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Women at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 100: The Final EpisodeThis episode brings mixed feelings as not only is it the 100th episode of the podcast, it is also the last one. In this episode, I'm excited to share some of the lessons that I've learned from having my podcast for nearly 18 months. Hopefully, some of the practices I have put in place will help you in your work too. Here are the highlights: (1:40) Finding my voice and message. (6:05) Taking small steps and being persistent. (8:30) Be consistent and persistent with people. (10:39) Trust your inner voice. (14:52) Hopes for the new podcast. Listen a...2023-05-1219 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 099: HighlightsIn this special episode of Women At The Top of Telecoms & Tech, it is one of our farewell episodes. Over the past several years, I have had the pleasure to discuss some exciting and challenging topics while speaking with some of the leading leaders in our industry. It was challenging to decide what to include in this highlights episode. However, in my opinion, this episode showcases some of the finest subjects we have covered over the past few years. Here are the highlights: (2:17) Impostor Syndrome. (4:25) Overcoming the feeling of being an imposter. (6:42...2023-05-0519 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 097: How Organisations are Focused on InclusionWe are seeing more and more women coming into senior roles in organisations, and there's a reason for that. So today, I wanted to focus on women-led organisations. I will be highlighting the benefits that women leaders can have on company culture and how this could improve retention, encourage loyalty and make your business more profitable. Here are the highlights: (2.00) Return on investment in the workplace (3.18) The benefits of bringing women into senior roles (5.04) The benefits of loyalty in your organisation (6.14) Women-led organisations leading to more creativity and inn...2023-04-2111 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 096: How Organisations Are Supporting WomenToday, I wanted to look at what challenges women are facing in organisations, explore what they are struggling with and really get a temperature check on what is going on for women in business and the support available to them. So, with that in mind, in this episode, I look at how organisations are supporting women and what more needs to be done. Here are the highlights: (3:56) How to support women and drive policy change. (5:58) What needs to change to create a more inclusive culture. (7:46) Looking at the human style of leadership. (9:56) How to...2023-04-1414 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 095: How to Support Women Leading InclusivelyFollowing the news in my previous episode that this podcast is ending, today, I wanted to introduce you to one of the pillars of content which I will be talking about in my new podcast. I talk about my mission a lot. It is very much about helping organisations help more women to those most senior positions, while driving positive change to create more inclusive cultures that are safe and fair for all. With that in mind, in this episode, we explore how we can support women who are leading. Here a...2023-04-0719 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 094: BIG News - We're ChangingThis is a different kind of episode and may feel quite strange. I’m soon going to be closing the chapter on this podcast, but with that opens another… As we approach the 100th episode , join me as I lay out my future plans , the next step of my journey and how you can accompany me on my next great adventure! Exciting times ahead! Here are the highlights: (2:00) The end of an era for this podcast (05:43) Diversity inclusion is a competitive advantage. (11:02) The war on talent (13:23) So why end this podca...2023-03-3121 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 093: 6 Steps to Have Challenging ConversationsWe all have put off a meeting because we know it’s going to be challenging. In this episode, we look at why we might put off certain conversations, how to manage feeling anxious around certain topics and how to stop feeling like we could make a situation worse. Here are the highlights: (05:49) Why do people avoid confrontation? (07:49) Steps to prepare (11:27) A clear and concise next-step (13:27) Listening to the other person’s emotions Listen and subscribe to the podcast now, and find out more about me at www.nicolaskorko.com Fol...2023-03-2417 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 092: Empathy as Leadership Super PowerEmpathy for me, is a huge part of my life - it’s a critical human skill. I believe empathy is not just ‘nice to have’, empathy as a leader is a superpower and something which is going to help you standout from the rest. Empathy can really help you to build a culture that is safe, fair and inclusive. So in todays episode, we look at how empathy can help you as a leader. Here are the highlights: 5:06 What does empathy look like in an organisation? 6:57 Empathy is linked with having effect...2023-03-1722 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 091: Leading with Diversity in Mind with Jenny BaskervilleIn this episode, I am joined by Jenny Baskerville. Jenny leads the development and execution of KPMG UK’s Inclusion, Diversity and Equity strategy. Jenny is the Chair of the Living Wage Advisory Council, a Non-Executive Director of Progress Together, a Board Trustee of East London Business Alliance and an Access Accountancy Patron Group Member. Today, me and Jenny explore diversity through the lens of career progression. Here are the highlights: (2:12) Nicola’s journey to the head of diversity and equity at KPMG (05:05) The importance of listening to your heart (10:57) Barriers to caree...2023-03-1043 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 090: 5 Signs of a Toxic WorkplaceToday’s episode is all about toxic workplaces! How to recognise them and what to do about it. A recent study showed a toxic culture was 10 times more powerful as the root of employee attrition than compensation. Which for me is absolutely huge! This episode points out the five things to look out for, and then what to do about it as a leader. Highlights (09:37) Non-inclusive! (09:58) Managers playing favourites (12:42) Feel safe to speak up (17:31) Undermining one another ...2023-03-0328 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 089: Making Better Managers with Stefani OkamotoIn this episode, I am joined by Stefani Okamoto. Stefani started working at Microsoft in 2000 as a software tester. Over the past 22 years, she has reinvented herself many times from managing dev and test teams, to leading management excellence programmes for the entire company. Driving a culture of care is her mission. Pushing for Microsoft to be known for having the best managers in the industry while ensuring every employee has a consistent, positive experience with their manager, in an environment where they can do their best work. Here are the highlights: (2:18) F...2023-02-2447 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 088: Developing Better Managers (The Broken Rung)In this episode, we explore what a manager really is. How do we define a manager and why are they so important in organisations? We look at how we can as leaders, develop the skills of our managers and explore the skills required by them. Here are the highlights: (14:47) Skill development (16:21) 2: Connection and care (18:20) 3: Human style of leadership (20:00) 4: Feeling safe (21:37) 5: Career development More info on developing better managers: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2021/08/11/fixing-the-broken-rung-on-the-career-ladder-for-women/?sh=5057bf3a4103 Listen and subscribe to the pod...2023-02-1725 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEP 087: 5 Steps to Resetting BoundariesThis episode is all about how we reset boundaries. If you are the type of person who gives so much of yourself to your work, that there's no time for anything else, this episode is for you. Today, we look at how we reclaim our time, energy and expertise so that we are demonstrating our true value and