I admit I’ve struggled with the ‘N’ word in the past. I’ve found it difficult to decline when my boss asked me to take on one more task on my never ending to do list, or when I’ve been volunteered for projects by others who think that my skillset would be useful, or when I’ve […]
Do you have the 3 qualities needed to be a role model?
A couple of days ago I had the pleasure of listening to Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock speak at the Identity, Impact & Voice Day on Leadership Foundation Aurora Women only Leadership Programme. Maggie is an English space scientist, and co-presenter of the astronomy TV programme The Sky at Night. She delivered an inspiring talk, which was so persuasive that I […]
3 Ways to Start Showing Up for Career Success
Have you ever attended an event, absorbed the knowledge from the engaging keynote, not really spoken to anyone and left, wondering if anyone even noticed that you were there? Or have you ever participated in a meeting, diligently writing notes, but otherwise didn’t contribute to the discussion and then left quickly to get back to […]
Jenny Garrett announced as TEDX Reading speaker
I am delighted to announce that I will be joining the ranks of TEDX Speakers on the 26th March at TEDX Reading. My talk is entitled: Choose Joy over Gender Have you ever considered the role of gender in the decisions you make? In my talk, I will explore how gender may be inadvertently shaping […]
Speeding up the snowball effect on gender parity
You may have heard last week that according to the World Economic Forum, it’s going to be 117 years before we gain gender parity in the workplace globally. When I hear these figures, I find it desperately disheartening. However, I am hoping for the snowball effect, as the tiny snowball rolls down the hill it gets […]