Personal & Professional Development

Board CV vs Executive CV: Key Differences and Writing Tips

Board CV vs Executive CV: Key Differences and Writing Tips

Published on: June 17, 2026
By: Dorothy Dalton

Many senior women are looking for board- level roles as they career pivot or prepaer for another stage to their careers. But a board-level CV is a fundamentally different document,  Read more...

The Career Strategy Gap

The Career Strategy Gap

Published on: March 22, 2026
By: Dorothy Dalton

We want to check what’s going on today with women and career strategies   Some Background Before you read on take our 2026 Career Strategy survey.  LINK HERE  A decade Read more...

Strategies To Avoid Career Pivot Pitfalls

Strategies To Avoid Career Pivot Pitfalls

Published on: February 17, 2026
By: Staff Writer Career

The Hidden Pitfalls of a Career Pivot (and How to Prepare for Them) Career pivots are often framed as brave reinventions: following your passion, starting over, and tapping into different Read more...

The Power Pause: Why Successful Women Are Stepping Back

The Power Pause: Why Successful Women Are Stepping Back

Published on: February 10, 2026
By: Dorothy Dalton

Something is going on in women’s careers right now  – but I’m not sure we have understood it properly. An increasing number of women are choosing to pause, slow down, Read more...

Why I Ban The Words "Career Break"

Why I Ban The Words "Career Break"

Published on: October 21, 2025
By: Dorothy Dalton

Rethinking the Word “Break”: Why We Should Start Saying “Pause”   Language shapes how we experience the world. Find out why I ban the use of the phrase career break. Read more...

Sharenting: When Sharing Isn't Caring

Sharenting: When Sharing Isn't Caring

Published on: October 14, 2025
By: Dorothy Dalton

The Dangers of Sharenting While sharenting might seem harmless and fun, it has both positive and negative aspects that parents, grandparents, and others should consider carefully.   I’ve just come Read more...

Rethinking Sponsorship: Don’t Wait to Be Noticed

Rethinking Sponsorship: Don’t Wait to Be Noticed

Published on: September 9, 2025
By: Dorothy Dalton

Ladies, strategically seek sponsors In the professional world, the old advice for women was often to “work hard and wait to be noticed.” The belief was that if you kept Read more...

Think Less, Do More: Get Unstuck Fast

Think Less, Do More: Get Unstuck Fast

Published on: July 15, 2025
By: Staff Writer Leadership

Are you stuck in your head? We all have different coping mechanisms, and a major one is when we find ourselves shutting down and getting stuck in our own heads. Read more...

Take Time to SOAR This Summer!

Take Time to SOAR This Summer!

Published on: July 8, 2025
By: Dorothy Dalton

SOAR: A Strengths-Based Framework for Strategic Growth In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment, organisations and individuals are constantly seeking effective ways to plan for the future. One of the Read more...