worth. Here are the highlights: (05:24) What is a boundary? (05:57) The 5 types of boundaries (07:29) Why is it so hard to say no? (21:20) How to reset your boundaries Listen and subscribe to the podcast now, and find...2023-02-1034 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEP 086: 3 Signs of a Toxic Work Culture with Dr Jen ORyanThis week, we are joined by Dr Jen ORyan. Jen is a consulting editor specialising in Inclusion, Diversity and Representation. She has a PhD in Human Behaviour and her background in tech includes designing new experiences for customers, launching global initiatives and leading organisational change. Jen works with business leaders, product owners and writers who want their message to be welcoming across a broader audience. In this episode, myself and Jen explore how we identify a toxic culture. We also look at what is a toxic culture and the impact they can have on employees...2023-02-0346 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEP 085: Your Pause and Passion Plan for 2023Planning can often feel very heavy and something which comes with a lot of pressure and expectation. This week, I am excited to share with you a secret framework which I have been using successfully with my clients over the years. The aim of this framework is to allow you to feel joyful, while still setting goals and objectives for the year ahead. Here are the highlights: (07:47) Pause and reflect (11:02) Passion planning (17:38) Action inferno (20:16) Checking in Listen and subscribe to the podcast now, and find out more about me at www.nicolaskorko.com2023-01-2723 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEP 084: The Power of Feelings in LeadershipThis week, we are looking at the power of feelings within leadership. We discover how feelings are relevant to being a leader and why they are important. Feelings aren't a PowerPoint presentation - they’re very intuitive and come from the soul. Some feelings within the corporate world can be seen as negative but they can drive you on to change something, to have a challenging conversation, to ask for the promotion you desire, a pay rise or even to move to a new role. Here are the highlights: (01:23) What are feelings? (06:20) Why...2023-01-2022 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEP 083: Mental Health from Words to Actions with Vicki DebasiThis week, we are joined by Vicki Debasi from Innovate Comms and look at the importance of mental health within the workplace. Having both suffered from mental health issues while working within corporate organisations, Vicki and I look at how we take a well-meaning intention and turn it into an action. Here are the highlights: (03:16) Vicki shares how she become a mental health advocate (11:12) Are people confident with asking for mental health help within the workplace? (16:11) Has the mental health stigma improved? 25:01) Creating a culture where we can have open and honest conversations ...2023-01-1335 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 082: 5 Steps to Lead in UncertaintyThis week, I'm going to be talking about how to lead in times of uncertainty. Coming through lockdown has created a huge sense of uncertainty in organisations and teams. From a leadership perspective, you’ve had to lead teams in a different way because you’ve not being physically with them as much. So steps need to be taken to keep that sense of being together and keeping connected. Here are the highlights: (03:57) As a leader you need to understand the human process behind the impact of uncertainty (06:43) The neuroscience (09:50) When there is uncertainty people...2023-01-0626 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 081: 5 Leadership Must Do Trends for 2023Today, I’m going to be sharing some thoughts and ideas that I've had about what I see as the big leadership challenges going into 2023. My intention for today is to really help you as a leader to really think about what challenges you need to really focus on going into 2023 so that you are leading your organisation in a way where you are current, you are leading in a way where you're relevant and you're leading it in a way that you're doing the best for your employees. Here are the highlights:...2022-12-3037 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 080: Demotivated: 5 Steps to Refind your InspirationToday, I want to talk about something that has come up for myself and my clients and that is feeling demotivated and how to refine that motivation. How to refine that sense of having the energy, having the passion, having the purpose, and then the energy to really focus in, deliver and have that real resilience when things don't go right or when things need to change. So I am going to give you 5 useful steps to help you discover your motivation and inspiration. Here are the highlights: (01:26) How organisations ar...2022-12-2327 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 079: Feel Good Foundations: Your Leadership Oxygen MaskIn today’s episode, I really want to focus on how to help you as a leader, to identify and meet your own needs first. This is what I focus on in the first part of my program, the Find Your Fire program. Before we get into leadership identity, before we get into thinking about your purpose and purposeful relationships, we look at something called feel good foundations. Your feel good foundations are your leadership oxygen mask and they help you create time and space to identify and meet your own needs. Here are the hi...2022-12-1623 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 078: How Leaders Can Support Employees in a Cost of Living CrisisThis week, I'm going to be talking about a subject that has come up for me over the last few months and seems to be increasingly important in organisations. We are in challenging times in the wider corporate world, especially in telecoms and tech. There is the cost of living crisis with fuel increases and your money is not going as far because your day-to-day expenses are increasing. So how does that impact you and your teams? Here are the highlights: (06:29) As a leader you need to look at practical support for your team (06:56) P...2022-12-0922 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 077: Cindyrella Amistadi - Journey to SuccessThis week, I am joined by an incredible guest, Cindyrella Amistadi. Cindyrella is the Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase & Co and we discuss her impressive career journey, how she got to this position, her experience of being in a male-dominated business and how not fearing failure has helped her. Cindyrella also reveals some important lessons on leadership and how being kind is everyone’s superpower. Here are the highlights: (02:10) Cindyrella’s career journey (04:45) The challenges she faced (12:33) How Cindyrella tackled some of these challenges (14:07) We have to learn to fail in life...2022-12-0244 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 076: Quiet Quitting: The Truth and What it Means for Women at the TopIn today’s episode, we're going to be talking about quiet quitting. I’m going to explain what quiet quitting actually is because I think it's a term that's been used a lot recently and I want to get us really clear on what it actually means. Then we're going to talk about the reasons that this is showing up more and more in businesses. I’ll also talk about some of the signs that your employees might be quiet quitting and how to recognise it and what you can do about it. And I’ll also be discu...2022-11-2534 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 075: What’s Stopping Women Getting to the TopIn today’s episode, I’m going to be focusing on the biggest issues that women face at work which are stopping them getting to the most senior positions, to being on the board, to being in those huge meetings where the direction of the company and the strategy is set. So today I'm going to help you to have those difficult conversations in the workplace by listing out what we see as the Top 10 issues that are really affecting women to progress in business especially telecoms and tech and how you can change them. Here...2022-11-1129 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 074: How to Create True Diversity with Sara JonesThis