You’re not alone. As leaders, we all share the excitement of building a great company and creating the future through innovative solutions, but we also share the high-tech leadership challenges that so often sabotage those plans — the challenges that come with growth and can keep you awake in the early hours. I call them
Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd was founded on 1 April 2012. That means today is our tenth anniversary. Wow! What a milestone. A lot has happened in that time. It’s a great opportunity to reflect on those ten years and to celebrate our successes. So, if you’ll indulge me, this post is about us and what we
A little while ago I write a blog post on the 7 Characteristics of Highly Effective Mentors. But what about the mentees? They have an important role to play in making sure the mentoring relationship is effective. At the start of the year, many people will be setting their development goals and identifying mentoring as
Mentoring has shaped my life – and the lives of so many others – in quiet but powerful ways. Years ago, I was asked to mentor a bright young leader transitioning into a global role. She was smart, capable, and motivated but stuck. She didn’t need me to have all the answers. What she needed
Women Around the World Recognized During Virtual Event I am delighted to have been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the category of Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Europe, the Middle East & Africa in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. I also received a Bronze Stevie® Award
In my last blog post, I asked “Are you limiting yourself by focussing too much on your job title?” The labelling that a job title gives you might be empowering and motivating. But it may also work against you and contribute to disempowering beliefs and thoughts. Breaking out of the job box that a job
Does your current job title REALLY reflect the work you do? If yes, then you can probably skip this blog post. If not, then you should realize that organisations have a tough time with job titles because they are generic, and you are not. You are unique. And you will have developed your job in
Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd. is a globally operating, world-leading training provider. Through career management and mentoring, we unlock leadership potential so that empowered individuals and ambitious organisations can achieve their goals. We are growing and so are looking for two exceptional Facilitators/Trainers to support our career management and mentoring programmes on a freelance, part-time basis. Purpose
Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd. is a globally operating, world-leading training provider. Through career management and mentoring, we unlock leadership potential so that empowered individuals and ambitious organisations can achieve their goals. We are growing and more of our clients are international, and there is a demand for our workshops in other languages. We are now looking
In my blog post, Managing Upwards: How to make progress through influencing your supervisor, I introduced the subject of managing upwards. And I emphasised the importance of ‘Seek first to understand; then to be understood.’ In my last blog post, Managing Upwards: First you need to clearly understand your Manager, I shared some ideas on
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