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Sandy is a writer/speaker providing research-based social commentary on different aspects of contemporary leadership and social change.
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Nov 5, 2024
This Corporate Life: Pale, male but not stale - why it’s time to rethink leadership archetypes
"The stereotype of 'pale, male, stale' overlooks the nuanced contributions of many seasoned leaders who bring humility and generosity to...

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Nov 5, 2024
This Corporate Life: 63% of us have endured toxic workplace culture, so why do we stay silent about it?
"In toxic workplaces, silence often prevails as employees fear retribution for speaking up, leaving many to navigate toxic dynamics alone...

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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: Is your company culture hurting the bottomline?
"Company culture isn’t just about keeping employees happy—it’s about cultivating an ecosystem where engagement and power dynamics align...

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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: How to deal with the workplace problem child
"The ‘Problem Child’ in the workplace thrives on avoidance, often creating a disruptive influence while leaders sidestep direct...

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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: How small groups ignite change
"True organisational change is sparked not by individual coaching, but by the power of small groups where trust, vulnerability, and...


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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: The illusion of the not-so-humble brag and personal branding
"In the world of personal branding, the not-so-humble brag is all about crafting an illusion of authenticity, whether it’s on Facebook as...

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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: The deep-seated fears behind forceful leaders like Trump
"Forceful Knowers, like Trump, project dominance and self-assurance, but beneath this exterior lies a profound fear of vulnerability and...

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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: Why women’s leadership events might miss the mark
"Women’s leadership events often focus on helping women adapt to a flawed system, rather than questioning or reshaping the system...

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Nov 5, 2024
This corporate life: Jacinda Ardern’s Field Fellowship - hope or more political polarisation?
“Jacinda Ardern's Field Fellowship aims to reshape leadership by focusing on kindness and bridging political divides. But could this...

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Aug 28, 2022
The 'self-help for women' book revolution...does it actually help?
Recently I decided to 'Marie Kondo' my bookshelves, so there would only be books that 'sparked joy' so to speak. I hadn't looked through...

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Aug 22, 2022
Women-who-play-by-the-rules-of-the-patriarchy
I must credit my colleague/collaborator Dr Jane Horan for coming up with this nomenclature. I met Jane almost a decade ago whilst I was...

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Aug 8, 2022
How do YOU play?
This 3-minute video on how to start a movement is one of my all time favourites: a crazy dude at an outdoor concert, shameless and...

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Mar 15, 2022
An instant cure for Imposter Syndrome
I am on a one woman mission to ban the term ‘imposter syndrome’ as an unhelpful and misleading trope unfairly associated with women that...

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Mar 8, 2022
Post-feminism for dummies
Oh sorry, you’re not a dummy. No, you’re a strong, empowered woman. So remind yourself of that, girlfriend. Look in the mirror and say: ...


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Mar 7, 2022
A reflection about career ladders
In my early years working in the advertising sector, my colleagues and I obsessed on whether we were to be called an account executive,...


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Dec 10, 2021
So who did you make wrong during this lockdown?
In 2020, Covid allowed many to breathe a sigh of relief as they pressed pause on the treadmill and shared sourdough stories and banana...

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Mar 12, 2021
10 reasons why progress for women in leadership in the private sector is glacial to non-existent
Happy International Women’s Day, the global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. And...
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