Confident Conversations

How to get promoted when you are on maternity leave 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  Mentioned on the show Connect with Lynn on LinkedIn Worksheet on how to request flexible working How to make effective use of your Keeping In Touch days On Facebook: The Confident Mother group Sign up  to j

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. Find all the Confident Conversations episodes on iTunes . How to get a better night's sleep and wake up refreshed for work - Episode 015 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 th

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. Find all the Confident Conversations episodes on iTunes . How to make a bigger impact at work - Episode 014  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  Mentioned on the show Discover your Core Values in 5 Easy Ste

In this week’s episode, discover the 7 essentials for your LinkedIn profile whether you want to go back to work after a career break, change role, or get noticed by prospective recruiters, employers or clients. Your LinkedIn profile is an essential item in your career strategy toolkit and it needs to show WHO you are and WHAT you do even if you are not currently jobhunting. You might feel your profile is already in good shape however it makes sense to review on a regular basis. Sign up  to join my next LinkedIn Challenge.  HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan  Mentioned on the show To book a complimentary 30 minute coaching call: Book a conversation with SherryGet on the LinkedIn Challenge priority waitlist: Sign up here On Facebook: The Confident Mother group Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the show notes Tweet me @SherryRB quoting CC013 #ConfidentConversations Email srb@sherrybevan.co.uk For more Confident Conversations connect with me On Twitter @SherryRB or search #ConfidentConversations Join m

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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. Find all the Confident Conversations episodes on iTunes . How to use coaching skills to lead more confidently - Episode 012 In this week's episode discover how to use 3 coaching skills; skills that I use in my work as a leadership coach and will empower you to lead more confidently. Coaching skills work for women in leadership because they allow you to play to your natural strengths and get the most out of your team. In this episode, we discuss: The different manager types including the attachment manager and the abandonment manager How coaching skills help you to develop teams who are better at problem-solving, troubleshooting and decision-making The pow

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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. Dealing with your teenager's anxiety with confidence – Episode 011 In this week’s episode I’m talking to expert Caroline Cavanagh, author of Anxiety Alchemy. Having the knowledge and confidence in how to support your teenagers is a key element to getting a work-life balance that works. Caroline runs Anxiety Alchemy. She is a hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner by background, and now specialises in helping teenagers (and their parents) deal with anxiety. I took so many notes listening to Caroline! In summary, in today’s episode, we discuss: The 3 main pillars of of anxiety for teenagers today How parents can unwittingly add to the pressure How the brain p

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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. Managing a large team on part-time hours – Episode 010 In this week’s episode about the imposter syndrome, I’m talking to Julia Bramble of Bramble Buzz. While Julia, mum of 6, is now an award-winning specialist and small business social media expert, her career started in the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Lab in London. She wrote the training material and trained more than 20 hugely resistant, highly respected, court reporting officers who didn’t believe in this new-fangled DNA testing being introduced. In Julia's next role, she was responsible for setting up a new unit to create the first national DNA database. In her new role she was responsible

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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 with ambitious women to help them get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it. How to tell if you're suffering from imposter syndrome - Episode 009 In this week's episode about the imposter syndrome, I’m talking to Rebecca Pintre who runs Artemis Mindset Coaching. Rebecca provides mindset coaching and training to help women beat their self-confidence demons, increase their productivity and focus and fulfill their potential. The imposter syndrome is one of Rebecca's specialist topics. Originally from the North of England, Rebecca moved to Paris when she was 18. She now lives in a tiny village near the border with Luxembourg and Germany with her husband and two girls. In today's episode, we discuss: What is imposter syndrome is Who does it affect What ar

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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 with ambitious women to help them get clear on what they really want then find the confidence to do it. How to have a difficult conversation in the workplace - Episode 008 This week's episode is about how to have those difficult conversations in the workplace, and especially when it's about poor attitude at work. I’m talking to Sue Ingram from Converse Well. Sue initially trained in HR and worked in the City, and then in a number of pressurised sales environments. She discovered that the key to business success is the right people in the right jobs. Sue is now an Author, Speaker and Facilitator on Difficult Conversations in the Workplace. She helps managers handle difficult conversations and provide feedback to their staff. Today we are talking specifically about how to handl

