Confident Conversations: Recent Episodes
Sherry Bevan
A weekly podcast show for ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life. Sherry Bevan hosts Confident Conversations on career, confidence, leadership and life. A former Global Head of IT in a City law firm, Sherry now runs The Confident Mother, an independent coaching practice.
Many women tell me that they just can't decide whether they want to go back to a career or start a business after maternity leave or a career break.
Only you can make the decision. Join me in today's episode to discover the pros and cons of a career vs business plus get some ideas on how to start a business.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Discover your Core Values with my free download * Check out my Hell Yes Hell No activity here * Find out about my 1 day Career Confidence masterclass (early bird giving you £100 off expires 29 March)
Ask your questions or share your feedback * Comment on the show notes * Tweet me @SherryRBusing #ConfidentConversations * Get in touch with me directly here * Subscribe, rate and review in iTunes <>
For more Confident Conversations connect with me * On Twitter @SherryRB * On LinkedIn * Continue the conversation about career, confidence and leadership on The Confident Mother Facebook page * Get career, confidence & leadership tips direct in your Inbox every week when you sign up to The Confidence Guide
When you delegate effectively and with confidence, it puts you in a better position to make a bigger impact in your career because:
- you and your team get better results
- you are more productive
- you are making the best use of the skills and experience available
- you demonstrate your leadership potential
The art of delegation is in how to get people to do what you ask without being too controlling or too hesitant.
Listen to today's show for top tips on how to delegate effectively.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * How to be assertive not aggressive blog post * Find out about my 1 day Career Confidence masterclass (early bird expires 29 March)
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Often the smart ambitious women that I talk to every week are not being assertive enough on LinkedIn.
This week my theme is about being more assertive in the workplace without getting labelled as aggressive. At the same time I don’t want you to be underestimated.
When I work with my clients, whether one-to-one or in a group, I notice that women who present as confident and assertive in the workplace .... well their LinkedIn profile tells a different story. If you want to make a bigger impact and attract the right career opportunities you need to be more assertive on LinkedIn too.
Discover 3 smart ways that you can be more assertive on LinkedIn:
- Maximise your LinkedIn profile summary to 'big yourself up'
- Focus on the more senior roles not the junior ones from the past
- Add more skills to your profile
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * LinkedIn's profile analysis and how women present themselves * Join the waitlist for my free 10 Day LinkedIn Challenge to help you make a bigger impact * Find out about my 1 day Career Confidence masterclass (early bird expires 29 March) * Deborah Tannen's Talking 9 to 5 book
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For more Confident Conversations connect with me * On Twitter @SherryRB * On LinkedIn * Like The Confident Mother Facebook page * Continue the conversation on career, confidence and leadership in my City Conversations Facebook group * Get career, confidence & leadership tips direct in your Inbox every week when you sign up to The Confidence Guide
The last time I had a job interview I was a bag of nerves. And I know that's true for lots of my clients too, particularly if your last job interview was several years ago.
That's why I'm delighted to pick the brains of career expert Sarah Archer. Sarah shares her best interview tips so that you can wow the interviewer and get the job!
Sarah appears as a career expert for Guardian Careers and is the author of ‘Developing your Inner Coach’.
Discover the secrets of success in job interviews as we explore:
- How to prepare for a job interview even if you've taken a career break
- How to answer competency based questions effectively
- How to make the CAR technique work for you
- How to deal with the questions we all dread
- How to cope with the inevitable nerves
- How to make an impact (for the right reasons)
- How and when to follow up
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Email Sarah @careertree.org.uk * Visit Sarah's website at careertree.org.uk * Amy Cuddy's TED talk on body language and power posing * Sarah's book Developing Your Inner Coach at bookboon
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Very often the women that I talk to about their career strategy, they hadn't even thought about using LinkedIn until they started jobhunting. But actually there are SO many reasons to get active on LinkedIn even if you're not jobhunting because it's such a powerful networking platform. And the best time to start networking is BEFORE you need to network.
In this episode I share 5 powerful reasons why ambitious women need to use LinkedIn even when you are not jobhunting:
- Demonstrate your experience to lateral hires
- Set yourself up as an expert authority
- Get speaking opportunities
- Attract new clients
- Long-term career planning
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Sign up to my free 10 Day LinkedIn Challenge * Discover top tips for networking face-to-face with expert Heather White in episode 17 * Check out my City Conversations networking group
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So many of the women that I often talk to or work with struggle to tame their inner critic. Those "You're not good enough" thoughts in your head. The fear of being 'found out'.
Often these thoughts stop us from doing our best work and making a bigger impact at work so that we can take our career to the next level.
Jess Baker is an independent Business Psychologist and Women's Leadership Coach. She’s worked for some impressive organisations in her career including Barclays, HSBC and Aon Consulting.
I was intrigued by her 5 Day Tame Your Inner Critic Challenge that starts on 15 January. I invited Jess to give us the inside scoop on how to manage our inner critic so that we feel more confident.
Jess shares three key facts to help us understand the inner critic (sometimes described as the imposter syndrome):
- Our brain is wired to protect us and prevent us messing up
- We can't 'stop' those inner critic thoughts
- But often those inner critic thoughts are based on lies or false evidence
She then goes onto share some simple yet REALLY powerful techniques to tame and disempower your inner critic.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Join the Tame Your Inner Critic Facebook group * Sign up to the free 5 Day Tame Your Inner Critic Challenge * Connect with Jess Baker on Facebook * Visit her website jessbaker.co.uk
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Come January, everybody's turning their thoughts to New Year, New Career. But how do you go about getting that new career or new job if your CV is looking tired and jaded. Especially when you've taken a career break.
Today I talk to expert CV writer Orla Cahill. Orla has a background in HR. She is an associate member of CIPD and supports professional mums to re-launch their career after an extended period of absence from the workplace. Based in London, with clients all over the world, from Crouch End to California, Orla runs the CV Clinic.
We discuss:
- The secrets to a successful CV
- How to target your CV for specific jobs
- The things you should never do on your CV
- The different types of CV and which works best in different situations
- Specific tips for ambitious women who are returning to work after a period of absence e.g. a career break or redundancy
- Top tips if you are currently drafting a new CV.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Get in touch with Orla by email or by telephone 07730 488351 * Join Orla's CV Clinic Facebook group * And if you're sorting out your CV, get your LinkedIn profile sorted out too in my free 10 Day LinkedIn Challenge
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Research from LinkedIn tells us that men and women present themselves differently on LinkedIn and this affects your promotion prospects. Sad to say, it's not to the advantage of ambitious women.
