Points of view
Measure What Matters
What’s brand journalism and can it work for your company?
Forbes magazine's Jayson DeMers was watching a news drama recently and it make him think of the new ways that brands are marketed. Maybe you actually need a journalist on the marketing team? "After watching The Newsroom recently, I’m getting more excited about...
Great leadership isn’t about you
Leading others isn’t about issuing orders and making checklists, it’s more about inspiring others and mucking in wherever needed according to theHarvard Business Review:...
Is Lego’s girl problem a management issue?
Lego girls, the toy-makers attempt to attract more girls to using their products, backfired in spectacular fashion. This year, they introduced female scientist action figures but is management doing enough to understand its customers?...
Want to be influential? Think about how you enter a room.
Power and status are often signalled through body language. Want to be on the next promotion list? Maybe it’s time to start thinking about what your physical stance says about your potential to lead. (Look at Christine LaGarde!)...
Warren Buffet asks women to stop holding themselves back
It’s time to stop the self-criticism and get out into the world ladies, according to the Oracle of Omaha. https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffetts-advice-to-women-2013-5
Women in tech get criticized more than men, are seen as “abrasive.”
The tech industry has been criticised for its “bro” culture and a new study shows that no matter how much they try women are criticised more in work place performance reviews than men. https://fortune.com/2014/08/26/performance-review-gender-bias/
Are you too aggressive or bossy? Or a pushy, know-it-all smartypants?
You may have heard about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s campaign to ban the word bossy when referring to girls but did you know it might help at work too? https://www.businessinsider.com/what-bossy-words-says-about-gender-at-work-2014-3
Turning the “power dressing” myth upside down
A recent study from Harvard Business Review – one of our favourite research sources here at Broadly Speaking – has challenged the notion of appropriate work wear and influence. Does fashion really matter at work? You might be surprised by the results:...
Women must lead the drive for change
WOMEN in business have been urged to make their mark and drive changes in the world of business and politics.- See more at: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/women-must-lead-the-drive-for-change-30530176.html
Silencing the Explainers
Do you find it hard to get a word in edgewise sometimes at work? This hilarious account of “mansplaining” by American author Rebecca Solnit might go some way to helping you understand why, in some people’s company, you feel invisible. We know plenty of men – and women...