week, I’m joined by the fantastic Sara Jones. Sara works for BT, she is the 2nd Line Mobile Operations Director, she was awarded Leader of the Year 2022, so a very recent, shiny award. She's also a STEM ambassador and she's doing some great work going into schools and talking to young women about why telecoms and tech is a brilliant industry to join. Today our focus is going to be a conversation around how Sara’s got to where she is, and also we discuss why there are not more women at the most senior level...2022-11-0446 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 073: Seeing is Believing The Power of Role ModellingThis week, we're going be talking about something that I think is incredibly important, and that is role modelling and the power of role modelling for women in leadership. We're going talk about the idea of a role model, what it actually is and I'm going to share some of my experiences around role models. Then I'm going to give you some of the benefits of role models and then finally, I'm going to close with an invitation for you to become a role model as well. Here are the highlights: (02:55) It’s hard to b...2022-10-2826 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 072: The Double Bind Dilemma For Women in LeadershipIn this week’s episode, we're going to be talking about the double bind dilemma for women in leadership. The old saying you’re damned if you do, and you're damned if you don’t really sums it up. For women, there's this double bind in leadership that you are either too soft and you are too compassionate and you let people get away with things or rough ride over you, or you are too tough. In which case you are assertive, you are aggressive. You can be a bit of a bitch, but the main point is tha...2022-10-2122 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 071: How to Thrive Being the Only Woman in the Room with Gaynor RichThis week, I’m joined by the brilliant Gaynor Rich. Gaynor has been working in the Cyber Security industry for over 25 years and leading in delivering strategic global cyber information, security strategy, governance plans and policies across a broad range of industry sectors. She is a trusted executive-level advisor with a lot of different accomplishments. Balancing compliance obligations with commerciality and pragmatism, to really support and drive organisational growth and development. She's a perceptive, influential leader with some really acute business acumen and expertise in building, empowering and leading high-performance teams to stimulate transformational change, improved performance an...2022-10-1437 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 070: 12 Steps to Overcome Gender Bias and Gaps in TelecomsThis week, I'm going to be talking about something that I think is incredibly important, how to overcome gender bias in the workplace. So within your organisation, how to take practical steps that you can look at and take away right now in order to overcome and start to bridge the gap around gender bias in the workplace. I will start off by talking about where we are right now, why it's important to tackle gender bias. And then I’m going to go through 12 super quick tips that you can implement right now. ...2022-10-0726 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 069: 4 Steps to Develop a Gender Pay Gap Action PlanIn this week’s episode, I'm going to be talking about something that I think is really, really important to tech and telecom organisations. I'm gonna be outlining four steps to developing a gender pay gap action plan. All organisations that are of a certain size need to create a gender pay gap report each year as part of their annual report. Having a gender pay gap report shows a commitment and an investment to closing the gender pay gap. This is obviously going to impact your share price, it's going to impact how you are viewed by...2022-09-3020 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 068: What Men Can Do to Support Women in TelecomsThis week, we're going to be talking about what men can do to support women in tech and telecoms. I just want to start off today by being really, really clear about where we stand at the moment with the lack of gender parity, the gender pay gap and the lack of gender equality, we don't put any of the blame on men, this isn't a judgment on their position, not at all. But there are more John as CEOs than there are women, there is a 136-year gender pay gap and there are still numerous complaints...2022-09-2324 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 067: Creating Your Personal Brand with Jo GilfoyThis week, I’m joined by the wonderful Jo Gilfoy. Jo is someone that kept me sane throughout my corporate career and is someone that I looked up to and I am very much inspired by her. She brings a brilliant combination of being very strategic, very directive, and very clear but also brings a lot of femininity and sparkle to any room that she’s in. Jo is Global Head of Commercial, Planning and Engagement at Vodafone and has worked in telco for over 25 years. We talk about Jo’s career, being courageous and kind, t...2022-09-1639 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 066: 7 Steps to Own Your Unique ValueI'm really excited about today’s episode because this is a subject that is very close to my heart and something I often focus on with clients. This episode is all about how to own your value. How to own your unique value that you bring to your organisations. So I’m going to be talking about a video I watched from Margie Warrell that inspired this episode, and then I will talk a little bit about why it might be challenging for women to own their value. Then we're going to talk about how you might be h...2022-09-0923 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 065: 10 Benefits of Gender Parity for OrganisationsIn today's episode, we're gonna be talking about something that I am really passionate about. It's at the heart of the work that I do within my coaching and consulting business, it’s the benefits of gender equality within organisations. We have made huge progress over the last couple of years that are really supporting women. Things like flexible working, policies around compassionate leave for miscarriages and also menopause support. There are a lot more things in place but that is off the back of really going backwards during lockdown. The story for women through lo...2022-09-0230 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 064: Super Charge your Leadership with Feedback with Victoria BondThis week, I’m joined by the brilliant Victoria Bond. Victoria is the founder of Space HR an employee feedback and engagement business. Her team have built a new style of employee engagement approach and put employee feedback at the heart of business. We talk about the benefits of anonymous feedback, why it’s so important and the joy of watching Undercover Boss! Here are the highlights: (04:42) Setting up Space HR (08:00) Employee engagement (14:19) Why is employee feedback so critical? (24:15) How can something start a feedback culture in their organisation? (28:49) How does a huge...2022-08-2644 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechThe Impact of Leading as Yourself with Jake MorrisonThis week, I am joined by Jake Morrison. Jake is the Chief Executive at Citizens Advice Wokingham in Berkshire. At 18 he was the youngest elected politician in the UK joining Liverpool City Council in 2011 and working as a Member of Parliament at 19. He is open about living with mental ill-health, having Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, C-PTSD and ADHD. His style of leadership is completely true and real. It’s almost beyond authentic leadership. This is leadership where you are showing up with how you are feeling. You're showing up with empathy and understanding, and you are also sh...2022-08-191h 08Women at the Top of Telecoms and Tech5 Leadership Lessons for Women at the TopIn this week’s episode, I am going to be revealing 5 leadership lessons I have learnt over the past year of producing this podcast. I get to speak to incredible women who are at the top of organisations every day in my job and I will share what I have learnt from them whether that’s from the interviews