by joblakeleytraining | Jan 8, 2026 | Articles, Businesses
At the end of last year, I launched The Confidence Breakthrough – a book, an online course and a set of cards designed to help professionals build confidence at work from the inside out. It’s been exciting, meaningful work. It’s also forced me to look closely at...
by joblakeleytraining | Dec 19, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
January often raises quiet concerns for leaders: you’ve set fresh goals, you’ve reset priorities and you’re ready to start strong. But instead of renewed energy, you notice something else: people seem quieter people seem quieter decision-making slows confidence...
by joblakeleytraining | Dec 18, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
January is full of good intentions in the workplace. Fresh goals, new performance targets and renewed pressure to ‘start strong.’ And yet, by February, many leaders notice the same pattern: confidence dips engagement softens capable employees become quieter, more...
by joblakeleytraining | Dec 10, 2025 | Articles, Businesses, Uncategorized
Most leaders don’t realise how low confidence at work shows up in hidden, disruptive ways, and yet according to research from Harvard Business Review, low confidence plays a significant role in workplace performance. It hides itself inside difficult behaviour,...
by joblakeleytraining | Dec 2, 2025 | Articles, Businesses
Every December, workplaces shift into a familiar rhythm. Client lunches get longer. Office kitchens overflow with chocolates and gifted wine. Snacks appear everywhere you look. Team dinners, after-work drinks and “go on, just one more” moments fill the calendar. Most...
by joblakeleytraining | Nov 18, 2025 | Articles, Businesses, Uncategorized
Have you ever left a meeting certain everyone was aligned – only to get a message later where one colleague praises your idea… while another is quietly fuming? Most leaders assume this is personality, poor communication, or ‘office dynamics.’ But it’s not. What...
