Personal Development

Have you heard of the China known as “The Land of the Divine”? Ancient myths and legends throughout history record that the Middle Kingdom was continually guided by celestial beings. Traditional Chinese culture attributes all aspects of its civilisation to the heavens, including its script, medicine, attire, music, and classical Chinese dance. It is this [...]

One would think that in this age of equality in which we live, the right to be able to return to work after you have had your children would be unquestionable. And yet, so many mothers have difficulty in returning to work in a compatible position after they have taken maternity leave. Let’s be clear, [...]

Wellbeing of Women is conducting a survey to find out about women’s opinions on health information that is available to them. We would be very grateful if you would spend 5 minutes completing our survey. Information from this survey will help us to better understand how health information is represented in the media, and therefore [...]

Yes it is that time of year again when everyone is talking about New Years Resolutions.  Whether you have made yours already or not here are 3 easy tips that will guarantee success.  All you have to do is put them in to practice.  Sounds easy right? The only difference between “Try” and “Triumph” is [...]

Research shows that when there are more than 3 (3Plus) women at any level – there are significant changes to traditional male focused dynamics.   More than 3 women at any level can achieve significantly more than one lone woman in a group. 3Plus services to individuals   – will support, promote and sponsor women in a [...]

Change is inevitable! It is one of life’s constants –be it in our personal, professional or business journey. What is even more important in influencing our progress and progression in life is not so much how often change takes place, but our response to change –as an optimistic, pessimist or pragmatist. It is our response [...]

By Dr. Suzanne Doyle-Morris When my husband was recently made redundant at his senior development role at a major UK University, I knew what I was letting myself in for. I should, as he announced it to me on the day my new book: “Female Breadwinners” went to the printers. Talk about ironic timing! Because [...]

The Garden Production LTD are making a new seven-part documentary series for Channel 4 about love. This intelligent and sensitive series will reflect relationships throughout a lifetime – from the first kiss to the final farewell and everything else in between. Across the generations, we will explore what it really means to be in love. [...]

A quarter of all co-habitating women earn more than their partner, and the number is set to dramatically rise. Available from 1 October 2011 The rising number of women earning more than their partners is causing couples to renegotiate gender roles in the home.  At work, forward-thinking employers must adapt to capitalise on this growing [...]

Stress causes heart disease and diabetes, leads to depression and costs the British economy an estimated £3.7 billion per year – but that’s nothing compared to the personal costs. Find out how to reduce your stress levels in a few easy steps. Almost 14 million working days are lost due to stress every single year, [...]

The Aquitude team and associates are all experienced in the signs of the times: redundancy, uncertainty, insolvency, bankruptcy and failure. These are words that were all once anathema in the world of business. Today, they are all part and parcel of day-today business.The Aquitude team has earned its stripes in dealing with loss, upheaval and [...]

For the last two months, we have all been watching the Stock Exchange tumble, recover, then tumble to greater depths. Women should perhaps be included on the trading floor, and, as we would suggest, in all male-dominated professions.” We are fascinated by an article in the New York Time we came across with stated that: [...]

The world of business is very challenging these days. Companies are being put under extreme pressure to satisfy shareholders, employees are been squeezed to the maximum in terms of performance. It is easy to just put your head down and “just get on with it”. Throw experience into the mix, and we pick up very [...]

That is not as strange as it may seem. As anyone who knows true love will tell you, the more love that you give, the more you receive. This starts an amazing circle of ever increasing love, which makes your eyes shine; your energy level rises and improves every aspect of your life. According to [...]

So, you are in a meeting. Your team are discussing the latest project update. What does our experience highlight happens in these meetings? Women wait for their turn to speak. In most meetings, however, that turn never comes. Men, on the contrary, are very comfortable with the process of jockeying for position and speaking their [...]

It was with great joy that we are hearing that, as a result of the imminent redundancies and current economic upheavals, City men and women are signing up for new careers in teaching. We are happy not because of the context, but because of workers embracing a new opportunity to learn, influence and make an [...]

There is a large difference in how men and women are likely to be responding to these stressful times. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of men and women showed neuroscientists how their brains differed in response to stressful situations. In men, increased blood flow to the left orbitofrontal cortex suggested activation of the “fight or flight” [...]

Sam Davies proved to the world that attitude is everything. In a wonderful clip she danced to Girls Just Want to Have Fun in the middle of the southern ocean. Despite minimal press coverage, these two women are great role models for women, and other minorities, around the world. So, how did they do it? [...]

My Family Care is running a survey with over 40 thousand working parents and carers to get a real picture of how flexible working works (or doesn’t) and what employees really need and want. If you’re a working parent and or carer, we’d be delighted if you’d take part. Simply click on or forward this [...]

If you have been made redundant, it can be a very challenging and often demoralising experience. It can knock your confidence and it can be difficult to bounce back but it is possible. We’ve put together a few thoughts to help you make this come back: Take Some Time Out Losing your job is a [...]

Just recently I lost momentum for the life I usually proclaim to love. I stopped going to the gym as regularly as usual and was eating more sugar than was good for me. At first I thought I was just feeling a bit worn out; I’d been pushing myself pretty hard and it made sense. [...]

This poignant Beatle’s song illustrates just how powerful female energy can be. When women are aligned with our true essence, being authentically feminine it magnetises the masculine so that, even though they don’t quite know why, they find us fascinating and compelling. John Lennon sings there is just, “something” that captures his attention. In my [...]

