I’m a big fan of Netflix. I’m always looking for TV series to get stuck into and, a couple of weeks ago, on a whim I decided to start watching RuPaul’s Drag Race. I was soon hooked on the format – The Apprentice for drag queens – and found myself in awe of the transformation these guys went through and what a high art drag is when it’s done to this level of perfection. But more than that, I was … [Read more...] about What a drag queen taught me about the power of sharing your story
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Why it’s important to share your authentic leadership story
You may have heard of Sheryl Sandberg. She's the COO of Facebook and in 2010 she was invited to give a talk at TED - the conference where thought-leaders share their one big idea. She decided to call it Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders. "I was planning to give a speech chock full of facts and figures, and nothing personal," Sandberg recently acknowledged. So far, so predictable. Had she … [Read more...] about Why it’s important to share your authentic leadership story
This girl’s story will change the world
What did you do on your 16th birthday? I was probably doing glam line dances with my friends to the Sweet's Blockbuster (we are talking 1973 here) and stressing about my impending O-levels - typical teenage stuff. But Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai celebrated her coming of age by giving a powerful and inspiring speech to the United Nations in New York on a day that had been named in her … [Read more...] about This girl’s story will change the world