The critical missing component hindering women’s success is for them to choose their opportunities wisely, and proactively and concisely speak their contributions, without apology or conditions, so that they may be listened to and credited for their contributions in critical discussions. Whether they are speaking in public at a PTA meeting, making a corporate presentation, participating or […]
Communication, Millenials, public speaking, speaking, women,
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Millennial women are making the same mistake as older generations, in assuming that the workplace is a level playing field. It isn’t. The figures on women’s representation in the boardroom and in politics along with the gender pay gap reveal this very clearly. Women’s ability to speak out to influence is critical to progress, and […]
Communication, public speaking, women,
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This week, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, popularly know as AOC, delivered a powerful rebuke to a fellow member of congress, who verbally abused her. Verbal Abuse The amusingly named congressman, Ted Yoho ( a pirate in a former life?) had got in her face, jabbed a finger at her called her, disgusting, crazy and out of […]
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Let’s face it, the vast majority of MPs are men (as are the leaders of FTSE 100 companies), so perhaps not surprising that the cultural and social paradigms are still strong and, in that context, that male qualities and leadership qualities are seen as synonymous. Traditionally female characteristics of compassion, caring, collaboration and empathy, can […]
politics, women,
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Call it out! When dealing with a Likeability bias situation, there is an approach that advocates naming the elephant in the room and talking about it! The problem is the elephant is not always obvious to many in the room. Many electors and selectors will not be aware of their own prescriptive bias. They will […]
politics, women,
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While women’s natural tendencies can cause many women to not want to brag about what they’ve accomplished, when it comes to interviews and selections, they know they have to talk about themselves and their achievements. Women sometimes go in hard, and say a lot about their knowledge, credentials and experience. I’ve heard women make selection […]
politics, women,
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One answer lies in increasing awareness of this form (or any others) of unconscious bias with the people making the selections and with electorates. That however is a societal and macro level issues, at the very least organisational in scope. Political parties for example would do well to educate people involved in their selection processes […]
politics, women,
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Women aspiring to political office face a significant barrier to success. Well perhaps they face many, but I’m not talking about balancing family responsibilities, childcare, elderly care or domestic responsibilities. The big issue is the L word, the Likeability factor. To be selected or elected you have to be likeable. That much is obvious. As […]
politics, women,
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Why you need to be liked! Likeability, the key to success for speaking, influencing and communicating. What all good salespeople know is that people buy on emotion and justify on reason. That is true of “buying” a person as well as a product. This sales adage may have initially come from folk wisdom and sales […]
politics, women,
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The Dancing Queen! What a difference a year makes – Key learnings from Theresa May! If you ever doubted the power of public speaking surely the recent PM’s conference speech will have put you straight. Speaking matters. It’s why Churchill became PM and not Lord Halifax, Kennedy beat Nixon, why David Cameron, as a relative […]
leadership, politics, public speaking, women,
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