Closing The Gender Pay Gap

Stephanie Morgan believes passionately that you have to think about ‘ME Plc’ to drive your own career and build your own brand. Keynote speaker and Director of Learning Solutions at Bray Leino Learning, Stephanie challenges the traditional thinking on blended learning solutions.

What she loves is people: meeting them, building long term relationships and helping them shine. Business-wise, it’s her job to build a fantastic team. Stephanie has worked with a number of women on boards and here she shares her experience on:

• Why there aren't more women working at board level
• What can women do differently to achieve board ambitions
• What ME plc is all about
• Why mindset is so important in your long-term career strategy
• The importance of knowing your own boundaries

Her final top tips for ambitious women: Be more aware of what makes you happy. Acknowledge your skills. Identify where those skills are needed. And finally, 'go with the flow'.

GUEST: Stephanie Morgan
HOST: Sherry Bevan

• Stephanie on Twitter @StephanieLandD
• Stephanie on LinkedIn 
• Bray Leino Learning

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Thais initially contacted me for help in running her first online conference on Inclusive Leadership. I loved her event so much I invited her to join me on Confident Conversations.

Thais is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, trainer and consultant specialising in inclusion and diversity in corporations. She is the founder of Déclic International, a consultancy that helps companies to better understand their customers and increase engagement, productivity and innovation by building more inclusive and diverse teams.

• What is inclusive leadership 
• Why does it matter for your business performance 
• What can organisations do to encourage inclusive leadership
• What are the leadership behaviours to focus on

GUEST: Thais Compoint
HOST: Sherry Bevan

• 1st Global Online Inclusive Leadership conference is free to attend and runs 3-9 July
• Thais' website: Declic International
• Buy Thais' book on Amazon: Succeed as an inclusive leader: Winning leadership habits in a diverse world
• Rosalinde Torres TedX talk: What it takes to be a great leader

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In this week's episode, I talk to independent consultant and coach, Val Stevenson about emotional resilience and why 20 is the magic number! Val specialises in building resilience in organisations and individuals. Here she shares her knowledge and experience to discuss:

• what is emotional resilience
• why does it matter 
• the six different aspects that make up personal and team resilience
• the key skills to develop to build your own emotional resilience

Val's top tip: make time for things that are important to you.

GUEST: Val Stevenson
HOST: Sherry Bevan

• Website: VS Coaching VScoach.com and The Art of Work theartofwork.uk.com
• Email: vstevenson @vscoach.com
• Headspace: meditation app
• Geetu Bharwaney's book Emotional Resilience

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Following the interview with Terrence Donovan in Episode 019, this week Kristal McNamara of Flexology discusses how and why employers make flexible working work effectively. 

We discuss the different types of flexible working, the benefits to employer (and employee), whether all roles are suitable for flexible working, how senior management lead by example, and the importance of getting your flexible working strategy in place first.

Kristal is qualified and experienced in Change and Programme Management, with many years experience in Financial Services as a senior leader. An accomplished people manager experienced with hiring, establishing and managing large teams, she is ideally placed to understand the needs of hiring managers.

Flexology is dedicated to improving flexible work opportunities in the South West providing recruitment, training and consultancy services. The benefits of flexible working are compelling and there are now evidenced links to improved business and financial performance. Despite this, the availability of flexible roles is limited and a large and growing talent pool is being overlooked. Flexology aims to bring a fresh approach that will challenge the way companies think about recruitment and their people strategy and help them shape roles that work.

GUEST: Kristal McNamara
HOST: Sherry Bevan

• Twitter: @Flexology_SW
• Website: Flexology.co.uk
• Facebook: Flexology SouthWest
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How working as a part-time lawyer affects your career – Episode 019

Terrence Donovan is the Head of the Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury Department at City law firm Kingsley Napley. And a loving Dad.

His medical work has always focused upon brain injury cases, particularly children with cerebral palsy as a result of birth injury, but over the years he has dealt with claims involving virtually every type of medicine. Terry's personal injury work centres on serious and catastrophic injuries.  He has recently acted in two high profile cases, both of which concerned fatal accidents abroad.

