Category Archives: Women on Boards

Are you sitting comfortably?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by kikimaurey

At last September’s conference of the ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ Nancy Staisey, MD of Life Sciences at IBM shared her fascinating take on “It’s Time… to Realise Your Potential: the importance of support”. Nancy explained how she often gets asked … Continue reading →

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Is your cup overflowing… yet?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by kikimaurey

This is the 2nd in a series of reflections on the amazing experience that was ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ I attended in Harrogate at the end of September. The overarching theme was “It’s Time… to Make a Difference” and featured … Continue reading →

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Vive la différence!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by kikimaurey

“It’s Time… to Make a Difference” was the theme of the truly awesome ‘The Women’s Business Forum’ I attended at the fabulous Rudding Park Hotel in Harrogate this week, as a guest of RBS. I’m not normally a lover of … Continue reading →

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Strengthen your Keys to Success!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by kikimaurey

Author Anne Dickson in her best-seller “Women at Work” describes how in her research for the book, women at middle or senior management “…often feel lonely, unconfident and are working excessively hard to compensate for self-perceived inadequacy”. Women also have … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal & Professional Effectiveness, Positive thinking, Supporting Women at Work, Taking control, Tips for Coaches, Women in Business, Women on Boards | Tagged behaviours, career success, comfort zones, communication, feedback, influencing, negotiation, professional coach, restructuring, self-awareness, self-knowledge | Leave a comment

Starting the Fightback!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by kikimaurey

One of the things I’m passionate about is the business and moral case for gender equality! In the UK we women make up more than ½ of the population; are the main decision-makers in domestic expenditure; are out-performing males in … Continue reading →

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