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Keeping it together.. at Christmas

Career Development

Not promoted (again)!

'it's crucial to remember that these setbacks are not indicators of failure, but rather opportunities for growth '

Sunny June - CC Round-Up

The sun has been shining here in the UK most of June and just like the sunflowers above, here at the Confidence Collaborative we have been busier than ever reaching for the sky - or at least for our next big goals! With the overall theme of networking in mind,

May Update -Embracing the Brighter Days: Exciting Updates and Opportunities Await!"

Well it was a cool start to the month of May for the weather but we are finishing with some warmer and brighter days  in York and Edinburgh where Joanne and Maggie are based. Joanne spent 2 weeks travelling around France and managed to tick 'visiting Lake Annecy'

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Navigating Office Politics

Make a change - invest in yourself!

Being passed over for development opportunities is one of the experiences that can make mid-career professionals feel unseen and undervalued at work.  If this has happened to you then you are not alone.  According to recent employee behaviour research by Randstad, employees cite good training within the top 5 attributes

Workplace culture and how you can influence it.

When we are looking from the outside at a new job, we not only want to learn facts about the potential new role, we want to understand what it will feel like to work in that team or organisation. However, culture is a concept which is notoriously difficult to define.

Leadership

April Round-Up - Leadership, Festivals and Community

Our topic this month was Leadership - and there is good reason that we started this with a discussion on Trust - an essential dynamic for any aspiring leader to cultivate with their team.   We often find easier to build outside of our immediate work environment - one of the

Leading with Compassion

Leading with compassion can be an important tool for creating an effective and successful corporate environment. In a workplace where employees are often driven by competition, it can be difficult to find a balance between empathizing with employees and achieving desired business outcomes. However, by taking a compassionate approach to

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Can You Trust Your Manager With Your Career?

I was talking to an old manager of mine recently and we discussed how rarely we talked about our worries and concerns in the workplace with our managers. In particular, our male managers with regards to things such as health issues or concerns about our performance that we may have

Career Development

Feeling stuck? Trying something new can be the answer...

Do you ever feel stuck in a rut? Another Monday, another meeting, another same old frantic routine, juggling deadlines and ridiculous demands. Returning home to another pile of chores only for it all to start over again tomorrow?  If only there was another way... The great news is - there

"I've seen a role - should I apply?"...

You may have heard studies that say men typically apply for roles even when they only meet 60% of the requirements, whereas women only apply if they feel they can tick off 100%.  Despite some questions over the validity of this original statistic,  the general situation that it alludes to

How can I ask for a pay rise?

Asking for a pay rise can be a difficult and sensitive topic, but it is important to approach it in a professional and confident manner. It's best to schedule a meeting with your supervisor or manager in advance, and come prepared with evidence of your contributions to the

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January Round-Up

Well, it's been a busy first month for us at confidencecollaborative - and now we'd like to welcome you to this, our first monthly roundup newsletter! The year started with a blank white sheet, snow on the hills and opportunity all around.  Then, as the snows

Managing Annual Reviews

At our first event of 2023, the free January lunchtime live session, we were delighted to welcome some new attendees alongside familiar faces.   We discussed preparing for those dreaded annual performance reviews and Joanne kicked us off with an overview of some key points, including some of the themes covered

Let's Discuss Your Performance..

If you're lucky and you have a great culture of support and development, peformance reviews are generally an non-issue. Why? Because you will have had regular conversations not only about your work targets and goals but also about your personal ambitions and how and what you want to

Inspiring women...

We love supporting other women to rise above self-doubt and negative societal influences to elevate their careers and live the life they want. Nothing demonstrates better why this matters than when we see the real life stories of what can be achieved when individuals strive for better and demonstrate real

We need to talk...

Handling conflict is one of the stressful challenges that we can face in the workplace. Our fantastic special guest Gemma Bromfield, a professional mediator shared her insights with us at a recent lunchtime live event on handling conflict and difficult conversations in the workplace. We are grateful to Gemma and

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Unlocking Your Potential - Welcome to Elevating You and Your Career

Hello to all you lovely humans out there. We are delighted that you have taken a step into the unknown and decided to explore your potential and we are here to help you do just that. You can visit us regularly to read the latest insightful blog post or you

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How To Think Positively

The CC Club - Your New BFF

The Confidence Collaborative Club is a space we are developing to help you have somewhere to belong, to feel supported, listened to and most of all, to be able to be yourself. Why did we start this club? Joanne's Perspective: Throughout my career, I was sooo busy I

Kindness Wins

We are here for many reasons but feel above else that mutual support is at the core of our community and that requires Kindness. Here at the Confidence Collaborative, we want everyone to feel welcome. We all have a goal of progress however that may look for each of us.

Interview Confidence

You're feeling hot, palms are clammy, your leg is bouncing up and down and you are waiting for that dreaded moment when they ask you a really challenging question that you don't know how to answer... was this your experience of your last interview? Well, interviews

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Building Career Resilience

In September's lunchtime live event we discussed ways of building Career Resilience, and it proved a popular topic. It was great to see so many familiar and new faces join us for the session and how willing people were to share their own lessons from setbacks in the