by Catherine Stothart | Apr 7, 2026 | Emotional Intelligence, Influence and impact, Self-confidence and self-esteem
Your cv has done its job and you’ve going to be interviewed. Now what? Well, be prepared of course. And this means being mentally, physically, and emotionally prepared. This is true of all of us, but I think women especially need to do that emotional preparation...
by Catherine Stothart | Mar 20, 2025 | Managing and leading, Self-confidence and self-esteem
How does what you do and say affect how others perceive you? This question affects all of us in different ways. It’s also relevant to women and leadership. Do men and women (on average) “speak” differently? What impact does their “speech” have on how they are...
by Catherine Stothart | Feb 5, 2025 | Resilience and re-energising, Self-confidence and self-esteem
We can’t be confident and resilient all the time in every situation, but we can become more confident more often, and confidence leads to better performance. Confidence and resilience often go together. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from the challenges and...
by Catherine Stothart | Jan 18, 2025 | Emotional Intelligence, Self-confidence and self-esteem
How are you feeling at this moment? Relaxed, happy, curious? Or rushed, irritable, bored? Or something else? Maybe this week really is the most depressing week of the year! How can you manage your mood? What do you think about these questions? • How do you know what...
by Catherine Stothart | Nov 20, 2024 | Self-confidence and self-esteem
Feeling confident comes from feeling OK about yourself. The biggest realisation I had when I wrote How to Get On with Anyone: Even the Difficult Ones, was that getting on with other people is largely about managing your feelings about them AND your feelings about...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 15, 2024 | Self-confidence and self-esteem
Most people’s worst nightmare is walking into a room full of strangers and having to “network”. But it needn’t be an ordeal – you can be brilliant at it if you have the right mindset and are prepared. Here are some tips. Manage your mindset Mind and body are linked,...
