Confident Conversations

Many women tell me that they just can't decide whether they want to go back to a career or start a business after maternity leave or a career break.

Only you can make the decision. Join me in today's episode to discover the pros and cons of a career vs business plus get some ideas on how to start a business.

When you delegate effectively and with confidence, it puts you in a better position to make a bigger impact in your career because:

• you and your team get better results
• you are more productive
• you are making the best use of the skills and experience available
• you demonstrate your leadership potential

The art of delegation is in how to get people to do what you ask without being too controlling or too hesitant.

Listen to today's show for top tips on how to delegate effectively.

Often the smart ambitious women that I talk to every week are not being assertive enough on LinkedIn.

This week my theme is about being more assertive in the workplace without getting labelled as aggressive. At the same time I don't want you to be underestimated.

The last time I had a job interview I was a bag of nerves. And I know that's true for lots of my clients too, particularly if your last job interview was several years ago.

That's why I'm delighted to pick the brains of career expert Sarah Archer. Sarah shares her best interview tips so that you can wow the interviewer and get the job!

Sarah appears as a career expert for Guardian Careers and is the author of 'Developing your Inner Coach'.

Discover the secrets of success in job interviews as we explore:

1. How to prepare for a job interview even if you've taken a career break
2. How to answer competency based questions effectively
3. How to make the CAR technique work for you
4. How to deal with the questions we all dread
5. How to cope with the inevitable nerves
6. How to make an impact (for the right reasons)
7. How and when to follow up

Very often the women that I talk to about their career strategy, they hadn't even thought about using LinkedIn until they started jobhunting. But actually there are SO many reasons to get active on LinkedIn even if you're not jobhunting because it's such a powerful networking platform. And the best time to start networking is BEFORE you need to network.

In this episode I share 5 powerful reasons why ambitious women need to use LinkedIn even when you are not jobhunting:

1. Demonstrate your experience to lateral hires
2. Set yourself up as an expert authority
3. Get speaking opportunities
4. Attract new clients
5. Long-term career planning