by joblakeleytraining | May 6, 2026 | Articles, Insights
A few weeks ago, I was coaching someone who had recently stepped into a more senior role. From the outside, she was doing brilliantly. Calm, capable, respected, measured. The kind of person other people naturally turned to for advice and reassurance. But during our...
by joblakeleytraining | May 6, 2026 | Articles, Insights
Last week, I wrote about Why Visibility At Work Matters More Than Hard Work and the uncomfortable reality that, however capable we are, people cannot value contributions they never really see. The article came from my own experience of quietly working hard while...
by joblakeleytraining | Apr 4, 2026 | Articles, Insights
Many years ago, when I was employed, I started at an organisation at the same time as a friend. Even though she was younger and less experienced than me, we started at the same level. While I was still waiting for my boss to say “Well done” to me, she was flying...
by joblakeleytraining | Apr 3, 2026 | Articles, Insights
Last week, a 28-year-old came to one of my Confidence Breakthrough face-to-face courses and very early on I asked her why she had booked onto the course. She said she wanted a promotion and had been told by her manager that she needed to boost her confidence to be...
by joblakeleytraining | Apr 2, 2026 | Articles, Insights
Many people believe that if they work hard, do a good job and are reliable, they will eventually be promoted. So when promotion doesn’t happen, they often assume it’s due to one of three things: the organisation is unfair, their manager doesn’t like them, or someone...
by joblakeleytraining | Mar 31, 2026 | Articles, Insights
Have you ever written an email saying exactly what you want to say, then spent the next ten minutes rewriting it so you don’t sound rude? You change:“I need this by Friday”to“I was just wondering if it might be possible to have this by Friday?” You delete words like...
