and explore different perspectives to inform decisions and they collaborate with others effectively.’

Joy Burnford, author of Don’t Fix Women, is featured in CEOWORLD magazine.

Why it’s time to become a more inclusive leader – CEOWORLD magazine

We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top. So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but because it simply makes good […]

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Book review: Don’t Fix Women on workingmums.co.uk

‘A collection of actions in different areas, from flexible working to sponsorship, will boost women’s confidence and enable them to overcome the barriers they face at work’

Joy Burnford’s book Don’t Fix Women is reviewed on workingmums.co.uk.

Don’t Fix Women, Fix The Barriers At Work | workingmums.co.uk

A collection of actions in different areas, from flexible working to sponsorship, will boost women’s confidence and enable them to overcome the barriers they face at work, according to a new book which argues that we need to fix the systemic issues that hold women back rather than ‘fixing’ women.

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Alison Jones on the Talking Through My Hat Podcast

Alison Jones, author of Exploratory Writing and This Book Means Business, is a guest on the ‘Talking Through My Hat’ Podcast.

Passion and working on your business (Alison Jones interview)

In this week’s episode, Alison Jones and I talk about how important it is to work on your business as well as in it – that is, to plan carefully. But even more, how passion and fun can drive you to success while making sure you enjoy the journey.

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Carla Miller on the Training Industry website

‘Recognizing the role of gender bias needs to be a core element of any women’s leadership development program, making it clear that women don’t need to be “fixed;” they need to be recognized and valued for their contribution.’

Carla Miller, author of Closing the Influence Gap, is featured on trainingIndustry.com discussing why women experience an ‘Influence gap’ at work.

Why Do Women Experience an Influence Gap? How Can We Fix It?

In today’s business world, it’s well known that women hold fewer positions of power: As of 2020, women held the majority of jobs in the U.S. workforce for the first time in nearly a decade, but only 33% of women hold senior management positions in the North American sector, with the global percentage of women in senior management roles being 31%.

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Becky Hall in Readers Digest

‘Learning to accept yourself exactly as you are, and realising that you are enough is such a gift’

Becky Hall, author of The Art of Enough, is featured in Readers Digest talking about imposter syndrome and 5 simple ways to overcome it.

5 Simple ways to overcome imposter syndrome – Reader’s Digest

Imposter syndrome can be exhausting, but there are ways to overcome it. Life coach and author Becky Hall shares five tips for dealing with imposter syndrome Imposter syndrome is the inner, often secret conviction that despite our experience, skills and qualifications, we’re somehow just not good enough for the job we’re in.

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Deb Mashek in Reworked

‘Culturally, there’s an assumption that you’re either good or bad at relationships — that you sink or swim, and that these things are not learnable.’

Deb Mashek, author of Collabor(h)ate is featured in the Reworked article ‘Why Aren’t Companies Teaching Us How to Collaborate?’

Collaboration, the Critical Skill We’re Rarely Taught

Everyone has had a nightmare group project. Despite the fact that humans have always had to work together to accomplish anything, it still doesn’t come easy to some people. From early childhood on, we’re expected to collaborate, and that certainly doesn’t end in the workforce.