Discover the three things you can do differently on your LinkedIn profile to improve your promotion prospects when you describe:
- Your experience
- Your skills
- Your summary
And then I'll tell you what else you need to do in the workplace to improve your promotion prospects.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * 10 Day LinkedIn Challenge - join the priority waitlist here * Book your place on my 1 day live Career Confidence masterclass * Check out my career networking directory here * Listen to episode 17 with Heather White on networking with confidence
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Following last week's episode on beating burnout in the workplace, and given that Christmas is often a time that pushes our stress levels to the max, I invited Val Stevenson to discuss how to survive Christmas without a crisis. Val is an independent coach and consultant who specialises in building resilience in organisations and individuals.
In this episode Val shares her knowledge and experience as we explore:
- How can we survive Christmas without a crisis?
- Christmas can often be a ‘groundhog’ day experience, how can we do something different but still keep the spirit of a family Christmas?
- And more fabulous tips for keeping well at Christmas and enjoying ourselves.
GUEST: Val Stevenson
HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Website: VS Coaching VScoach.com and The Art of Work theartofwork.uk.com * Email: vstevenson @vscoach.com
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In this episode I explore burnout in the workplace with Sarah Sparks.
Sarah is an award winning Executive Coach, Speaker and Trainer who works with senior leaders in the Corporate World helping busy professionals have career success as well as health and wellbeing, and in particular helping them work differently so they avoid damaging stress and burn-out.
Together we discuss the signs of burnout, how to avoid burnout and whose responsibility it is to spot the signs in the workplace.
GUEST: Sarah Sparks HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Visit Sarah's website at SarahSparks.co.uk * On Twitter @ChooseToThrive
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Last year I let the imposter syndrome get the better of me in the Life Coach of the Year Awards. This year I didn't. What happened next?
I was shortlisted in The Coaching Academy International Coaching Awards though I nearly talked myself out of it. But I beat the imposter syndrome and submitted the portfolio.
I was gutted then delighted to make the Final 3 in the Life Coach of the Year Awards. (And I'll share a special offer to celebrate my 'win').
I share the questions you can ask yourself if you are experiencing a very noisy inner critic or you wonder if the imposter syndrome might be getting in your way.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * How to negotiate a pay rise with Michelle Gyimah Episode 040 * How to request flexible working with Anna Meller Episode 039 * How to recognise the imposter syndrome with Rebecca Pintre Episode 009 * Find out more about Sherry's special offer on the Group Confidential programme * Last chance to book on City Conversations
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Did you know that by the year 2020, it is estimated that one in three British workers will be over the age of 50? Menopause is going to become more and more prevalent in the workplace.
Julie Dennis works with organisations to make it easy to introduce the right menopause policies and practices and also with individual women. Julie's on a mission to get employers and business to take menopause more seriously. Julie’s previous career was in global communications for a FTSE100 in London. After redundancy, she retrained as a personal trainer and nutrition adviser. She now works as The Menopause Coach, specialising in practical and natural solutions to controlling menopause symptoms without resorting to HRT.
In this show Julie shares:
- the typical symptoms that women experience (and it's not just the hot flushes)
- how to tackle the topic with your boss
- what employers can do to help their female employees cope with menopausal symptoms
- how to look after yourself to reduce the impact of menopause symptoms
GUEST: Julie Dennis
HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Find out more about Julie and her work at her website juliedennis.net * To pre-order your copy of Julie's The Hot Flush Freedom Challenge due out on 8 December 2017 * Follow Julie on Twitter @julie_a_dennis * Like The Menopause Coach on Facebook
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At this time of year, many women are feeling cross and frustrated with themselves because it's already November and those plans to change job, go back to work or get that promotion, have fallen by the wayside, and already we're on the run-in to Christmas.
Instead of focusing on how little time you have left, I encourage you to focus on how much you can get done in the time available. And that's why I have launched #NailItNovember.
Join me to discover how you too can nail it in November and get the career success that you deserve. I'll share with you the exact same strategies that I use myself and that I share with my one-to-one clients.
- Look after No 1 first so that everything you do works for you
- Focus on your mindset
- Let go of perfect
- Start with ‘No’
- Take responsibility and ownership for the changes you want
- Get productive and take action
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Find out more about #NailItNovember and how I can help you nail your career success * Book your place at City Conversations * Talk to Sherry to discover how to get career success
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LinkedIn has more than 467M users; there are 6.5M active job listings; and 94% of recruiters use LinkedIn to vet candidates. The facts are hard to ignore. LinkedIn IS an essential tool in your career toolkit, whether you are looking to return to work after a career break or redundancy, thinking about your next career move or applying for promotion.
To get noticed on LinkedIn to improve your career prospects, you need to:
- demonstrate your knowledge and expertise
- showcase your achievements and experience
- establish your personal and professional brand
- prove that you have the right connections
- provide social proof
- display professionalism and integrity
In this episode, I share with you the practical steps that I use myself and that I share with all my one-to-one and LinkedIn Confidence clients.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Find out more about my self-paced 5 module LinkedIn Confidence course * Listen to Confident Conversations episode 13 on the 7 Essentials for your LinkedIn profile * Explore how to work with Sherry on a one-to-one basis
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Following on from last week's story about career change, Louisa Shepherd shares practical tips on HOW and WHAT to do to reinvent your career.
Louisa is a shining example of career reinvention having started out as an orchestral clarinet player, she moved into marketing, and is now a Career Strategist and Social Innovator. Louisa now works with high performing, non-conforming individuals to design meaningful careers, foster creative entrepreneurship, and cultivate impact driven leaders. She also serves as the Innovation Director at Let’s Innovate through Education, where she designs programming for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Very often the women that I talk to, don't know what career they want to go back to after a career break.
Together we explore the practical steps you can take to get clear on your goal and create a strategy. We also discuss how to handle unhelpful reactions from friends or family.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Louisa Shepherd's website is louisashepherd.com * Follow Louisa on Twitter @Louisa_Tweets * Follow Louisa on Instagram @Louisa_Shepherd * Book your complimentary Career Reinvention call with Sherry here
GUEST: Louisa Shepherd, Career Strategist
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Last week was about that all important pay rise negotiation but what if you don't enjoy the career you're in? This week I talk to Ali Bickers about her dramatic career change that enabled her to find work she loved.
Having gone through many difficulties in her past and despite being sceptical, Ali turned to counselling for help. To her amazement, it made an incredible difference to all aspects of her life.
