There can come a moment in a successful life when the applause still arrives, but it no longer lands. The career is working, the title feels right, the reputation is growing and the diary is full. The outer architecture of…
read moreJune is Pride Month, and this year it also carries a very personal marker for me, my first wedding anniversary with my husband Jack. Just over a year ago, we stood at the top of The Gherkin, surrounded by people…
read moreThere can be a quiet hesitation around the word “conscious” in leadership. For some, it carries associations of being overly gentle, overly accommodating, or lacking in rigour. In environments where results matter, this can create resistance before the conversation has…
read moreThere is a particular experience that many leaders carry quietly. It is not always visible from the outside. In fact, it often sits alongside competence, success, and reliability. Others may even admire it. The ability to hold everything together. But…
read moreAn external observer might assume that most lawyers have boundless confidence. As a former Barrister and now keynoter and Executive Confidence Coach, I can assure you they do not. Whilst lawyers might be articulate, astute and capable of demonstrating high…
read moreLast year, I had the opportunity to contribute to a project connected with The Open, exploring how mindful awareness can support performance in high-pressure environments. It was an interesting collaboration, bringing together sound, environment, and attention to create a different…
read moreConfidence is widely misunderstood in professional life. It is often confused with certainty, assertiveness, or charisma. In high-pressure environments, it can easily slip into performance, over-talking, or quiet self-suppression. True confidence feels very different from the inside. It is not…
read moreBy February, something familiar often happens. The clarity or optimism of January begins to soften. Intentions that felt strong a few weeks ago may already feel distant, unrealistic, or oddly irrelevant. This is not failure. It is information. January invites…
read moreIs AI Becoming Conscious? One of the most intriguing and confronting questions of our time is this: Is artificial intelligence becoming conscious? With the recent leaps in generative AI and machine learning, conversations that once belonged to science fiction are…
read moreHumanity at 34% Integrity The other morning, a question dropped in that had been hovering around my consciousness for a few weeks. I thought I’d ask chatgpt: “From your global perspective, how would you rate humanity’s current level of integrity—if…
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