Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
How to get people to do what they ...

Picture this. You have your weekly one on one. Your team member promises to complete the inventory report for the project by next week. Next week arrives and it’s not done. What do you say? Is it, ‘Why didn’t you complete the report?’  If you’re like most leaders, that’s exactly what you’d say. Or at least, it’s what you want to say.

How to get people to do what they promised...without shaming them
Awards
Anneli Blundell
So… yeah… this cool thing just happened 😊🏆

We won!

I saw the call for the awards email and deleted it… Three times.

Then I had a conversation with my client about how well the current Coaching skills program was going. I was feeling quite chuffed!

Then I saw the award email again, and this time I read it.

So… yeah… this cool thing just happened 😊🏆
Leadership Development
Anneli Blundell
Why diverse teams have the worst time

We know that diverse teams deliver the goods. Science knows it. Academia knows it. And anyone who’s worked on a diverse team knows it. But what we don't’ talk enough about, is how it feels to be a part of this diversity. If we are doing our job, showing up with ideas, challenging other team members, and generally pushing ourselves and each other to be brilliant, then diversity feels difficult. There is push back. There is scepticism. There is discomfort. BUT...if we can just hang in there long enough, trust our colleagues enough, and have faith that we all want to make a positive difference, then we can reap the rewards that diversity offers. 

Why diverse teams have the worst time
Anneli Blundell
Celebrating 48 Years of Life: Lessons from My ...

Today I turn 48 (and mark 18 years as an independent consultant in communication dynamics – Wahoo!). Feeling nostalgic about my life, my mind has wandered to my early jobs, and how they shaped my work today. I figured you might get a laugh out of these early jobs so I’m sharing some here. (I guarantee you’ll be surprised by some!) 

Celebrating 48 Years of Life: Lessons from My Early Jobs
Women at Work
Anneli Blundell
The time I stomped my foot to get my way

Holding boundaries is a learnt skill. Saying no, pushing back, being assertive is hard for most people. If it’s something you struggle with, welcome to the human race.

The time I stomped my foot to get my way

women at work

It was never my intention...

It was never my intention...

It was never my intention to be an advocate. It was never my intention to be a feminist, and nor was it my intention to run a Leadership program for Women. And yet here I am.

A gender advocate, a feminist, and founder of the award-winning program Women at Work (not to mention the author of a book to help women navigate a male-dominated leadership landscape - The Gender Penalty, but I digress…)

I always thought women could look after themselves. I thought the hard work of picketing and marching and striking was over. That we had fought for equal rights, and won. And we did. Sort of.

Whilst we have come along in leaps and bounds in terms of women's rights in society (at least in the Western World); we also have a way to go for the cultural norms to catch up. And part of those norms are the messages we send girls and women about how to fix themselves in order to get ahead.

That’s why I designed my Women at Work program.