This experience inspired her to train to be a counsellor herself so that she could help others. Despite the challenges, Ali pushed on through with grit and determination. She now has a job she'd carry on doing even if she won the lottery!
Her top tips for other women considering a career change is to get clarity on:
- Your values (you might find my values activity helpful for this)
- What you want to be known for
- What legacy you want to leave
She shares these and other super practical tips in this week's episode of #ConfidentConversations.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Ali Bickers at Worthing Counselling * Book your complimentary Career Clarity call with Sherry here * Identify your core values free download
GUEST: Alison Bickers, Worthing Counselling
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Last week we explored how to negotiate a flexible work schedule. Today discover how to negotiate a pay rise. Money empowerment educator, Michelle Gyimah, shares her top tips on how to negotiate a payrise.
Very often money is an emotive subject for women however you have to stop making it personal. It's not about you. It's not about your worth. What gets overlooked so often is that it's not just your salary ... it's your benefits too. The more you get paid, the bigger your pension pot.
Listen to this #ConfidentConversations podcast episode to get clarity on when to ask for a pay rise and how to ask for a payrise.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Michelle on Facebook: Equality Pays * And on Twitter @EqualityPays * The EHRC Working Forward Campaign * How to negotiate a flexible work schedule with Anna Meller in episode 039
GUEST: Michelle Gyimah, Money Empowerment Educator at Equality Pays
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Anna Meller is the Work ReBalance Mentor and works with ambitious professional women who want to balance their corporate career with their family life. Through her Balanced Leader group programmes and bespoke coaching/mentoring, Anna empowers women to make choices that work for them and their employers.
Over the summer the EHRC was the latest body to add its voice to mounting calls for greater access to flexible working as a way of reducing pay gaps and helping women progress.
Legislation already exists allowing any qualifying employee to ask for flexible working and most organisations have relevant policies. However, negotiating a flexible schedule can still be challenging – particularly as you progress up the career ladder.
To celebrate #NationalWorkLifeWeek, from 2-6 October 2017, and in the US #WorkAndFamilyMonth throughout October, Anna and I explore seven steps to confidently negotiate a flexible working arrangement that both suits you and your employer.
- Be very clear on what you want.
- Be clear on your value to your employer.
- The reasons your request might be refused.
- Review what your existing HR policies allow.
- Identify what's under the radar.
- Prepare your case.
- Be willing to agree to a trial period.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Anna's website SustainableWorking.co.uk * On Twitter at @GrownUpBalance * Download your Flexible Working Directory here. * Discover how employers make flexible working work with Kristal McNamara in episode 020
GUEST: Anna Meller, Work ReBalance Mentor
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Louise Ladbrooke, is a keynote speaker, facilitator and coach, who specialises in personal resilience. Her career has taken her from marketing milk to setting up and running her own nursery when she struggled to get childcare that worked.
Louise’s business was a phenomenal success - winning prizes, accolades and living the dream, she loved her work. However the world would have been stunned to know that try as she might, she only ever felt that she wasn’t enough and spent her time wondering when she was going to be caught out.
We discuss how to develop personal resilience to cope more effectively with the good times and the more challenging times. Louise shares some of her top tips on how to create that resilience that we all need to confidently develop our careers.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Louise's website LouiseLadbrooke.com * On Twitter at @LouiseLadbrooke * Instagram @LouiseLadbrooke * For more about being ‘dealing with overwhelm’, listen to On The Tipping Point episode 1 * For strategies on not being found out (aka the 'imposter syndrome'), listen to #ConfidentConversations episode 009
GUEST: Louise Ladbrooke, Personal Resilience Expert
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Discover what it means to be "in flow" and how that benefits you, your team and ultimately your career
Personal leadership coach, Sue Revell is my co-host On The Tipping Point. In this week's episode we explored "being in flow". This is a specialist area for Sue and she runs a Find Your Flow Challenge. During the recording, SO many lightbulb moments went off for me about how and when I do my best work. I knew immediately I wanted to share these insights and learnings with you too.
Sue tells us what it means to be 'in flow', how you can tell when you are in flow, how to get into flow, how it helps and why it matters.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * The Find Your Flow Challenge with Sue Revell * Sue's website MagentaChange * On Twitter at @MakeYourBigLeap * The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler * The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks * For more about being 'in flow', listen to On The Tipping Point episode 7
GUEST: Sue Revell, personal leadership coach
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Being trustee for a charity pays dividends for your career because it demonstrates integrity, responsibility and self-motivation. Karen Hall is going one step further and is in the running for NCT President.
In this interview, Karen explains why she thinks it is really important for there to be a second candidate in the presidential elections so that the membership has a choice. Even though putting herself forward feels scary and vulnerable!
We discuss the responsibilities of trustees and how this differs from the management board of a commercial organisation. Karen encourages you to put yourself forward - stick your head up above the parapet and stand up for what you believe in, so that you too inspire other women to feel the fear and do it anyway!
Finally Karen reveals how she's going to pull rank over a bag of lego when she's elected NCT President!
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Karen's NCT President campaign page * Karen on Twitter @MotherWorldlyUK * Sprogcast show * Publisher Pinter & Martin * Third Sector article on the value to you of becoming a charity trustee * NCT's Hidden Half campaign on perinatal mental health issues
GUEST: Karen Hall, NCT President nominee
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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For more Confident Conversations connect with me * On Twitter @SherryRB * On LinkedIn * Like The Confident Mother Facebook page * Sign up to The Confidence Guide produced weekly and packed with tips and ideas on career, confidence and leadership
Would you recognise the scary signs of career burnout? Would you know what to do or say to a colleague?
Discover the 5 scary signs of career burnout that you might recognise in yourself, your partner or a colleague. Learn from my experience and check whether you are experiencing one or more of these and other signs of sliding into burnout.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * The Confident Mother book * Listen to Episode 2 of On The Tipping Point when Sherry learned to worry "Am I working hard enough?" * Book your complimentary burnout reality check call with Sherry
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Only the other day I heard myself downplaying what's involved in writing a book. Downplaying my achievements. So many women do this all time time. 'Bigging yourself up' is a key part of your career strategy to boost your confidence and attract the right career opportunities.
In this episode, I share 5 simple things you can do today to boost your career without fear of coming across as cocky or arrogant:
- Quantify your achievements
- Ask for recommendations
- Talk it through
- Record your achievements
- Save the praise
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * The Confident Mother book * The 10 Day LinkedIn Challenge (we start again on 18 September!) * Book your complimentary career boost call with Sherry
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Listen to one lawyer mum's story of how she struggled and survived her first year back in the law firm environment.
