by Manuela Damant | Jun 15, 2021 | Confidence, Leadership, Soft Power
I’ve recently read the book Cassandra Speaks by Elisabeth Lesser. In her introduction she writes: Humans love stories. We always have. We write them and read them, tell them and show them, learn from them and live by them. Throughout history, most of...
by Manuela Damant | May 5, 2021 | Confidence, Impact, Leadership, Purpose
One of the empowering side effects of our Gentle Ambition women’s leadership programme is that you will start showing up with much more confidence and authority. You become the author of your life and career and start speaking up for what you believe in,...
by Dovile Corrigan | Apr 12, 2021 | Balance, Confidence, Leadership, Soft Power
Have you fallen blindly for the mantra that everything good happens outside your comfort zone? After all we have been told that again and again. We have been encouraged to step out of our comfort zone in pursuit of our growth and our full potential. In a recent...
by Manuela Damant | Apr 6, 2021 | Confidence, Impact, Leadership, Soft Power
Have you ever been in a situation like this? You’ve got a meeting coming up and you already know what you want to say and why. Come said meeting and with all eyes on you, you suddenly become tongue tied, you can’t string a proper sentence together, and...
by Manuela Damant | Mar 30, 2021 | Confidence, Future of work, Leadership, Soft Power
As a big believer in women supporting each other I frequently get asked how to deal with judgments and criticism from other women in the office. Clients share that other women perceive them as bossy, that they’re viewed with envy and jealousy, or that they have...
by Dovile Corrigan | Mar 29, 2021 | Confidence, Impact
Most of us grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales. And Red Riding Hood is one many of us know very well. You have been shown the path, told what to do and the only important thing for you to remember is to follow those rules. If you do not – bad things...
