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Leadership Success
October 19, 2023

From High Performer to Top Performer: A Leadership Success Story

Promotion Ready
October 6, 2023

Unlocking Your Career Potential: Are You Promotion Ready?

Women in Leadership
September 13, 2023

Unearthing Barriers to Women’s Leadership: Let Your Voice Shape Change

Investing in Your Development
June 29, 2023

How to Approach Your Company About Investing in Your Development

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Hello!

I’m Sinead Sharkey-Steenson and welcome to my blog! I’ve been working with leaders to develop their strategies for over a decade. In the last few years I’ve chosen to focus on women’s career strategies because I’m passionate about helping women succeed, and I would love to see you be the best you can be. Here you’ll find articles on topics that will help you get the most out of your career, from imposter syndrome to doing a great interview. I would love to hear your thoughts and comments, and if there’s a topic you want help with, please leave a comment.

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workplace toxic
March 13, 2024

12 Red Flags: Is Your Workplace Toxic? Signs You Need to Know

Menopause
February 22, 2024

Menopause – Smashing the Last Glass Ceiling

Kickstart
January 3, 2024

7 Ways to Kickstart your Career in 2024

Stress
December 7, 2023

Escaping the Stress Hamster Wheel: Tips for Leaders

December 4, 2023

Gaslighting Unveiled: The Silent Manipulator in Your Workplace

Fear
October 31, 2023

10 Common Fears in Leadership (And How to Conquer Them)

Leadership Success
October 19, 2023

From High Performer to Top Performer: A Leadership Success Story

Promotion Ready
October 6, 2023

Unlocking Your Career Potential: Are You Promotion Ready?

Women in Leadership
September 13, 2023

Unearthing Barriers to Women’s Leadership: Let Your Voice Shape Change

Investing in Your Development
June 29, 2023

How to Approach Your Company About Investing in Your Development

Why you should work with Generation Women
June 23, 2023

Why you should work with Generation Women

Women Rising
June 23, 2023

Celebrating Women Rising With Generation Women

Your visibility
May 19, 2023

6 Ways To Unleash Your Visibility

imposter syndrome
May 11, 2023

Breaking the Cycle of Self-Doubt: Strategies for Conquering Imposter Syndrome

habits
May 5, 2023

From Good to Great: Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Habits for Career Growth

Leader
April 4, 2023

7 WAYS FOR LEADERS TO SHIFT FROM STRESSED OUT TO SUPERCHARGED

Increase in Salary
March 16, 2023

Why do my clients get such big pay-rises?

Boost your confidence
January 12, 2023

23 Simple Things to Boost your Confidence and Career in 2023

Gratitude
December 22, 2022

50 things I’m grateful for in 2022

Menopause
October 18, 2022

Menopause and Me

7 Ways to Break the Stress Cycle
September 30, 2022

7 Ways to Break the Stress Cycle

allyship
September 29, 2022

“Allyship” – A verb not a Noun!

Career Move
September 2, 2022

How to Figure Out Your Next Career Move

Stepping up
August 28, 2022

Stop Settling and Start Stepping Up!

Payrise
July 7, 2022

What to do if you get turned down for a payrise?

New Role
July 4, 2022

9 Ways to Make a Great Impression in a New Role

Coaching
June 29, 2022

20 Coaching Questions to Help You Empower Your Team

People Pleasing
June 17, 2022

5 Steps to tackle your ‘People Pleasing’

mindset
June 13, 2022

How to maximise your mindset for results

Career Goals
May 27, 2022

12 Ultimate Tips to Help You Hit Your Career Goals

positive career change
May 19, 2022

Positive career change is in your hands

Successful Career
May 13, 2022

The magic ingredients to a successful career

Successful Leader
May 9, 2022

Leadership challenges…a problem shared is a problem halved

Productive
April 11, 2022

Is your drive to be productive hurting you?

Perfectionism
March 17, 2022

WHY YOU SHOULD LEAVE PERFECTIONISM AT THE DOOR

bias
March 10, 2022

How do we Break the Bias?

In your career
February 4, 2022

4 Ways to Step Up in Your Career

Killing Your Career
January 21, 2022

5 ways you’re killing your career

getting paid more
January 14, 2022

7 Steps to Getting Paid More

New Year, New You
January 7, 2022

Forget ‘New year, New you’

Reflect
December 17, 2021

How to reflect on your year – The key questions to ask

Motivation
December 10, 2021

What no one tells you about Motivation

Visibility
December 3, 2021

6 Quick Tips for Increasing Your Visibility

Your career
November 26, 2021

How to put your career at the top of your to do list

Your Next Promotion
November 17, 2021

5 Things You Need to be Doing to Secure Your Next Promotion

Burnout
June 24, 2021

How to avoid burnout at work

get noticed at work
May 4, 2021

6 steps to get noticed at work

performance review
February 17, 2021

5 Steps to Ace your Performance Review

your career
February 9, 2021

How to tell if you are ready to take the next step in your career

Career Move
December 9, 2020

How to use the Christmas break to reflect, and plan your next career move

How to stay visible when working from home
September 25, 2020

How to Stay Visible When Working From Home

Leadership
September 10, 2020

The Secret to Levelling up your Leadership

Career Coach
July 7, 2020

7 Questions to ask a Career Coach

Gaslighting
June 13, 2020

Gaslighting in the Workplace: How to spot it and STOP it

Career
April 30, 2020

6 Ways to Manage Your Career in A Crisis

Career
February 12, 2020

3 Ways to Accelerate your Career for the New Decade

Confidence at Work - BE BOLD
January 28, 2020

Want to Gain Confidence in the Workplace? BE BOLD!

Rise and Shine Graduation
January 9, 2020

When is it right to invest in yourself and Rise and Shine?