Discover the lessons that Caroline Flanagan learned on how to beat overwhelm and conquer guilt to triumph as a working parent. Caroline shares the successful skills and strategies that work for her and work for her clients.
To beat overwhelm, Caroline encourages you to:
- Make mornings matter
- Exercise (reminding me that Wellness is one of the key elements in The Confident Mother philosophy)
- Start with No
To conquer guilt, it's about:
- Getting clear on your values
- Not beating yourself up about mistakes
- Challenging assumptions
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * The Discover Your Core Values handout * Caroline's website Baby Proof Your Life * Caroline on Twitter @BabyProof_Coach * Caroline's book Baby Proof Your Career * Episode 019 with lawyer Terrence Donovan who worked part-time for 20 years * Book your complimentary career clarity call with Sherry
GUEST: Caroline Flanagan, Baby Proof Coach HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Discover the 6 simple steps that I share with all my one-to-one and group coaching clients on how to go back to work with confidence after a career break, no matter your reasons for going back or how long you have been out of the workplace.
In this episode, you will discover the importance of:
- Evaluating your skills, strengths and values
- Creating your career story
- Understanding your mindset
- Identifying gaps
- Building action plan with goals and milestones
- Getting support, encouragement and accountability
I have been coaching and working with ambitious women in technology and professional services since 2012. Most women initially approach me because they want to go back to work after a career break and we follow the 6 simple steps discussed in the show.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * The 10 Day LinkedIn Challenge (a great way to try me out and it's free!) * Episode 019 with lawyer Terrence Donovan who worked part-time for 20 years * Episode 023 with Stephanie Morgan exploring the long-term career strategy * Book your complimentary career clarity call with Sherry
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Discover how Helen Bennett inspires our future generation of leaders by bringing together deserving teenagers and business leaders in Bennett's Business Bash.
Helen is the founder of Human Reality, a training & human resources consultancy. When Helen got involved with a local school to conduct mock interviews, she realised that for some, their lack of confidence could be attributed to a lack of social skills and aspiration.
Determined to change this, Helen organised the first Bennett's Business Bash for a small group of disadvantaged teenagers to sit down for dinner with senior business and organisational leaders in a first class venue.
In this show Helen shares the challenges, the lessons, and insights gained.
- How one teenager banged on the door to be let in.
- When she realised she needed to do a crash course in handshaking.
- What nearly caused a riot.
- Why one teenager said "it's the first time I've been made to feel really special"
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Human Reality website * Human Reality Insights * Connect with Helen Bennett on LinkedIn * Email Helen info@helenbennett.com * The article on LinkedIn that sparked Sherry's interest
GUEST: Helen Bennett
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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It's a curious question - which comes first for career success, competence or confidence? In today's show Natalie Benamou shares top tips which are so easy to put into practice to boost your career confidence.
Natalie is Division Vice President at Exhibitus. She is also a speaker on confidence and hosts a podcast, Rock Your Trade Show.
Natalie has a passion for energising women to be empowered. Her personal approach to life is summed up in this quote from Maya Angelou: “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Natalie on LinkedIn * Natalie's Rock Your Trade Show website * What She Said collection of powerful quotes by women * Chalene Johnson's Courageous Confidence Club * Amy Cuddy's talk on body language
GUEST: Natalie Benamou
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Caroline Arnold reminds us that what scares you today won't scare you tomorrow. We discuss how expanding your comfort zone boosts your confidence so that you get the career that you really want. She also lets us in on the secret of why being a member of a band is such a clever career strategy.
Work is an inevitable part of life. However, you do have a choice: you can passively allow your career to consume you OR take responsibility for your own happiness by investing in a more meaningful, satisfying work life. When you express yourself more confidently, overcome those work-related fears and strive towards practical goals, you will gain lasting career fulfilment.
Caroline's top tips to boost your career:
- explore the power of networking
- use positive affirmations
- get a coach
- find a mentor
- be honest with HR and your boss about your ambitions
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * The Hotel on the Roof of the World by Alec Le Sueur * 5 Minute Journal app * Visit Caroline's website here * Buy Caroline's book Get Confident and Accelerate Your Career HERE * And a shoutout to Digital Mums who are doing their bit to help mums get back their career confidence * Twitter @carnoldcoaching * Facebook: Caroline Arnold Coaching
GUEST: Caroline Arnold, Executive Coach and Author
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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So many women that I work with find themselves in the situation where they take any job to cover the mortgage. Because so much of our self-worth and self-image comes from current work, it can be hard to recognise and identify your strengths.
Jesu Martin has a passion for talent and successful careers. She runs The Confident Job Hunter and she recommends that you:
- base your confidence on facts
- take an inclusive approach and look at the feedback from others
- identify the things that people come to you for
Jesu herself has changed industries four times in her career and shares the benefits of cross-pollinating experience and best practices from one career to another.
If you want to change industry, here's what to do:
- identify the problems you solve
- identify the skills you have
- engage with the people in the industry
- get familiar with the industry 'jargon'
- tailor your CV and LinkedIn profile accordingly
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Download your free copy of Five insider tips to avoid the most common mistakes in jobhunting * Connect with Jesu on Facebook here * Register for the next LinkedIn Challenge here
GUEST: Jesu Martin, The Confident Job Hunter
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Discover the 3 key things you need to think about to attract the right people and the right opportunities to your LinkedIn profile.
First you have to get the basics right in your profile. The show starts with a brief overview of the 7 essentials (explored in more detail in episode 013) i.e. your photo, your headline, your summary, your experience, recommendations, groups and connections.
Once you have created a powerful LinkedIn profile, you need to focus on 3 key things:
- Strategy
- Consistency
- Authenticity
Discover what you need to consider to create an effective strategy, what is important about consistency in terms of brand and showing up, and finally how authenticity doesn't give you licence to share everything. Authencity is raising your awareness and being more mindful that what you share says something about you.
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Networking with confidence, episode 017 with Heather White * Read about the 7 essentials for your LinkedIn profile in my blog post * Listen to episode 13 on the essentials for your LinkedIn profile * Find out more about Sherry's new LinkedIn Confidence online course
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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In the UK, nearly half of those joining accountancy are women. However at accountancy firms, women make up 23% of all partners, according to Catalyst, although 49% of all accounting employees. As you might expect, there is a “falling off” among women aged between 30 and 40 (although that is only partly explained by motherhood according to Rhonda Martin, head of ICAEW’s Women in Leadership team).
