Danielle Dobson

It’s likely that most high-achieving leaders have experienced imposter syndrome at one time or another. The feeling of inadequacy is experienced by most people, from university students to famous artists and CEOs of global corporations.

Unfortunately, Imposter syndrome can constrain the potential to progress by preventing people from pursuing new opportunities for growth at work, in relationships, or in communities. This is bad news for leaders, businesses and the people themselves.

You will learn:
- How societal structures have provided fertile ground for perfectionism and Imposter Syndrome
- That typical workplace environments have been created according to societal structures and can feed Imposter Syndrome
- Why it’s important to question if it is a default label to describe what could be a more manageable issue of lack of self-belief and an overactive inner critic?
- The key steps leaders and businesses can take to support their people and their business to perform at their best

Women are stretched emotionally, mentally, financially - as they try to put the needs of everyone around them first, and to do more, with less. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only amplified this issue.

This has combined to create a perfect storm for women’s health and their careers. Crucially, the business world is missing out on the immense benefits of more women in leadership positions.

You will learn:
- How the Gender Code is driving unconscious bias and how it is impacting your
relationships, your career and your key people
- Why it’s important to break the Gender Code personally and professionally
- The key steps to writing and executing your own unique code so you can use what you ALREADY have to get what you ACTUALLY want

Every conversation counts. Whether you’re meeting with someone new, speaking with colleagues or connecting with your partner, there’s more to conversation than just a verbal exchange.

The conversations we have, and the way in which we have them, hugely impact our work and the quality of our relationships. And for women in particular, crucial conversations with their partner (or potential partner) around caring responsibilities and support roles, can mean the difference between career success, financial, mental and emotional wellbeing and suffering the costs of the‘support role penalty’.

You will learn:
- When the gender stereotypes are strongest in relationships and why its important to have ‘uncomfortable’ conversations to save future pain and suffering
- Why it’s crucial to have honest conversations with leaders, colleagues and direct reports and say no to unpaid work and yes to opportunities
- 3 key steps in a strategy to have productive conversations and get the best outcomes for everyone involved and set yourself up for success

For centuries leaders in businesses have highly valued the ‘ideal worker’. A person typically defined as someone who prioritises work over all other parts of their life, works long hours full- time at full pace for decades.

The pandemic has exposed this common workplace ‘norm’ as a myth which actually has a negative influence on performance. It is stunting the growth of organisations and their people.

The new ‘ideal worker’ is a person who brings more of their full self to work.

You will learn:
- How the Gender Code is driving unconscious bias in the workplace and impacting business performance, productivity and profitability
- Why it’s important to break the Gender Code in businesses
- Learn that people in organisations who are also parents and/or carers typically bring a unique, highly sought-after skill set and strengths which are a huge asset to organisations
- The key steps to support, nurture and unlock the potential of these people right now
- How to build inclusive environments where everyone performs at their best

Ask any professional working parent how they are, and typically the answer is ‘it’s a juggle’. It’s a tough challenge, for women in particular, to feel like we are doing and being enough in all areas of our life.

The pandemic has exacerbated this issue and the increasing pressure to ‘juggle’ is causing exhaustion, anxiety and burnout. It’s impacting women’s health, their careers and their families. It’s also costing businesses and the world is missing out on the immense benefits of more women in leadership positions.

You will learn:
- How the Gender Code is driving high expectations and increases pressures to perform such as perfectionism, busyness and mental load
- Why the important first step to stop juggling is to break the Gender Code personally
- The key steps to improve wellbeing, access more energy and perform at a sustainably higher level in all areas of life