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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 with ambitious women to help them get clear on the career they really want then find the confidence to do it. How to speak up confidently in meetings - Episode 007 This week's episode is about speaking up with confidence in meetings. I’m talking to Susan Heaton-Wright from Executive Voice. Susan helps people get heard in meetings, presentations or public speaking. I originally interviewed Susan for my first online conference in 2015. There's a whole chapter in my book based on that interview about how to project confidence through your voice and presence. Today we are talking specifically about how to speak up confidently in meetings without being pushy. This is for you if you worry about speaking up in meetings because you don't want to be laughed at or be ignored. Or your v

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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 with ambitious women to help them get clear on the career they really want then find the confidence to do it. Going back to work with confidence after a career break This week’s episode is about going back to work after a career break and how you can do this with confidence. I invited former client Ashley Aspin to share her personal experiences. Ashley graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Music in 1997 and started her working life in London with a leading classical music management agency.  Two years later she took a post with the BBC Classical Music Department assisting the managing editor and working on some unique television programmes and events such as the Queen’s Jubilee Concerts at Buckingham Palace. Seeking a career change two years later, Ashley joined

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show 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 with ambitious women to help them get clear on the career they really want then find the confidence to do it. How to get the work-life balance that is right for you This week's episode is about work life balance and how you can achieve it. I invited Clara Wilcox at The Balance Collective to join me to discuss this topic. Clara has built on over 15 years of recruitment, leadership, and coaching experience, and the most important qualification of all in her eyes, being a parent, to create The Balance Collective. Her fascination with what “makes a person tick” and personal development started with her degree in Psychology, many moons ago, and has continued through her work as a Branch Manager of a bespoke recruitment consultancy, to her Management role in a not-for-profit employa

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show for ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. Because I love having conversations about career and confidence. This week's episode 004 Following last week's conversation with former BBC Apprentice candidate, Aleksandra King, this week I talk to Rebecca Jeffery fired in Week 6, after confusing tagine with tahini and soup for soap. And anyway, how's a Manchester girl supposed to know how far Streatham is from Canary Wharf. Known as Becs, she is a freelance copywriter, bookworm, mum, tea drinker and sausage dog owner. She joined her sister's company 3 years ago; together they have built a successful design & marketing business that fits around life and family. Her business plan for The Apprentice was built around recruiting other parents who want work that works. Our conversation (over a cup of tea, of course) discussed: how lonely it can be working for yourself the pros and cons of ru

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show for ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. Because I love having conversations about career and confidence. This week’s episode 003 This week, I talk to Aleksandra King, Communications Consultant, and better known (this month) as the BBC Apprentice candidate who quit before she was fired. The day after she quit the show, I wrote a post for Birds on the Blog about whether she was right to quit. My take was that she had quit BECAUSE she is strong not because she’s not. And that she recognised the conflict with her core values. In this conversation with Aleksandra recorded a couple of weeks after she left the show, we discussed how your values affect how you work and who you choose to work with. We also discussed: the friendships she developed in the house how it was love at first sight when she met her husband how women are so often tough on ourselves and don’t ask for help her love of

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show for ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. Because I love having conversations about career and confidence. This week’s episode In a previous episode (CC001) I talked about overwhelm: signs we might notice, why we experience it, and how we can cope or even better prevent it. This week’s episode is about how to spot the signs of stress or overwhelm in our partners and how to deal with it. I turned to Gill Walton at Purple Skies Consulting to find out more about this topic. Gill works with people who are stuck in their careers and need help getting unstuck. And sometimes it’s stress that’s keeping them stuck. In the show we discuss: Signs of overwhelm, stress or burnout in our partners What we can do to support them How men deal with overwhelm and stress differently, putting emotions to one side Why men walk out of the room when they come home to a stressfest The caveman’s reaction to

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. I love having conversations about career and confidence. In my podcast I interview ambitious women as well as those employers who value female talent. This first episode is about how to cope with overwhelm. My name is Sherry Bevan and I run The Confident Mother. After more than 25 years in professional services, I set up my own business so that I could balance work and life more confidently. Now I help other ambitious women get clear on what they really want and then find the confidence to go and do it. Many of the mums that I talk to sometimes struggle with how to cope with overwhelm. In the show, you will explore: the signs of overwhelm the reasons that we experience so much overwhelm how choice overwhelm makes it difficult to decide information overload how women take on too much: our need to please and the need for perfectionism five ideas that help my clients cope with overwhelm so that they get