Three of the five titles selected by HR Magazine for its January ‘Best of HR books’ list are from Practical Inspiration Publishing! Congratulations to Lucy Ryan, author of Revolting Women, Claire Pedrick and Lucia Baldelli, authors of The Human Behind the Coach, and Kathryn Bishop and Gillian Camm, authors of Board Talk.
HR Magazine – Best of HR books: January 2024
From women over 50 to hierarchies at work, we delve into new book releases to find out what HR has been reading.
‘…ageism hits hardest at midlife, just at the moment they are ready to rise, finally freed of their Q2 quandaries. They get hit with three hammers: “they are not male, they are not young, and they rarely follow linear careers.” And she says, no one even notices. Instead, it’s normalised. Time to rethink and adapt corporate cultures and systems.’
Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in the Forbes article ‘80% Of Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women Are 50+ (Of Course) Read the article here
Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is a guest on the Influence and Impact for Female Leaders podcast where she speaks about gendered ageism at work.
Influence & Impact for female leaders
The Influence & Impact podcast from leadership coach Carla Miller helps female leaders to tackle self-doubt, become brilliant at influencing and make more impact at work. It’s personal development meets professional development to help you thrive in today’s workplace. Episodes are short and sweet so you can start your working week feeling energised, inspired and empowered.
‘Team engagement is a team game.’ Nerney
‘…meetings should be used as an opportunity for the team to build relationships, problem-solve and make decisions together.’ Grieve
‘…They want to stay, they want to step up and if they can’t do it with you, they’ll take their wisdom, energy and talent elsewhere!” Ryan
Julie Nerney, co-author (with Geoff Robins) of Business Morphology, Alison Grieve, co-author (with Jenni Miller) of Leading Edge, and Dr Lucy Ryan, author of Revolting Women are all featured in the Forbes article ‘How Leaders Can Win Back a Disengaged Team’.
How Leaders Can Win Back A Disengaged Team
To engage people, leaders should dial up their boredom radar, use visual tools, aim for happiness as an outcome, make leadership personal and embrace reverse mentoring.
‘With a talent shortage and an upwards ageing demographic shift, retaining women over 50 will soon become business critical. And, this is a population who wants to stay and grow with you.’
Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in TLNT.com speaking about why midlife women are walking out at the peak of their careers.
The Silent Revolution – why midlife women are walking out at the peak of their careers | TLNT
Dr Lucy Ryan – author of ‘Revolting Women: Why midlife women are walking out and what to do about it’ – says leaders need to stem the loss of their valuable talent:
‘…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
‘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.
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.
‘I was inspired by Lucy Ryan’s excellent new book, Revolting Women: Why Midlife Women are Walking Out, which outlines the layers of workplace discrimination experienced by professional women over the age of 50.’
Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in a Third Sector column, ‘How can charities better support older professional women?’ where Zoe Amar looked at the arguments Lucy made in the book specifically as it relates to the charity sector.
Zoe Amar: How can charities better support older professional women?
With a new book outlining the layers of workplace discrimination faced by midlife women, I wondered how those in our sector fare