As Head of Department he has a keen interest in the way in which legal services are delivered, and is a firm believer in innovation and development.

Today our conversation is about his decision 20 years ago to work part-time so that he could be more involved in bringing up his children. We talk about this decision impacted his life and his career. 

GUEST: Terrence Donovan, Partner & Department Head at Kingsley Napley
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan 

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Janet Jones is the founder of Happiness Millionaire. She motivates and inspires people to live happier and more successfully using the Power of Positive Images.

Janet's life fell apart after her Dad committed suicide. As a photographer, Janet discovered how the power of images can change people’s lives - starting with her own. Janet is now a leading breakthrough and happiness expert in the UK, and has shared her unique approach with audiences all over the world.

In today's conversation we explore:

• Her feelings after her Dad's suicide
• The power of positive images
• Why the comfort zone is a dangerous place to be
• The role of the thalamus

GUEST: Janet Jones, Founder of Happiness Millionaire
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan 

• Happiness Millionaire, the book by Janet Jones
• Janet's website Happiness Millionaire
• On Twitter @HappinessMillio 
• The Path to Riches book

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For ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker.

A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.

Today's conversation is about networking with confidence. Heather White is the CEO and founder of Smarter Networking Limited. She is a Networking and Personal Brand Expert and for the last 15 years has not only trained thousands on how to access the right people, she has personally connected hundreds of people together.

Through these combined experiences Heather created Boardroom Ready to answer the frustration of senior executives seeking commercial boardroom experience. Her principal role is to find and match senior executives with boards across all sectors, offering networking coaching where relevant.

The three questions that everybody else wants to know:

• How do I break into a group
• How do I start a conversation 
• How do I get away from somebody

All this and more. 

GUEST: Heather White of Smarter Networking
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan 

How to work the room - video with tips
How to create your 60 second pitch
Heather's networking tips
Online learning courses
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Many women spend their maternity leave worrying about the impact on their career when they go back to work. In this episode, I talk to Lynn Christison who was promoted while on maternity leave.

Lynn worked as a geophysicist in the oil and gas exploration industry for 15 years. When she went on maternity leave, she was a team leader. While she was on maternity leave, she was asked to come back to a promotion, as the manager of 2 data processing teams. Not only that, Lynn successfully negotiated reduced hours.

Sadly the company that Lynn worked for didn't survive when the oil industry went into decline and Lynn is no longer in that industry. She now manages a Customer care team in a utility metering company.

GUEST: Lynn Christison
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan 

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For ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.

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So many women that I talk to struggle to get a good night's sleep and this impacts on their confidence and performance at work. So I looked around for the Go To Expert on Sleep and found zesty lady Rachel McGuinness. Rachel helps busy people wave goodbye to insomnia and sleep problems, so that they get a good night’s sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to start their day.

In today's episode with Rachel we talk about:

• How Rachel became the Go To Expert on Sleep in order to fix her own insomnia
• The four stages of sleep and why each one is essential
• The main culprits that mess up our sleep patterns (and what you can do to beat them)
• The dangers of blue light before bed
• How to create your optimal sleep environment (at home or away)

GUEST: Rachel McGuinness
HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan 

Rachel McGuinness at WakeUpWithZest.com
Follow Rachel on Twitter @WakeUpWithZest
Instagram: ZestyLady
On Facebook: Wake Up With Zest group
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For ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work as a women’s leadership coach helping ambitious women get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it.

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Many women that I talk to feel invisible at work and want to make a bigger impact so that they can take their career to the next level, get the recognition they deserve or lead in a bigger way, whether that's more people, bigger projects or more responsibility. 

In today's episode I explore share five ideas to help you make a bigger impact at work: 

• Look after No 1 first
• Clarity of purpose
• Self-knowledge – strengths, values, achievements
• A confident mindset that banishes the imposter syndrome
• Value the differences

HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan 

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