Tag: life
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B.O.L.L.O.C.K.S. to Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome – let’s resolve it together Whilst most people are familiar with the terminology and symptoms of ‘Imposter Syndrome’ are you aware of just how many business leaders suffer from it? These figures taken from a previous post tell a rather shocking story. So isn’t it time we do something to tackle this problem…
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Empathy, it’s all About the Other Person, Right…?
Published on LinkedIn, 22nd May 2015 How often are we taught to walk in another’s shoes, to see things from the other person’s perspective, and to always find the good in people? Worthy and noble intentions I’m sure you’d agree – and on the most part, I second that opinion. To show true kindness and…
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Beating Isolation – The Search for Similarities, not Differences
First published in People Development Magazine, 15th March 2020 My mother was quite simply a beautiful soul. I was sixteen when she died just three weeks after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Yet in the time we had together, she shared with me a lifetime of wisdom and kindness that continues to nurture me to this…
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Imposter Syndrome and the Birth of the Ugly Duckling
First published in People Development Magazine 1st March 2020 Today I’d like to share my understanding of the subject of imposter syndrome. Both from personal experience, as well as from working with other people. For, I have concluded that imposter syndrome has little to do with ‘not being good enough’ as many believe. No, my…
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Wake Up to Conscious Leadership
First published in Leadership Development Magazine 12th October 2019 Conscious Leadership “Wakey wakey, rise and shine” is a phrase that brings back happy childhood memories, and still always puts a smile on my face. Today though, I believe it has a deeper meaning relating to leaders and their teams. Conscious leadership is becoming an increasingly hot…
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Find your tribe?
I was messaging with a beautiful friend the other night, and we were sharing how we have both lost or become distant with so many people – particularly over the past three years. There’s a growing conversation on social media about “finding your tribe”, as well as consciously freeing ourselves from friends and family who…
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Innocence is our inner-sense
There’s nothing soft or woo-woo about innocence – neither is it something we’re required to prove. Our innocence is our inner-sense, and it’s our greatest gift – to ourselves and others. It’s our infinite super-power, our natural born sovereignty, to be embraced and celebrated. Long ago, there was a time when I dismissed my own…
Mel Pledger 