I have done, through my clients or from the research I’m doing for my white paper. Here are the highlights: (02:53) Put yourself first (07:19) Think about your support network (12:25) Find your purpose (14:20) The impact ad oiler of role m...2022-08-1224 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechOwning your Ambition with Jules SivajotiThis interview concludes our week celebrating the podcast’s one-year anniversary and its name change. Today’s interview is with Jules Sivajoti, Jules is an HR Director in BT’s Digital Unit supporting the people strategies for the division’s CIOs alongside the business’ start-up hub. Her role entails driving organisational development and design, supporting people management for the leaders in the business tasked with modernising BT and driving its innovation into new sectors. We are going to talk about not being afraid of your own ambition and that you can have success in different streams of your life...2022-08-0545 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechSteps to Recruit Top Talent with Helen TudorWe are continuing our celebrations with a fantastic interview with the wonderful Helen Tudor. Helen has generated around £2.5 million just from a LinkedIn mastermind, which I highly recommend. She estimates that she's generated about £10 million worth of business for her clients, probably a lot more now. Through her free challenges and various other projects, she's helped about 40,000 people to make more money, learn to love money, and have a good relationship with money. Helen is now a director of Candidate Funnels which focuses specifically on recruitment. In this episode, she shares some great ideas on the recruitment pr...2022-08-0447 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and Tech“Why Not Me?” with Kirsty Baxter-SmithThis week we're celebrating the one-year anniversary of this podcast and its new name, ‘Women at the Top of Telecoms and Tech’. Throughout the week we are interviewing some brilliant and inspiring women who are at the top of their businesses. Today I’m joined by the fantastic Kirsty Baxter-Smith. Kirsty is someone who has got to a very senior position within a huge organisation without having an absolute career plan. She didn’t have a very techy background, or a degree or certain A -Levels and yet she’s done it anyway! Kirsty is brilliantly honest and she sh...2022-08-0353 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechBrave, Bold and on the Board with Tamsyn AllingtonWe are continuing with our week of interviews celebrating the newly renamed podcast: ‘Women at the Top of Telecoms and Tech’ and our one-year anniversary. Today I am joined by one of my incredible long-term VIP clients, Tamsin Allington. Tamsin has worked in a number of different organisations and is now working within a male-dominated industry at St Austell Brewery. She will be sharing some of her lived experiences, some of the lessons from her career and also what organisations can do to really support women in more male-dominated industries. Here are the highlights: (07:30) Tams...2022-08-0250 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechBusy to Balanced and on the Board with Tara RuleWelcome to the newly renamed podcast: ‘Women at the Top of Telecoms and Tech’. We are celebrating our one-year anniversary and the rebranding with a week of fantastic interviews with some brilliant and inspiring women. This week I am joined by someone who I have ‘friendly stalked’ for quite some time and I am really happy she agreed to be on the podcast, today’s guest is the wonderful Tara Rule. Tara combines being a Senior Director at Adobe, raising two young daughters and coaching and helping people grow in confidence, in their careers and in themselves. We discuss...2022-08-0148 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechThe Power of Conversations with Wendy HarrisThis week, I’m joined by the brilliant Wendy Harris. Wendy is the Queen of Conversations and she is going to be talking about how to make conversations count. She’s a telemarketing trainer with over a million calls made and so she really knows how to have impactful and influential conversations. What really strikes me about Wendy is her dynamism, her positive energy and how she brings it back to being who you are, being true and authentic which is a huge part of what I teach and coach in my leadership program. Here are t...2022-07-2247 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechAnniversary TrailerI'm super excited today because we are coming up to the one-year anniversary of the Female Leaders on Fire Podcast. This podcast is something I’m really proud of as I didn't know the impact it was going to have. I didn't know that we were going to be getting thousands of downloads a month and that we were going to be listened to in 30 countries across the world. To celebrate being one, we have got some things coming up that I want to tell you about. So first of all, we are gonna be changing the na...2022-07-1903 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechThe Power of Job SharingThis week, I’m joined by two fantastic women, Hannah Hall-Turner and Rachel Maguire who together are the co-founders of The Job Share Pair. Both women had great careers and reached the role of HR Directors and coincidentally they had their children at similar times. When the time came to return to work they found it difficult to find the right part-time job. So, they suggested a job share, which at their senior level was very unusual. They made it work incredibly well and are here to talk about their business and the benefits of job sharing. ...2022-07-1553 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechLeadership Lesson: Steps to Self LeadershipIn this week’s leadership lesson, I’m going to be talking about self-leadership. I will be sharing some really simple steps to help you start to really cultivate and focus on your own self-leadership. We’ve already talked about why self-leadership is important and why women struggle with it and so these steps are going to help you become focused on leading yourself first. Here are the highlights: (01:03) Self-leadership begins with awareness (02:14) Ask yourself these questions every morning (03:50) Do some stream-of-consciousness writing (05:10) Think about your feel-good foundation (06:26) Look at your percentage split of time ...2022-07-0810 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechRethinking Redundancy with Eleanor TweddleThis week, I’m joined by the fantastic Eleanor Tweddell who I have known for a couple of years and I was lucky enough to do my coach training with her. Eleanor is the founder of Another Door and is the author of ‘Why Losing Your Job Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You’. She helps individuals to rethink work and see opportunities through change. We chat about what we can learn through change, how we can approach it differently, how it can help us evolve and so much more. Here are the hi...2022-07-0153 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechLeadership Lesson: The Neuroscience of Self-LeadershipThis week, I am continuing on with the Leadership Lessons and this lesson is all about the neuroscience of self-leadership. I am going to be talking about why women struggle with self-leadership and why it seems so difficult to put yourself further up the priority list. I’m going to explain the difference between the male and female brain and how this affects self-leadership. Here are the highlights: (01:03) The male and female brains are slightly different (01:58) Women are hardwired to care more about what people think (03:10) My mum gave up work to look after my brother an...2022-06-2410 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechFive Ways Leaders Live to Their Fullest Potential with Margaret WenigerThis week, I’ve got the brilliant Margaret Weniger joining me, she is the founder of Rising Tide after a 10-year career in sales leadership. Margaret is someone who has been in the corporate world, knows the challenges and understands the lived experience of women at the very top. Margaret has interviewed women at the very top of organisations, across a range of professions to really understand what these leaders share. What do