Award-winning Archna Tharani took a different route back into accountancy after a career break and now runs her own practice.
Archna has partnered with Lucy Whittington to bring the Your Own Practice programme to market and it's launching in September 2017. They are running discovery sessions to find out more on 4 and 8 July in London, and you can find all the details on the link below. Please do get in touch with Archna if you are interested.
In episode 026, Archna shares:
- the challenges she faced when returned to work
- what gave her the confidence
- how she combats the loneliness of running your own business
- the benefits of technology to provide a flexible career for women in accountancy
- how accountancy is changing from 'just' number-crunching
Archna's top tips to other women going back into the workforce after a career break:
- build the right support around you
- identify the skills you need to develop to continue your career, both technical and leadership
- reach out to people and network
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Networking with confidence, episode 017 with Heather White. * Connect with Archna by email or on LinkedIn. * Oculus Accountancy website. * Your Own Practice founded by Archna Tharani and Lucy Whittington. * Get in touch if you are interested in the discovery days.
GUEST: Archna Tharani, Oculus Accountancy
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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So often the women I talk to feel overwhelmed and that they have too much to do. Maybe there's a better way to manage your time. Project management consultant Serena Nalty-Coombs shares her experience to help you get more productive and use your time more effectively at work and at home.
In episode 025, we discuss:
- How to pace yourself evenly
- How to manage expectations
- Project management tools to help you be more effective
Mentioned on the show and other useful links
- Serena on Twitter @SNMCons
- On Facebook SN Management
- Serena Nalty-Coombs on LinkedIn
- Project management tools Asana, Evernote and Trello
- Also check out my free download on 7 ideas to get more done in your day
GUEST: Serena Nalty-Coombs, Project Management Consultant
HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother
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Last year 56% of employers were unable to fill full-time vacancies and attrition was estimated to cost UK businesses a massive £206 billion. With retirement planning, returnships and portfolio careers part of the new world of work, companies need to get creative to attract and retain talent. And the demand for a different work-life balance is greater than ever resulting in 30% of departures. It's time for employers to be more jobshare friendly.
Despite 15 years in commercial management and an MBA, Sara Horsfall struggled to find part-time roles at senior level. While understandable that roles can't always be scaled to part-time, we need another mainstream flexible working solution, given that the cost of replacing a senior employee (£30k according to CIPD).
Sara was inspired to create Ginibee, a jobshare platform for organisations who want a diverse workforce by attracting new talent, and retaining and advancing senior level employees who need to reduce their hours.
In episode 24, Sara shares her experience on how employers can be jobshare friendly as part of their flexible working strategy:
- the benefits of jobshare for both employers and employees
- why a jobshare partnership is SO much more productive
- the pitfalls of treating jobshare partners as individuals
- how to make full-time roles 'jobshare friendly'
- the value of the Ginibee jobshare kitemark
Mentioned on the show and other useful links
- Ginibee on Twitter @Ginibee123
- Ginibee jobshare platform
- Sara Horsfall on LinkedIn
GUEST: Sara Horsfall, Ginibee Jobshare platform HOST: Sherry Bevan, Founder of The Confident Mother Ask your questions or share your feedback * Comment on the show notes * Tweet me @SherryRBusing #ConfidentConversations * Get in touch with me directly here * Subscribe, rate and review in iTunes <>
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Stephanie Morgan believes passionately that you have to think about ‘ME Plc’ to drive your own career and build your own brand. Keynote speaker and Director of Learning Solutions at Bray Leino Learning, Stephanie challenges the traditional thinking on blended learning solutions.
What she loves is people: meeting them, building long term relationships and helping them shine. Business-wise, it’s her job to build a fantastic team. Stephanie has worked with a number of women on boards and here she shares her experience on:
- Why there aren't more women working at board level
- What can women do differently to achieve board ambitions
- What ME plc is all about
- Why mindset is so important in your long-term career strategy
- The importance of knowing your own boundaries
Her final top tips for ambitious women: Be more aware of what makes you happy. Acknowledge your skills. Identify where those skills are needed. And finally, 'go with the flow'.
GUEST: Stephanie Morgan
HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Stephanie on Twitter @StephanieLandD * Stephanie on LinkedIn * Bray Leino Learning
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In this week's episode, I talk to inclusion and diversity consultant, Thais Compoint. Thais initially contacted me for help in running her first online conference on Inclusive Leadership. I loved her event so much I invited her to join me on Confident Conversations.
Thais is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, trainer and consultant specialising in inclusion and diversity in corporations. She is the founder of Déclic International, a consultancy that helps companies to better understand their customers and increase engagement, productivity and innovation by building more inclusive and diverse teams.
- What is inclusive leadership
- Why does it matter for your business performance
- What can organisations do to encourage inclusive leadership
- What are the leadership behaviours to focus on
GUEST: Thais Compoint
HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * 1st Global Online Inclusive Leadership conference is free to attend and runs 3-9 July * Thais' website: Declic International * Buy Thais' book on Amazon: Succeed as an inclusive leader: Winning leadership habits in a diverse world * Rosalinde Torres TedX talk: What it takes to be a great leader
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In this week's episode, I talk to independent consultant and coach, Val Stevenson about emotional resilience and why 20 is the magic number! Val specialises in building resilience in organisations and individuals. Here she shares her knowledge and experience to discuss:
- what is emotional resilience
- why does it matter
- the six different aspects that make up personal and team resilience
- the key skills to develop to build your own emotional resilience
Val's top tip: make time for things that are important to you.
GUEST: Val Stevenson
HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Website: VS Coaching VScoach.com and The Art of Work theartofwork.uk.com * Email: vstevenson @vscoach.com * Headspace: meditation app * Geetu Bharwaney's book Emotional Resilience
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Following the interview with Terrence Donovan in Episode 019, this week Kristal McNamara of Flexology discusses how and why employers make flexible working work effectively.
We discuss the different types of flexible working, the benefits to employer (and employee), whether all roles are suitable for flexible working, how senior management lead by example, and the importance of getting your flexible working strategy in place first.
Kristal is qualified and experienced in Change and Programme Management, with many years experience in Financial Services as a senior leader. An accomplished people manager experienced with hiring, establishing and managing large teams, she is ideally placed to understand the needs of hiring managers.
Flexology is dedicated to improving flexible work opportunities in the South West providing recruitment, training and consultancy services. The benefits of flexible working are compelling and there are now evidenced links to improved business and financial performance. Despite this, the availability of flexible roles is limited and a large and growing talent pool is being overlooked. Flexology aims to bring a fresh approach that will challenge the way companies think about recruitment and their people strategy and help them shape roles that work.
