The road to my TEDx talk? Definitely not a straight highway. It kicked off with me questioning not just the norm out there, but also battling my own inner demons. Cue the self-doubt party. I questioned if my ideas were bold enough, if I could genuinely shake things up. It took some soul-searching and a pact with my higher intelligence to break through those mental roadblocks.
In these times of global pandemics and threat of global war, many of us are finding it increasingly difficult to re-establish a good healthy routine in our personal and professional lives. One that has us feeling safe, grounded, relaxed and experiencing joy again. Wouldn't it be amazing to have an inbuilt extra sense that literally shapes our wellbeing?
Since I left the corporate world back in mid 2008 I have gained many insights into the mentality of the female corporate worker in comparison to the male corporate worker. With my background being in corporate law, I spent many years working for international law firms and multinational organisations. These organisations are predominantly run by men.
As we get busier, we tend to drop our self care putting work, family, and the needs of others before our own. We stop exercising, meal prepping, taking time out to relax or do something fun, showering as often, even washing our hair. We deny ourselves our basic needs and busy ourselves doing everything for everyone else. We put our dreams on the back burner and live in a constant frenzy putting out everyone else’s fires.
As we get busier, we tend to drop our self care putting work, family, and the needs of others before our own. We stop exercising, meal prepping, taking time out to relax or do something fun, showering as often, even washing our hair. We deny ourselves our basic needs and busy ourselves doing everything for everyone else. We put our dreams on the back burner and live in a constant frenzy putting out everyone else’s fires.
Today’s remote work culture is having an impact on women in the workplace. Since women entered the workplace, we have equated leadership with masculinity. As a result, women have been leading their careers from a masculine leadership perspective.
We are all familiar with the term resilience. But it’s much misunderstood. At best it is used as a strategy for gritting our teeth and waiting it out when times are tough. At worst, it is weaponised against those struggling to cope with very real and significant uncertainty, shock, loss of a job, income and businesses; something many are experiencing in this pandemic. A study by the National Academy of Sciences in America in July 2020 on the impact of covid on the expectations and outcomes of business owners revealed: high levels of emotional and mental fragility wide ranging negative expectations and expectations of the worst happening many business owners were waiting for, or relying on, external help from the government to solve their problems. But no-one is talking about the devastating mental and emotional effects rippling through our lives and workplaces.
The Barriers Women Face In Leadership and Business “One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I’m not aggressive enough or assertive enough or maybe somehow, because…