they have in common? What’s made them so successful? What’s helped them fulfil all that potential that they have? Through these interviews, Margar...2022-06-1653 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechLeadership Lesson: Why Self-Leadership is the Most Important LeadershipThis week, I am continuing with the Leadership Lessons and today I am going to be talking about self-leadership. I’ll be explaining why it’s so important, why it’s crucial for leaders to have self-leadership as a focus and what you can do to start self-leadership. Here are the highlights: (01:14) What does self-leadership actually mean? (03:56) Why is it important? (05:49) Focusing on self-leadership with my clients (07:50) If you’re struggling with self-leadership Follow me on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-buckley-strongher/ Download the Overwhe...2022-06-1010 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechCoaching Mini-Series: Part 5Welcome to our final episode on coaching and this week I’m going to explain what you can expect from coaching when you choose to start. I’ll also be talking about how to know when you need coaching, how to prepare and what happens when you start. Here are the highlights: (00:57) When to recognise that you might need coaching (02:33) Reasons why some women have come to me for coaching (03:53) How to prepare yourself for coaching (05:35) What you can expect from coaching sessions (06:20) Allow some time after those coaching sessions to take the inspired actio...2022-06-0310 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechCoaching Mini-Series: Part 4Welcome to this week’s mini-series on coaching, today I am going to focus on how coaching is not only an incredible investment for individuals but it’s also hugely beneficial to organisations. I’m going to be discussing how it’s cost-effective, it creates a better working environment and your employees feel more trusted and valued. Here are the highlights: (01:15) 86% of companies made back their initial investment (01:42) Coaching can have a real impact on the bottom line (02:08) Coaching helps retain employees (02:30) Your company does not lose company knowledge (03:10) Teams can work together more effective...2022-05-2706 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechCoaching Mini-Series: Part 3Welcome to this week’s mini-series on coaching, today I am going to focus on the benefits of coaching for women at the top. I will explain how it can really help you and give you some examples of how coaching has helped my clients and the brilliant results they have achieved. Here are the highlights: (01:34) Coaching is a reflection of your value and worth (01:56) You have time to focus on you (02:37) It’s judgement free (03:29) It gives you a place to be curious (04:20) It’s a neutral place (05:05) You have a supporter (05:43) You get a toolki...2022-05-2011 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechCoaching Mini-Series: Part 2Welcome to this week’s mini-series on coaching, I am going to share a quick overview of what to look for in a coach. This splits into two different areas; the first part is knowing that there is a professional standard of coaching and getting as much as possible from your investment and the second part is thinking about what sort of person you want to be coached by. Here are the highlights: (02:00) I am part of the International Coaching Federation (03:11) I adhere to their code of conduct (03:49) Make the most of your investment by getting a...2022-05-1309 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechCoaching Mini Series Part 1- What is Coaching?Welcome to this week’s mini-series on coaching. I am an ICF accredited coach which means I have been assessed against their standards and have thousands of hours of coaching practise behind me. In this episode, I want to explain what coaching actually means, how it works and the boundaries around coaching. Here are the highlights: (02:07) What is this mythical, magical coaching? (03:24) It’s like a dance with the client leading (04:38) It is client-led and client-focused (05:25) What are the boundaries around coaching? Follow me on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ni...2022-05-0510 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechMenopause Truth and Empowerment with Jo FullerThis week, I have a fantastic guest joining me, Jo Fuller. Jo is going to be talking all about the menopause and how the menopause can actually empower women and how it can have a really positive impact. Jo works with organisations and she's one of the UK’s leading menopause experts and is the founder of The Merry Menopause. Jo explains where the concept of The Merry Menopause came from, how she wants to prepare and empower women through their menopause, why we should be tracking our menstrual cycles and why it’s so important to educ...2022-04-2839 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechLeadership Lesson: Four Confidence BoostsThis week is our third Leadership Lesson where we have been focusing on confidence. I have already covered the truth about confidence and why you’re lacking in confidence and today I am going to give you four simple tips to help you boost your confidence. Here are the highlights: (01:06) Who you already are (05:04) Creating prediction response (06:38) Do a superwoman pose (07:36) Reaffirm Follow me on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-buckley-strongher/ Download the Overwhelm to On Fire Checklist here: https://nicolaskorko.com/overwhelm-to-on-fire-checklist/ 2022-04-2212 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechLeadership Lesson: The Truth About ConfidenceThis week, we are continuing on with the shorter Leadership Lessons and I’m discussing the truth about confidence. I’ll be revealing the 5 truths about confidence and how that can help you. I will also tell you my confidence hack that I share with my clients to help them feel more confident in their day to day lives. Here are the highlights: (02:34) Everyone feels nervous (03:58) No one is above or below you (05:13) You need certainty in you (06:04) Become an expert in you (07:37) Nothing bad is going to happen to you Follow me on Lin...2022-04-1513 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechLeadership Lesson: Why You're Lacking in ConfidenceWe have a slightly different format this week and for my forthcoming solo episodes, these podcasts are going to be shorter and called ‘Leading Lessons’. The inspiration behind this is that I talk to my incredible clients every week and have coaching sessions with them where there's a huge shift or change in energy or a realisation for them. And what I want to do is take some of those inspirational stories and the things they have learnt and share them with you. This week, I am going to be discussing, why you're lacking in confidence? H...2022-04-0812 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechBurnout to Balance with Amy WilkinsonThis week, I have a brilliant guest joining me, Amy Wilkinson. She is someone who I immediately felt a connection with having been part of the same mentoring group. In this episode, Amy is brutally honest about her experience of burnout in the corporate world and she talks about the very physical and real effects it had on her and the impact it had on her home life, her relationship, her health and also her career. She also shares how you can identify symptoms of burnout, tips on how to help you if you feel you might...2022-04-0150 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechStop the Comparison StruggleThis week, I am going to be talking about comparison. This is something that I know that I can really struggle with, and so many of my clients can struggle with as well. I'm going to be talking about what it is and what the word actually means. Then we're going to discuss a little bit about different types of comparing and the destructive nature of comparison and how it can be really negative and have a very damaging effect on yourself. And finally, I’m going to give you some hints and tips and ways to change when yo...2022-03-2529 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechCreating Cultures of Belonging Through Inclusive Leadership with Anita PhaguraThis