GUEST: Kristal McNamara
HOST: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Twitter: @Flexology_SW * Website: Flexology.co.uk * Facebook: Flexology SouthWest * Download your free worksheet on how to request flexible working
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How working as a part-time lawyer affects your career – Episode 019
Terrence Donovan is the Head of the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Department at City law firm Kingsley Napley. And a loving Dad.
His medical work has always focused upon brain injury cases, particularly children with cerebral palsy as a result of birth injury, but over the years he has dealt with claims involving virtually every type of medicine. Terry's personal injury work centres on serious and catastrophic injuries. He has recently acted in two high profile cases, both of which concerned fatal accidents abroad.
As Head of Department he has a keen interest in the way in which legal services are delivered, and is a firm believer in innovation and development.
Today our conversation is about his decision 20 years ago to work part-time so that he could be more involved in bringing up his children. We talk about this decision impacted his life and his career.
GUEST: Terrence Donovan, Partner & Department Head at Kingsley Napley
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Connect with Terrence Donovan on LinkedIn * City law firm Kingsley Napley website * Download your free worksheet on how to request flexible working
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Janet Jones is the founder of Happiness Millionaire. She motivates and inspires people to live happier and more successfully using the Power of Positive Images.
Janet's life fell apart after her Dad committed suicide. As a photographer, Janet discovered how the power of images can change people’s lives - starting with her own. Janet is now a leading breakthrough and happiness expert in the UK, and has shared her unique approach with audiences all over the world.
In today's conversation we explore:
- Her feelings after her Dad's suicide
- The power of positive images
- Why the comfort zone is a dangerous place to be
- The role of the thalamus
GUEST: Janet Jones, Founder of Happiness Millionaire
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links * Happiness Millionaire, the book by Janet Jones * Janet's website Happiness Millionaire * On Twitter @HappinessMillio * The Path to Riches book
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For ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker.
A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.
Today's conversation is about networking with confidence. Heather White is the CEO and founder of Smarter Networking Limited. She is a Networking and Personal Brand Expert and for the last 15 years has not only trained thousands on how to access the right people, she has personally connected hundreds of people together.
Through these combined experiences Heather created Boardroom Ready to answer the frustration of senior executives seeking commercial boardroom experience. Her principal role is to find and match senior executives with boards across all sectors, offering networking coaching where relevant.
The three questions that everybody else wants to know:
- How do I break into a group
- How do I start a conversation
- How do I get away from somebody
All this and more.
GUEST: Heather White of Smarter Networking
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show and other useful links How to work the room - video with tips
How to create your 60 second pitch
Heather's networking tips
Online learning courses
Sign up <> to join my next LinkedIn Challenge.
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How to get promoted when you are on maternity leave Many women spend their maternity leave worrying about the impact on their career when they go back to work. In this episode, I talk to Lynn Christison who was promoted while on maternity leave.
Lynn worked as a geophysicist in the oil and gas exploration industry for 15 years. When she went on maternity leave, she was a team leader. While she was on maternity leave, she was asked to come back to a promotion, as the manager of 2 data processing teams. Not only that, Lynn successfully negotiated reduced hours.
Sadly the company that Lynn worked for didn't survive when the oil industry went into decline and Lynn is no longer in that industry. She now manages a Customer care team in a utility metering company.
GUEST: Lynn Christison
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
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How to make effective use of your Keeping In Touch days <>
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For ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.
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How to get a better night's sleep and wake up refreshed for work - Episode 015 So many women that I talk to struggle to get a good night's sleep and this impacts on their confidence and performance at work. So I looked around for the Go To Expert on Sleep and found zesty lady Rachel McGuinness. Rachel helps busy people wave goodbye to insomnia and sleep problems, so that they get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to start their day.
In today's episode with Rachel we talk about:
- How Rachel became the Go To Expert on Sleep in order to fix her own insomnia
- The four stages of sleep and why each one is essential
- The main culprits that mess up our sleep patterns (and what you can do to beat them)
- The dangers of blue light before bed
- How to create your optimal sleep environment (at home or away)
GUEST: Rachel McGuinness
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Rachel McGuinness at WakeUpWithZest.com
Follow Rachel on Twitter @WakeUpWithZest
Instagram: ZestyLady
On Facebook: Wake Up With Zest group
Like Rachel's Facebook page: Wake Up With Zest
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For ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.
Find all the Confident Conversations episodes on iTunes <>.
How to make a bigger impact at work - Episode 014 Many women that I talk to feel invisible at work and want to make a bigger impact so that they can take their career to the next level, get the recognition they deserve or lead in a bigger way, whether that's more people, bigger projects or more responsibility.
In today's episode I explore share five ideas to help you make a bigger impact at work:
- Look after No 1 first
- Clarity of purpose
- Self-knowledge – strengths, values, achievements
- A confident mindset that banishes the imposter syndrome
- Value the differences
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Discover your Core Values in 5 Easy Steps: download <>
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In this week’s episode, discover the 7 essentials for your LinkedIn profile whether you want to go back to work after a career break, change role, or get noticed by prospective recruiters, employers or clients. Your LinkedIn profile is an essential item in your career strategy toolkit and it needs to show WHO you are and WHAT you do even if you are not currently jobhunting.
You might feel your profile is already in good shape however it makes sense to review on a regular basis.
Sign up <> to join my next LinkedIn Challenge.
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show To book a complimentary 30 minute coaching call: Book a conversation with Sherry
Get on the LinkedIn Challenge priority waitlist: Sign up here
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Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show for ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.
Find all the Confident Conversations episodes on iTunes <>.
How to use coaching skills to lead more confidently - Episode 012 In this week's episode discover how to use 3 coaching skills; skills that I use in my work as a leadership coach and will empower you to lead more confidently.
Coaching skills work for women in leadership because they allow you to play to your natural strengths and get the most out of your team. In this episode, we discuss:
- The different manager types including the attachment manager and the abandonment manager
- How coaching skills help you to develop teams who are better at problem-solving, troubleshooting and decision-making
- The power of active listening
- Open questions
- The GROW model
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show To book a complimentary 30 minute coaching call: Book a conversation with Sherry
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Dealing with your teenager's anxiety with confidence – Episode 011 In this week’s episode I’m talking to expert Caroline Cavanagh, author of Anxiety Alchemy.
Having the knowledge and confidence in how to support your teenagers is a key element to getting a work-life balance that works.
Caroline runs Anxiety Alchemy. She is a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner by background, and now specialises in helping teenagers (and their parents) deal with anxiety.
