Can you have a career without the guilt?

Jane C Woods of Changing People

I was asked by a journalist recently to make some comments on women and guilt for a magazine. The article was based on the premise that women always feel guilty when trying to achieve a harmonious work/life balance. Is this the case?

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Why doing all the 'right’ things doesn’t work for career women.

By Jane C Woods of Changing People

I came across a fascinating piece of research on gender equality the other day, published in September by Catalyst, (a non profit membership organisation for women in business). Their research is usually worth reading so I turned to it with interest. It has the rather provocative sub title of ‘Does Doing all the Right Things Really Get Women Ahead?’ The title had me hooked!

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Start with the basics - the results can be brilliant!

By Dee Blick of The Marketing Gym

Not so long ago I had the pleasure of training a group of business people at the British Library in London. It was my very first Ultimate Marketing on a Shoestring boot camp. Although the workshop touched on social media and whether the attending businesses should be getting stuck in, or simply exploring it with a considered view, the purpose of it was to ensure they were focusing on being brilliant at the basics.

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