week, I'm really excited because I've got a good friend of mine, Anita Phagura with me today. We’re going to be talking about how to create cultures of belonging through inclusive leadership. Anita is a Misfit Inclusion Specialist, I absolutely love that title, and is an ICF Accredited Leadership & Career Coach and a Masters Qualified Project Manager with over a decade of experience in the male-dominated industry of railway construction. Anita is now working for herself and she coaches those who have traditionally not felt like they fit in. She helps them to embrace their mi...2022-03-1856 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechFrom Martyrdom to Making Yourself a PriorityThis week, I'm super excited about this episode, it’s all about prioritising yourself as a female leader. I'm going to talk about what that means and why it's a problem. I’ve also got some incredible stats that I found that go into a lot of detail about how women tend to self-sacrifice and put themselves last. I’ll be explaining how this affects women at the top and how to reframe and change that story. Here are the highlights: (05:49) My client’s story (10:41) The self-nurture survey (14:47) Highlights from Glennon Doyle (17:32) How self-sacrifice is affecting women at...2022-03-1130 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechAnswering the Call to Influence with Dion JohnsonThis week, I am joined by the incredible Dion Johnson and we're talking about answering that call to influence so that there is a new mandate and way of being for women in senior leadership roles. Dion is known as the Womanologist, she's an ex midwife and director of public services where she pioneered coordinated and led specialists serving highly vulnerable and marginalised client groups. She is a multi-award-winning Women's champion with the re-empowerment of women at the heart of her work which obviously resonates hugely with me. She works behind the global leadership scenes as a...2022-03-0457 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEpisode 034: Overcoming ProcrastinationThis week, we’re going to be talking about procrastination. This is something that I see all my clients struggling with and something that I can certainly struggle with. I will be talking about what procrastination actually is, sharing some types of procrastination and I’m going to give you some tips to help you overcome it. These tips are things that you can do immediately, and add them to your toolkit. Here are the highlights: (02:03) What actually is procrastination? (06:03) The cycle of procrastination (10:01) Types of procrastination (16:02) Statistics around procrastination (19:13) Tips on how to overcome procrastination ...2022-02-2529 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEpisode 033: How to Own Your Value and Worth as a Woman at the Top in What You Wear with Yifan NairnThis week, I am joined by a brilliant guest Yifan Nairn and she is going to be talking to us about how to own your value and worth as a woman at the top in what you wear. Yifan is a fashion creative and self-image coach and after years of working in the fashion and style industry, she’s got some real insights into how our inner and outer images are interlinked. She helps women to uncover their true self-image and transform how they see themselves and therefore how they dress themselves. Here are the highlights: (02:56) My...2022-02-1839 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 032: How Perfectionism is Holding You BackThis week, I’m going to be exploring how perfectionism is holding you back. For a lot of my life, I wanted to be perfect. I wanted to have the perfect body, I wanted the perfect relationship, I’ve been married before and I put my husband and myself under a lot of pressure for that to be perfect. I wanted the perfect house, the perfect car, the perfect holiday and so on. All of this, trying to be perfect, made me miserable. It really held me back and it kept me small. It kept me in chains, I call...2022-02-1130 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEpisode 031: Supporting Women at the Top Returning to Work with Lizzie MartinThis week, I'm super excited because I've got a brilliant guest on with me. I’m joined by Lizzie Martin and we're going to be talking about the challenges that professional women face when navigating a return to work after maternity leave, how you can use this point in your career to leverage your leadership profile and what you can do as a line manager to support returning talent so that you don't stunt female leadership progression. Here are the highlights: (03:31) The challenges around the parental transition (08:01) How women can support themselves when planning maternity leave (14:35) Le...2022-02-0441 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 030: How To Get Promoted This YearThis week, I'm super excited because I’m going to be talking about the steps you can take to get promoted this year. I’m going to start off by sharing some stats about the separation between men and women and how shockingly there still is a big gap and why that might be. Then I'm going to give you five steps to help you to get that promotion. To help you be really purposeful and really proactive rather than waiting for it to happen. Here are the highlights: (01:43) For every hundred men that were getting thei...2022-01-2822 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 029: Intuitive Leadership and Self-Trust with Suzie CuthbertsonThis week, I've got the brilliant Suzie Cuthbertson with me today and we are going to be talking about intuitive leadership and self-trust. Suzie is an intuitive business coach and mentor for high-performing heart-centered female entrepreneurs. She works with women on their energy alignment, business strategy, confidence, and mindset, and really helps them to reconnect with their heart and with their soul and create that financial freedom without burning out. Here are the highlights: (05:08) What does intuition actually mean? (11:18) We have three brains; the heart, the mind and the gut (14:17) We should stop gaslighting ourselves (23:21) Connect...2022-01-2140 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 028: How to Ease Yourself into 2022This week, I'm going to be talking about how to ease yourself into 2022. I'm going to be covering how you might be feeling as we're starting the year and why that is. And then I'm just going to give you five super simple tips that are going to help you to ease yourself into the year and take the pressure off so that it feels good to you. Here are the highlights: (10:52) Empty your head (13:56) Set an intention for the year (15:13) Think about your feel-good foundations (22:05) Think about your pace Podcast mentions: 2022-01-1427 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 027: Mind Monkeys in New Roles with Jacqui JaggerThis week, we're going to be talking about when you get the ‘mind monkeys’, that internal chatter when you’re moving to a newer, bigger role with Jacqui Jagger. Jacqui is known as the mind monkey tamer, she is a leadership and mindset coach that really focuses on helping first-time senior leaders avoid the ‘dickhead traps’ and enable them to make a successful transition from technical experts to confident leaders. Here are the highlights: (04:32) Mind monkeys can get in the way of fulfilling your potential (11:14) What do you want to be remembered for? (22:09) Judgement is a major mind...2022-01-0742 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 026: Feel Good Planning for 2022This week, I'm going to be sharing a little bit of my planning process that I go through with my clients. This is a pause and passion plan process, it's all about feelings first so it's not your traditional way of planning. I'm going to take you through five steps to help you plan in a way that feels good and will help you step away from having to make January resolutions. Which let's face it no one feels good saying and within a month, 80% of people have failed them! Here are the highlights: (05:36) Don’t pu...2021-12-3123 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 025: 25 Lessons From 2021This week, I will be sharing 25 lessons from my 2021. I took some time to look back and reflect