I took so many notes listening to Caroline! In summary, in today’s episode, we discuss:
- The 3 main pillars of of anxiety for teenagers today
- How parents can unwittingly add to the pressure
- How the brain processes information as an adult and as a teenager
- What we can do to help our teenagers and teenagers-to-be, especially in the season of mocks, exams and SATs
- How to give advice without giving advice
- How to avoid conflict and confrontation
Caroline's top tips for parents of teenagers: Love them and accept your teenagers for who they are. Remember that this too will end.
GUEST: Caroline CavanaghHOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Caroline's website: Adding Zest
Caroline's book: Anxiety Alchemy
Caroline on Facebook: @AddingZestLtd
Support group for Exam Stress: Anxiety Alchemy for Exam Stress
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Managing a large team on part-time hours – Episode 010 In this week’s episode about the imposter syndrome, I’m talking to Julia Bramble of Bramble Buzz.
While Julia, mum of 6, is now an award-winning specialist and small business social media expert, her career started in the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Lab in London. She wrote the training material and trained more than 20 hugely resistant, highly respected, court reporting officers who didn’t believe in this new-fangled DNA testing being introduced.
In Julia's next role, she was responsible for setting up a new unit to create the first national DNA database. In her new role she was responsible for recruiting, training and leading a team of 60 scientists and yet she only worked 3 days a week. Julia demonstrates that YES leadership on part-time hours can be done.
In today’s episode, we discuss:
- How a forensic scientist ends up as a social media expert
- How to effectively lead a team of 60 people when you work part-time
- How to engage and motivate the individuals in a large team
- The change management required to successfully introduce a new way of working
Julia's top tips for women in leadership: don't try and do everything. Delegate effectively which means giving responsibility, backing and support.
GUEST: Julia Bramble
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Julia's website: Bramble Buzz
Julia on Twitter: @JuliaBramble
Julia on Facebook: @BrambleBuzzSocialMedia
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How to tell if you're suffering from imposter syndrome - Episode 009 In this week's episode about the imposter syndrome, I’m talking to Rebecca Pintre who runs Artemis Mindset Coaching.
Rebecca provides mindset coaching and training to help women beat their self-confidence demons, increase their productivity and focus and fulfill their potential. The imposter syndrome is one of Rebecca's specialist topics.
Originally from the North of England, Rebecca moved to Paris when she was 18. She now lives in a tiny village near the border with Luxembourg and Germany with her husband and two girls.
In today's episode, we discuss:
- What is imposter syndrome is
- Who does it affect
- What are the typical signs
- How can you can beat it.
GUEST: Rebecca Pintre
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Rebecca's website: Artemis Mindset Coaching
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How to have a difficult conversation in the workplace - Episode 008 This week's episode is about how to have those difficult conversations in the workplace, and especially when it's about poor attitude at work.
I’m talking to Sue Ingram from Converse Well. Sue initially trained in HR and worked in the City, and then in a number of pressurised sales environments. She discovered that the key to business success is the right people in the right jobs.
Sue is now an Author, Speaker and Facilitator on Difficult Conversations in the Workplace. She helps managers handle difficult conversations and provide feedback to their staff.
Today we are talking specifically about how to handle those difficult conversations with somebody in your team about poor attitude.
Sue shares with us:
- How to start that conversation about poor attitude
- What puts us off having those conversations
- Who benefits (and how) from tackling those conversations
- Her top tips for ambitious women who want more confidence to deal with those difficult conversations
GUEST: Sue Ingram
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Sue's website: ConverseWell.com
Sue on LinkedIn: Sue Ingram
Sue on Twitter: @SueIngram
Sue's book on Amazon: Fire Well: How to fire staff so they thank you
Amy Cuddy's TED talk: Your body language shapes who you are
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How to speak up confidently in meetings - Episode 007 This week's episode is about speaking up with confidence in meetings.
I’m talking to Susan Heaton-Wright from Executive Voice. Susan helps people get heard in meetings, presentations or public speaking. I originally interviewed Susan for my first online conference in 2015. There's a whole chapter in my book based on that interview about how to project confidence through your voice and presence.
Today we are talking specifically about how to speak up confidently in meetings without being pushy. This is for you if you worry about speaking up in meetings because you don't want to be laughed at or be ignored. Or your voice doesn't get heard.
Many of the women that I work with tell me that they presented a great idea, for it to fall on deaf ears. Ten minutes later, somebody else presents that very same idea and everybody loves it. Susan shares her secrets on how to avoid that happening ever again.
We also talk about:
- The common worries that we have about speaking up at meetings
- How to project confidence through our voice even when we don’t feel it inside
- How to sit at the table
- The importance of the non-verbal communication
- How to 'take up space' in meetings so that your presence is noticed
- One story I hear all the time “I made this great suggestion and it fell on deaf ears. Two weeks later, the same idea was presented by a man, and suddenly everybody loved it”. Can we fix that?
- Susan's respect and admiration for Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker in the House of Commons
- How to prepare for a meeting
GUEST: Susan Heaton-Wright
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Susan's website: www.ExecutiveVoice.co.uk
Susan on LinkedIn: Susan Heaton-Wright
Betty Boothroyd clip: "Order, Order"
Sheryl Sandberg's book: Lean In
Sherry's Women's Confident Leadership programme: get in touch to find out more
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Going back to work with confidence after a career break This week’s episode is about going back to work after a career break and how you can do this with confidence. I invited former client Ashley Aspin to share her personal experiences.
Ashley graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Music in 1997 and started her working life in London with a leading classical music management agency. Two years later she took a post with the BBC Classical Music Department assisting the managing editor and working on some unique television programmes and events such as the Queen’s Jubilee Concerts at Buckingham Palace.
Seeking a career change two years later, Ashley joined the fast-track management training scheme for Davy's Wine Bars in the City of London gaining great experience in the trade and learning about wine. She transferred these skills to recruitment in the hospitality sector and became Davy’s recruitment consultant at agency Berkeley Scott before taking a career break to bring up her young children. In 2012 she moved from London to the town of Marple, a small town in Greater Manchester on the edge of the Peak District.
Whilst on her career break, Ashley took up several charitable causes. She volunteered for the National Childbirth Trust, as editor of the local branch newsletter; raised over £2000 for St John Ambulance by running the London Marathon and supported the local primary school by organising major fundraising events.
She is now the HR Officer for the Laurus Trust, a newly established multi-academy trust in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. She continues to contribute to the local community by assisting as a coach support worker for the girls teams at Marple Cricket Club which has over 90 junior members attending weekly, and of whom over a third are girls.
