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"As a senior lawyer in a high profile firm, becoming pregnant was somewhat of a novelty to my colleagues. The reassurance that my sessions with my coach gave me has been absolutely invaluable. I was ready to resign and give up on the many years of studying and training but, using her strategies, I am now better equipped to deal with the pressures of combining parenthood with my career as a lawyer. She both soothed and smoothed my return to work and I now look forward with greater confidence to the path ahead."

Senior solicitor, Nabarro LLP

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Balancing the Boardroom
Geraldine Gallacher sets out why London businesses cannot afford to ignore the lack of women on their boards.

26.01.2012

Leading the Resistance - How to achieve career resilience
Resilience, or the ability to bounce back from setbacks, is a central characteristic of business leadership and living full and challenging lives. We examine some of the key psychological and physiological processes behind understanding and improving resilience.

04.11.2011

Maternity Coaching Newsletter - November 2011
Resilience is attracting a lot of attention these days and so we have decided to concentrate on this theme this issue – Our Big Question poll last issue confirmed our thinking that Resilience can be learnt – 100% of you believed it could be – so the question you may now be thinking is how … Read this issue to understand more about how to build career resilience and defuse conflict, and learn more about how organisations can help create a culture that support women in the workplace, and hear how

04.11.2011

Reducing Personal Conflict - a workplace technique that might just help at home too
Understand how the psychological theory of Transactional Analysis can help you to identify your ‘hot buttons’ in relationships that trigger a sense of frustration and even anger so that you can learn new ways to manage conflict.

03.11.2011

Book Review "On Becoming Fearless... In Love, Work and Life"
Written by the well-known American entrepreneur and commentator, Arianna Huffington, this book tackles a wide range of life areas, driving home the message that nothing holds us back more than ourselves, and encouraging bold action

27.10.2011

Goldman Sachs Returnships
In our quest for new ways to build the female pipeline we were really interested to discover a new initiative called ‘Returnship Program’ to re-start the careers of those who have had period of extended absence, and so we asked Goldman Sachs to tell us more.

26.10.2011

I Don’t Know How She Does It...
The delicate balancing act between career and motherhood is back in the spotlight with Sarah Jessica Parker’s new film “I Don’t Know How She Does It”. It documents the trials and tribulations of Kate Reddy, a fund manager with two small children, who, in the end, sadly found that she could not “have it all”. She gives up her career and moves to the country for the sake of her children whom she rarely saw and to save her relationship with her husband.

26.10.2011

If only people were companies’ most important asset
I have lost count of the number of City companies that profess their people are their most important assets. This statement is usually shouted from websites and then expounded upon in the careers and benefits sections. But is this really the case when it comes to the harsh realities of City life?

26.10.2011

Leaders Corner – Zoe Sinclair, Founder of Employees Matter and winner of ‘Red’s Hot Women 2010
Founder of Employees Matter, Zoe Sinclair talks about how she overcomes challenges she meets in business

26.10.2011

Top Ten Tips for Building Resilience - Keep Calm and Carry On
by Frances King, Executive Coach, the Executive Coaching Consultancy Want to improve your resilience levels? Read our top 10 practical tips for staying calm and carrying on

26.10.2011

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