on everything that I had achieved in 2021. Despite health issues, despite so much change at home, I'm actually incredibly proud of myself and I'm proud of what my business has become. I love the foundations that I've built and I'm super excited for 2022. Here are the highlights: (09:31) Focus on you and your loved ones (15:33) There is no normal (17:09) Have a plan, but let it flex (20:07) Don't underestimate the power of small steps (23:25) Identify and know your value (27:14) It's ok...2021-12-2438 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 024: Wellbeing for Women at the Top with Andy HolmesThis week, we're going to be talking all about wellbeing for women at the top, but in a way that you maybe haven't thought about it before. My guest today is Andy Holmes who is Head of Global Wellbeing at Reckitt. He focuses on reimagining, reframing, reprogramming, human capacity, capability, and performance in life. Here are the highlights: (03:19) How do we use the science of wellbeing to understand, reframe, and re-engineer the way that we can perform (06:49) We want people to behave consciously and consistently (10:34) Who do you want to be at the end of the...2021-12-1742 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 023: Getting More From Your End of Year ReviewThis week, we’re going to be looking at end of year reviews. We're getting towards the end of year and getting into planning for 2022, looking at budgets, looking at forecasts. Looking at the key strategy for next year and also the objectives that are coming out of it. And as part of that, there are end of year reviews going on. So we’re really going to look at getting more from your end of year reviews. How to go into those meetings and feel excited, how to go in and feel prepped, how to feel clea...2021-12-1023 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 022: Knowing and Asking for What You WantThis week, I’m welcoming a great guest, Michelle Gyimah, and we're going to be talking about how, as a woman at the top, you can know what you want and ask for it. Rather than getting stuck and feeling like you don't deserve it. Michelle Gyimah is the Director of Equality Pays, a gender and ethnicity equality consultancy that is dedicated to closing workplace pay gaps. Here are the highlights: (02:41) Women are rarely asked what they actually want (04:15) What is it that you want? (07:58) Ask for the thing that's not been put on th...2021-12-0338 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 021: Asking for a Pay RiseThis week, I am going to help you ask for a pay rise and really the theme is if you don’t ask, you don’t get. If you're not asking for what you're worth, or if you're not negotiating at the beginning of a job, what you're worth, that's you not owning your value. What I often see women do when they come to work with me is they've taken on more and more, their role has become bigger but there has been no change in their job title or their salary to go with it. Here...2021-11-2634 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 20: Intuition and Working with Your Cycle with Diana AdamkoThis week, I’m super excited to introduce my brilliant guest, Diana Adamko. She describes herself as a quantum field healer, a womb healer, a feminine success and transformational coach. She's a divine feminine guide and she's an NLP and hypnosis trainer and practitioner. She's created something that I love, daily moon journals, which is a guided journal for a self-connection practice for women. Here are the highlights: (04:50) My journey started by recognizing my need to be a bit more feminine (08:11) I started researching the phases of the moon (11:14) It's giving you...2021-11-1938 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp. 019: Speaking Up and Sharing Your VoiceThis week, I’m going to be talking about owning your own voice and speaking up. I think it's something that we as women can all struggle with and I know for me, even now, I can still struggle to say what I want and what I need. I know for many of my clients that when you're not speaking up, when you're not owning your voice and what you want to say is being internalized, that it can lead to feelings of frustration and resentment. Here are the highlights: (02:12) It’s down to us...2021-11-1225 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 018: The Great Resignation: What it Means for Women at the Top with Jane FerréThis week, I am joined by the brilliant Jane Ferré, who is a private career coach for senior HR professionals. She has some incredible experience working for British Airways and Leon restaurants in various roles in leadership and development. We are going to be talking all about the great resignation that's happening imminently and has been happening as a result of lockdown and what it means for women at the top of the corporate ladder. Here are the highlights: (02:30) Lots of women are at a huge crossroads (10:21) The longer you've been s...2021-11-0537 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 017: Silencing Your Inner CriticThis week, I’m going to be talking about something that I know many women struggle with and it's not something that's talked about as much as it should be. It's not something that's understood in the way that it should be. It's something that we almost internalise and we make it about ourselves. I'm going to be talking about silencing and understanding your negative inner critic. Here are the highlights: (01:07) Women face a double challenge (04:00) The negative inner critic is an internal battle (08:34) What is the job of your inner cr...2021-10-2924 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 016: Holding Your Vision with Michala Leyland Today is a special episode as we are joined by Michala Leyland, a performance and mindset coach, speaker and author of children's book Mean Little Cow. We're going to be talking about how to keep your energy as a woman at the top of the corporate ladder and keep hold of your vision, so that you don't just have impact but influence but fulfill your own potential. Here are the highlights: {2:01} The mean inner critic {7:24} Gaining clarity in your aspirations {11:06} Creating your Magic Day {16:55} Don't worry a...2021-10-2234 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 015: How Over-Giving Lessens Your ImpactThis week I’m talking about a subject that comes up again and again for my clients, it's something that is a cycle that many women go through when they're in those very senior leadership roles and that is over-giving. I'm going to be explaining what over-giving is, why women tend to fall into it and how you can break the over-giving cycle. Here are the highlights: (01:56) Over-giving will make you have less impact and become invisible over time (03:58) What is over-giving? (10:15) Why are we over-giving? (11:51) The neu...2021-10-1531 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 014: Leading and Inspiring Remote Teams with Emma Langton In this episode I'm joined by leadership coach and wellbeing trainer Emma Langton, who helps organisations elevate the performance across their teams with a focus on resilience, stress management and boundaries. Emma shares her experiences of working with leaders and supporting teams within this new unknown landscape, as businesses adapt to hybrid working in a post-Covid world. Here are the highlights: {1:59} Returning to work after two years out {6:33} Covid has enhanced our working ability {11:23} Psychological safety {16:17} Take time to get to know people in your team 2021-10-0833 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 013: 6 Steps to Feel Energized for Women at the Top This week is all about you! I recently ran a LinkedIn poll on a few different subjects, and the one which stood out to you all was about managing your energy levels and how to feel energized. In this episode I'm going cover to some practical steps and actions you can take to feel energized and unlock the most productive you! Here are the highlights: {2:42} The New York Times {5:13} Ticking along is just languishing {8:35} Women face additional challenges when moving to senior roles {13:05} The Artist's Way by...2021-10-0130 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 012: Leading with Impact and Working More Flexibly with Nicola Pease In this episode, I'm talking all about flexible working and the benefits and drawbacks this creates for female leaders in the corporate world, and I'm joined by Nicola Pease. Nicola Pease is a Flexible Working Changemaker at Ignite, championing change in flexibility to create happier places of work. She helps businesses to find that sweet spot between what the organisation needs to be effective and what the employees want to be happy. Flexible working has been one of the biggest talking points among organisations adapting to Covid. Many businesses are making permanent changes to working a...2021-09-2431 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 011: How Women at the Top Hold Themselves Back All too often, women in senior corporate roles feel stuck. They're not being offered opportunities they feel they deserve or they're just not getting to where they want or should be. So in this episode, I'm talking all about how female leaders are holding themselves back. This isn't about shaming or blaming anyone, but looking at how and why women are not getting to the top levels in corporations, and why the gender pay gap is still a very real thing. We know that businesses with female leaders at the top tend to be more profit...2021-09-1734 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 010: Leading Positive Change in Corporate Organisations with Susie Palmer In this episode I am joined by my long-term client and all-round brilliant person Susie Palmer, and we're going to be talking about creating positive change in the workplace. Change is something which is happening all the time in organisations, but often carries negative connotations. We talk about the often unfair perception of change, and how the last 18 months have sparked a period of significant, unavoidable change for all businesses. Here are the highlights: {3:43} Nobody's life is the same now {6:18} When change is close it can be hard to process ...2021-09-1029 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 009: Overthinking and Getting Stuck in Your Head So many of us get stuck in our own heads, over-thinking and over-analyzing every situation, every email and every conversation until we're too overwhelmed or stressed to work. It's true, over-thinking can affect our working lives, impact our mindset and have an impact on our wellbeing and mental health. My intention in this episode is to help you get past that, so that you can have the level of impact and influence that you really want. Here are the highlights: {2:05} Overthinking is a lack of clarity {6:05} We're in post-lockdown limbo 2021-09-0328 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 008: The Lie of a Balanced Life This idea of a perfectly balanced life is a myth. It's not real. But so many of us continue to chase a balanced life, and as a result find we create unnecessary stress and fail to get the best out of ourselves. In this episode, I look at how we should instead be looking at prioritising effectively, based on the seasons of our life. I'll also talk about roles versus soul, and also how you can start to create and feel like you have a better balance. Here are the highlights: {1:34} Is wo...2021-08-2725 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 007: Self Promotion Without the Ick and Awkwardness In this episode, I'm talking all about self promotion, and sharing your boldness and brilliance to help other people see what you do, but without that feeling of awkwardness. It's about doing it in a way that feels good for you. Nowadays, it's just not enough to do a good job. It's about being present and being visible, as well as performing. Additionally, in a corporate world where men are hired on potential and women on performance, self promotion is even more critical for female leaders. Do not leave your career in the hands of other...2021-08-2028 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 006: Imposter Syndrome In this episode, I discuss the impact Imposter Syndrome can have on your mindset and your career. Though not a recognised condition, Imposter Syndrome manifests itself through a feeling of not being good enough or not deserving what you have, and it particularly affects female leaders who are vastly outnumbered by men in the corporate world. So in this episode, I’m going to outline what Imposter Syndrome is, what are symptoms and where does it come from? And I’ll give you some top tips to help you cope with Imposter Syndrome. Here are th...2021-08-1323 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 005: Toxic Gender Stereotypes In this episode I am talking all about toxic gender assumptions. This episode started out as a LinkedIn poll around the superpowers of female leaders in the corporate world. However, the feedback from this post began to challenge these gendered traits, which included empathy, compassion, and attention to detail. So in this episode we're addressing these toxic stereotypes and how we can get past them to help create the next generation of incredible leaders. Here are the highlights: {2:14} It's still a man's world {5:05} Women in senior positions have a p...2021-08-0624 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 004: Brave Boundaries and Saying No No is a really hard word to say. It feels like it's going to make you a bad person when we just want to please people, we just want to feel good about ourselves. In this episode I am talking all about setting brave boundaries and why learning to say no can have benefits to both your professional development and personal wellbeing. Here are the highlights: {1:12} Saying no goes against feminine ideals {2:43} Boundaries are a reflection of your self-worth {5:36} Don't be scared of switching off {9:25} Give your...2021-07-3025 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 003: Self Care In today's episode we're talking all about self-care and how it really is going to help you be the most powerful and impactful female leader that you can be. I'm going to talk about what is self-care, the myth around self care and what it actually is, why you might struggle with it and feel a bit resistance and just find it difficult to put yourself first, the truth about what it actually is and five steps to start to implement it. Here are the highlights: {0:03} Create some space for you 2021-07-2724 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 002: Confidence In this episode, I'm talking all about confidence. I've had clients, some of whom are CEOs and MDs, with severe confidence barriers. So if you're a woman and you're leading in the corporate world, and you've got big ambitions but you feel like your confidence is holding you back then keep listening. We are going to delve into why you might not be feeling confident, the truths about confidence, and I'll share my confidence sum. I'll also share six simple but incredibly powerful tips so that you can start working on your confidence right now. 2021-07-2326 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechEp 001: Self Leadership In this episode I talk about self leadership being at the heart of being a leader with the impact and influence that you want. We assume as soon as we reach a certain level we just become a very natural leader, but for many women that's not actually true. It's a real challenge to see themselves as a leader and have the impact and influence they have the potential for. It's not just about learning leadership models, techniques and frameworks. It's actually about starting with leading yourself to help you grow and learn and develop, and re...2021-07-2326 minWomen at the Top of Telecoms and TechFemale Leaders on Fire Trailer Welcome to Female Leaders on Fire, the podcast for women leading in the corporate world. I am Nicola Buckley, the coach for women leaders who are a real force for good and want to make a real difference in the corporate world without sacrificing family time, neglecting themselves or compromising who they are. I take my clients on a hugely transformational journey that really changes their life. I help them to really step into their values and find out who they truly are at their heart. I help them to find their way to lead, and I he...2021-07-1605 min