Five-minute read | Meg Burton | Career coaching
One of the most common conversations career coaches have is with people who are about to step into their first management role; they’ve either been promoted within their current organisation, or they’re joining a new company to lead a team. Continue reading “Stepping up from peer to manager”
What’s holding you back from applying for that promotion? Is it just about the courage to take the next step, to be out of your comfort zone in some areas of the role, or is there something else at play?
There’s an often-repeated statistic that women only apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the criteria, whereas men will apply if they meet only 60%. Research in 2014 investigating this claim could find no evidence for it, but it’s true that my female clients want to meet far more of the criteria before applying for a job – especially a promotion – than my male clients do.
Continue reading “Having the courage to apply for a more senior role”