In the show we discuss:
- How to maintain the intellectual challenge during your career break
- How volunteering helps you to acquire new skills and maintain existing ones
- The value of your skills gained through volunteering
- Ashley's big worries before going back to work and how she worked through them all
- How to find work you love that fits around family
Ashley's top tips for ambitious women who want to go back to work after a career break AND balance work and life “Stop looking for the perfect role and think about your skillset. The perfect balance is elusive but check in with yourself on a regular basis. Be honest with yourself and decide whether or not you need to take action. Be flexible in your approach and be adaptable to what you best can match.”
GUEST: Ashley Aspin
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show If you want to go back to work after a career break, check out Sherry's unique offering as mentioned by Ashley: Back to Work Confidence.
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How to get the work-life balance that is right for you This week's episode is about work life balance and how you can achieve it. I invited Clara Wilcox at The Balance Collective to join me to discuss this topic.
Clara has built on over 15 years of recruitment, leadership, and coaching experience, and the most important qualification of all in her eyes, being a parent, to create The Balance Collective.
Her fascination with what “makes a person tick” and personal development started with her degree in Psychology, many moons ago, and has continued through her work as a Branch Manager of a bespoke recruitment consultancy, to her Management role in a not-for-profit employability skills organisation.
An eternal student, she is also a qualified Project Manager, DISC practitioner and is currently completing her coaching accreditation. Her clients comment that her approach “makes sense”; she likes to call it “coachject management” (coaching and project management combined!)
The Balance Collective is a social enterprise working towards reducing maternal unemployment through training and coaching. Clara helps parents to create the work-life balance they want through career and return to work individual and group coaching, as well as offering CV and flexible working request feedback, mock interviews and consultancy to business.
In the show we discuss:
- A definition of work-life balance
- How important is it to have that balance
- How, as parents, we are role modelling for our children
- The difference between 'want' and 'should'
- Why it feels so hard to get that balance right - technology and society's expectations
- For women going back to work after a career break, how to approach employers about flexible working or part-time work
Clara's top tips for ambitious women who want to confidently balance work and life "You can do anything but you can't do everything. Be realistic about what you can achieve in a day."
GUEST: Clara Wilcox
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Clara's website: The Balance Collective
On Facebook: her page
The Balance Collective with Clara Wilcox group
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This week's episode 004 Following last week's conversation with former BBC Apprentice candidate, Aleksandra King, this week I talk to Rebecca Jeffery fired in Week 6, after confusing tagine with tahini and soup for soap. And anyway, how's a Manchester girl supposed to know how far Streatham is from Canary Wharf.
Known as Becs, she is a freelance copywriter, bookworm, mum, tea drinker and sausage dog owner.
She joined her sister's company 3 years ago; together they have built a successful design & marketing business that fits around life and family. Her business plan for The Apprentice was built around recruiting other parents who want work that works.
Our conversation (over a cup of tea, of course) discussed:
- how lonely it can be working for yourself
- the pros and cons of running a business with your sister
- how to make business work around your children
- she applied for The Apprentice on a whim, encouraged by her brain surgeon brother-in-law
- outsource the skills you don't have (like accounting which Fi & Becs outsource to their Dad!)
- being a parent doesn't make you any less ambitious in your career or your business
Her top tip for ambitious women "Don't apologise for wanting to work in a different way."
GUEST: Rebecca Jeffery
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Becs' website: fiandbecs.com or connect on Twitter @_rebeccajeffery, Instagram _rebeccajeffery.
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This week’s episode 003 This week, I talk to Aleksandra King, Communications Consultant, and better known (this month) as the BBC Apprentice candidate who quit before she was fired. The day after she quit the show, I wrote a post for Birds on the Blog about whether she was right to quit. My take was that she had quit BECAUSE she is strong not because she’s not. And that she recognised the conflict with her core values.
In this conversation with Aleksandra recorded a couple of weeks after she left the show, we discussed how your values affect how you work and who you choose to work with.
We also discussed:
- the friendships she developed in the house
- how it was love at first sight when she met her husband
- how women are so often tough on ourselves and don’t ask for help
- her love of spreadsheets (music to my ears being an Excel geek myself)
- how she balances work and life
- her personal values and how these affect the way she works and who she chooses to work with
- whether or not The Apprentice is intrinsically biased against parents
Aleksandra’s top tip for ambitious women “Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Asking for help doesn’t take anything away from you.”
GUEST: Aleksandra King
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Aleksandra’s website: AleksandraKing.com or connect on Twitter @AleksandraBKing.
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This week’s episode In a previous episode (CC001) I talked about overwhelm: signs we might notice, why we experience it, and how we can cope or even better prevent it.
This week’s episode is about how to spot the signs of stress or overwhelm in our partners and how to deal with it.
I turned to Gill Walton at Purple Skies Consulting to find out more about this topic. Gill works with people who are stuck in their careers and need help getting unstuck. And sometimes it’s stress that’s keeping them stuck.
In the show we discuss:
- Signs of overwhelm, stress or burnout in our partners
- What we can do to support them
- How men deal with overwhelm and stress differently, putting emotions to one side
- Why men walk out of the room when they come home to a stressfest
- The caveman’s reaction to a fight or flight situation
Gill’s top tip for ambitious women “It’s not the stress that is destructive, but the way that we respond to the stress”.
GUEST: Gill Walton
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan
Mentioned on the show Gill’s website: Purple Skies Consulting or connect with Gill on Twitter @PurpleSkiesLtd
The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert
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Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. I love having conversations about career and confidence. In my podcast I interview ambitious women as well as those employers who value female talent.
This first episode is about how to cope with overwhelm.
My name is Sherry Bevan and I run The Confident Mother. After more than 25 years in professional services, I set up my own business so that I could balance work and life more confidently.
Now I help other ambitious women get clear on what they really want and then find the confidence to go and do it.
Many of the mums that I talk to sometimes struggle with how to cope with overwhelm.
In the show, you will explore:
- the signs of overwhelm
- the reasons that we experience so much overwhelm
- how choice overwhelm makes it difficult to decide
- information overload
- how women take on too much: our need to please and the need for perfectionism
- five ideas that help my clients cope with overwhelm so that they get more done.
The five ideas to cope with overwhelm:
- Acknowledge and accept your feelings of overwhelm
- Prioritise and focus to free up your creativity
- Self-care to boost your resilience
- Ask for help
- Boundaries - when to flex and when to hold firm