Rise and Shine Graduation
December 3, 2019

Rise and Shine Graduation 2019 – Could your career use a shine?

Generation Women Inspirational Quotes
November 19, 2019

50 Inspirational Quotes to help you Rise and Shine

Work Smarter
November 11, 2019

10 Tips and Tools to Help you Work Smarter

Negative Language
November 6, 2019

How to turn negative language into positive with ease

working hard
November 6, 2019

Why working hard might be a waste of your time

staying motivated
October 7, 2019

6 Stepping stones to staying motivated

10 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills
June 26, 2019

10 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills

What should you do if you experience sexual harassment at work?
May 31, 2019

What should you do if you experience sexual harassment at work?

How Businesses should handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
May 7, 2019

How Businesses should handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

How a career coach can Elevate your Career
March 20, 2019

How a career coach can Elevate your Career

Job Interview Confidence - 7 Ways to stay in Control
March 6, 2019

Job Interview Confidence – 7 Ways to stay in Control

Stop Excluding - How to Foster a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion
January 31, 2019

Stop Excluding – How to Foster a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion

5 Ways to Increase your Visibility in the Workplace
January 22, 2019

5 Ways to Increase your Visibility in the Workplace

10 ways to Manage Imposter Syndrome
December 12, 2018

10 ways to Manage Imposter Syndrome

Identifying Your Values Will Help You Set Effective Goals for 2019
December 6, 2018

Identifying Your Values Will Help You Set Effective Goals for 2019

Want to Grow Further in 2019: Take Time to Review Your Year
December 5, 2018

Want to Grow Further in 2019: Take Time to Review Your Year

Creating your Vision for a Great 2019
December 4, 2018

Creating your Vision for a Great 2019

The Sky's the Limit when you Rise and Shine!
November 1, 2018

The Sky’s the Limit when you Rise and Shine!

Asking for a Pay Rise – A guide to getting paid what you are worth
November 1, 2018

Asking for a Pay Rise – A guide to getting paid what you are worth

Meet the Generation Women team – Sinead Sharkey-Steenson
October 17, 2018

Meet the Generation Women team – Sinead Sharkey-Steenson

Woman hates job - women leaving your company
October 17, 2018

Why are women leaving your company?

Meet the Generation Women team - David Steenson
October 11, 2018

Meet the Generation Women team – David Steenson

GW icon Aqua
September 20, 2018

Why get a Career Coach?

Personal Branding
September 19, 2018

New to Personal Branding? Here’s What You Need to Know

Returnships
September 19, 2018

3 Positive Impacts of Returnships

Men Can Be Better Allies To Women
August 21, 2018

5 Ways Men Can Be Better Allies To Women In The Workplace

Career Success
August 7, 2018

Know Your Values to Boost Career Success: The First Step In Goal Setting

Gender Equality Myths
July 25, 2018

7 Gender Equality Myths Debunked

Public Speaking Resources
July 17, 2018

6 Resources to help with Public Speaking

Working Woman - Generation Women
July 5, 2018

5 Tips For Handling a Difficult Work Colleague

Effective Personal Brand
July 3, 2018

Why your beliefs matter more than you think

Get the interview
June 26, 2018

5 ways to make sure you don’t get selected for interview

Coaching Business Dad
June 16, 2018

Why helping your wife succeed can make you a better man

resilience, dealing with job interview rejection, job interview tips
February 5, 2018

How to Deal with Rejection:  Bouncing back when you don’t get the job

get a promotion, confidence, career success, career visibility
January 28, 2018

5 Tips to Get Yourself in Pole Position for Promotion

Job interview tips, interview coaching, interview confidence, competency based interviews
January 22, 2018

How to Prepare Awesome Answers for Your Job Interview

Personal Brand Makeover, career change
January 15, 2018

9 Ways to Stand Out on LinkedIn

Career Change
January 8, 2018

Creating your Vision for a Great 2018

Career Confidence
January 5, 2018

Would Knowing Your Purpose Help You In Your Career?

How to change career
January 2, 2018

Identifying Your Values Will Help You Set Effective Goals for 2018

Growth Mindset
December 28, 2017

Want to Grow Further in 2018: Take Time to Review Your Year

New Year Habits
December 28, 2017

Forget Resolutions: To Be Successful in 2018, Focus on Your Habits

Career Visibility
November 24, 2017

Being Schooled on Presenting:  How Becoming a Skilled Presenter can make your Career

Improve promotion prospects
September 12, 2017

From Cinderella to Career Success: 7 Ways to Stand out at Work

Confidence in work - Imposter Syndrome
May 21, 2017

3 Sure-fire Ways to Tame your Inner Imposter

motivation at work
April 4, 2017

The Motivation Myth – Why You’re Not Taking Action and How to Get Over It!

Career Super Powers
March 23, 2017

9 Simple Strategies to Develop The Ultimate Career Super Power: A Growth Mindset

Influence at work - Generation Women
March 13, 2017

3 Simple Ways to Increase Your Influence

Personal Branding MakeOver 2
March 5, 2017

Isn’t it Time You Got Strategic About Your Personal Brand?

Sinead hugging a client
March 4, 2017

My Journey to Career and Leadership Coach

Interview Questions
February 13, 2017

Your How to Guide for Acing Your Answers to Interview Questions

Generation Women Career Story Books
February 13, 2017

What’s Your Career Story – A key step in getting the Career of Your Dreams!

Getting the job
February 8, 2017

Looking for your Next Big Job? Focus on Marginal Gains

The Worry Trap Blog - Generation Women
September 21, 2016

Worry Makes the World Go Round: How to get out of the worry trap!

Being Self Critical Blog Generation Women
June 2, 2016

If we have 50,000 thoughts per day and 40,000 are self-critical, what’s the impact?

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