OK, ladies, I have a fondness for the red boots, myself, but trying to be Wonder Woman all the time can really take its toll. You end up feeling exhausted because, having proved you are so accomplished at the role, nobody expects you to need a day off. Both Beyonce and Alicia Keyes have written [...]

In the fast pace of today’s business environment, nearly all professional and business people have to stand and speak in front of audiences both large and small. What with the Oscar award winning film, The King’s Speech, which although followed the beautiful true story of King George’s speech challenges, showed that vocally we all are [...]

Do you ever feel like you have lots of contact names from networking, your current job, and life in general, but you don’t know how to use them properly? It can be difficult to think of ways to approach contacts, or to even know what you want to approach them for. The chief thing for [...]

Have you looked at someone who exudes effortless confidence and felt a wave of admiration, mixed with envy? Well, you don’t need to. Confidence is an attitude  “muscle” that can be developed, in the same way that you build your physical muscles. When you for your initial assessment at the gym, your trainer will ask [...]

Why do Mums Rock?  For the answer to that we need to go right back to the beginning of time. From the start, man was the hunter for no other reason than he was bigger and stronger than woman. Meat was at one time the only thing that homosapiens ate, but then people began to [...]

As true as it is that 21st century woman leaders still face many challenges in the work—including the glass ceiling, misconceptions, social stigma, gender differences and negative employee reactions—the biggest challenge we face is ourselves. Our levels of self-confidence as female leaders tend to fluctuate at the best of times and can often be critically [...]

Networking is often something women find especially hard to do.  So what’s the point?  It’s all chewing the fat and having drinks with people you don’t really know – much better to get out there and be excellent at your job and deliver stuff right ? – well, perhaps not. Unfortunately, building a successful career [...]

Out this month, the Davies Review looks at the lack of women in our boardrooms, assessing a huge wealth of ideas to nurture women in business and widen the talent pool for upper management. It’s not about paying lip service to gender equality, despite women’s growing consumer power, the Davies Review states that nearly half [...]

Want to get more out of life? Achieve more both in and out of work? Life Clubs were started in 2004 by Nina Grunfeld, former Daily Telegraph (Get A Life) columnist and author of The Big Book of Me, The Life Book and How To Get What You Want. Practical, fun and inspirational, Life Clubs weekly workshops [...]

Ladies, do you remember talking to a member of the opposite sex flow, sharing an exciting incident that has occurred in your life. You are in full flow. You have set the scene, thoroughly enjoying all the little details that add so much richness to your story, and are now coming to your conclusion. You [...]

Ladies, we can do it it broken heels,” but do we really need to? Isn’t it time to let go of the “girls versus boys: attitude and enter into a more elegant, synergistic collaboration of male and feminine strengths? Earlier this year I was privileged to co-host my first seminar, with the fabulous Susie Mitchell [...]

Conflict in the workplace costs the UK millions of pounds a year. According to CIPD Research, half of the country’s HR professionals report having to enact work conflict resolution measures on a regular basis. With an issue this big, costly, and potentially damaging to employees and employers alike, what are the best practices for dealing [...]

A recent study suggests that work stress raises the risk of heart disease in women under the age of 50. This warning should be particularly taken note of by UK working women, as Government figures showing that one in five people in the country suffer from stress at work. It doesn’t matter who you are, [...]

If you took a career break for children and are now preparing to return, you may be anticipating a transition that will be tough going. It can be challenging, whether you’re returning to your previous place of work, embarking upon a whole new career, or anything in between. Whatever your situation, your experiences as a [...]

INTRODUCING THE CATALYST CLUB — FREE FOR PEOPLE TO MEET, EAT. PLOT OR TO WORK Freelances who live outside London often need a base from which to operate and perhaps use hotel lobbies and other impersonal spaces. So do freelances who live in London. No longer. Introducing The Catalyst Club, a free membership facility operated [...]

I remember when LinkedIn first started.  My general opinion was this would never gain enough legs to spring around the City.  Needless to say I was wrong.  There is not one person I know of a senior status who doesn’t have a LinkedIn profile, however, there are so many juniors early on their careers that [...]

Buying a house is the biggest purchase we will make in our lives, whether with our partners or going it alone. In England the average house price is now £212,266 and according to the Land Registry, properties in London on average cost a whopping £336,409. No matter what you earn, your mortgages is, more than [...]

You know what your business is all about.  You have defined objectives,measurable, specific detailed goals and actions that you refine regularly.  You’ve decided to expand your traditional ways of marketing to your customers and embrace conversational marketing.  You’ve decided to add a SocialMedia component to engage in Web 2.0 dialogue with your customers and hopefully grow your business. So you start broadcasting on your chosen channels.  Unfortunately here’s [...]

We spoke to Gwen Rhys, founder of City Women and Networking Culture to provide us with some tips on Networking.  Gwen has extensive experience in Networking and runs her own consultancy Networking Culture. Networking is important, says business networking expert Gwen Rhys. But pounding the flesh over a few limp canapés isnt enough on its [...]

Stress causes heart disease and diabetes, leads to depression and costs the British economy an estimated £3.7 billion per year – but that’s nothing compared to the personal costs. Find out how to reduce your stress levels in a few easy steps. Almost 14 million working days are lost due to stress every single year, [...]