By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist My consistent discovery in my ten years of this work is that women are often serious perpetrators when it comes to sexism against women, albeit quite unconsciously by buying into stereotypes and deferring all authority to any male on most subjects. Bell Hooks says it best in […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Dust off your resume and update it for a pivot to a new career. When was the last time that you looked at your resume? Do you even have one? People often do not think about their resume or CV until they are actively applying for jobs […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Many times, people come to me and they have suffered at work. Be it a perceived slight, being undermined or even harassed in a very real way. It is normal to want to leave the team, firm or in some cases the industry itself. When coaching, we […]
By Nicki Gilmour There was a flurry of activity for international women’s day this year, observationally more than usual and that could be correlated with the determination of some to deny women equality in a fairly overt way or it could just be a coincidence. You decide. There were hashtags such as #Beboldforchange, there were […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Pyschologist Unless you are a fully fledged workaholic ( I used to be one and I know many), you may want to work a little less and do a little more of just about everything else. With the exception of chores which are few people’s idea of fun. […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist Are you a sexist woman? You might be wondering where I am going with this but in ten long hard years of working on gender equality, the one thing that has amazed me most is the level of sexism against women perpetrated by women. How do […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist A bad work day can consist of a scenario when you do not manage the team but are on the hook for delivery of the product. Sound familiar? Literally, this happens everyday to many people and it is a problem that creates issues and looks like a […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Pyschologist Most people have a career fantasy. What do I mean? Well, think about it right now; do you want to start a business that involves a cozy bed and breakfast in your favorite holiday spot? Or a cupcake business or a dog groomers? You get the picture […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Psychologist We have all seen it. The loud person, usually a guy, gets the job. If women are loud, do they get the job? Sometimes yes and sometimes that same approach can backfire as being assertive as a trait seems to have a different impact depending on your […]
By Nicki Gilmour, Executive Coach and Organizational Pyschologist There are many reasons to get a new job. It is worth exploring before you jump ship what it is you do not like at your current job and within that, why you do not like it. This way you have a better chance at not repeating […]