“Denise, I’ve been working on my business full time for several months. I work very hard and I am very passionate about my work but I feel like I am stuck. My business isn’t going anywhere and I am not making any profit.” Does this sound familiar? I hear this from a lot of women I coach who are…
Investing in coaching could mitigate the risk of a diminished talent pool after Brexit, says Denise Chilton. Research from the CIPD has found that Brexit will make it harder to recruit qualified talent. 72% of HR professionals expect the competition for talent to escalate and 61% predict further difficulty recruiting senior and skilled employees. Executive Coach Denise Chilton…
Female entrepreneurs are a vital part of the UK’s business community, says Denise Chilton Executive business coach, Denise Chilton, is one of only 90 people to be accepted onto the Santander UK Breakthrough Women Business Leaders’ Mentoring Programme. Powered by Women Ahead, a social enterprise working with organisations to improve workplace diversity and inclusion, the pioneering mentoring programme…
The FL National Awards & Summit recognize and promote female talent in the UK Denise Chilton of Denise Chilton Ltd has been shortlisted as a regional finalist in the Diversity Champion of the Year category of the Forward Ladies National Awards & Summit, now in its 9th year and supported by headline sponsor HSBC UK. In what promises…
Back in April, an email landed in my inbox from Forward Ladies*. It said, “we would very much like to congratulate you on being nominated for the FL National Awards 2018”. I was as surprised as I was delighted because nobody mentioned putting me forwards. I still don’t know who it was but whoever, you are – thank you. So, I…
When leaders are rundown, exhausted and drained, it impacts their ability to think innovatively and creatively. Ultimately, this trickles down to other members of the team, affecting their work experience and stress levels. The impact that this can have on the business as a whole is huge. So, in order to take care of their teams and perform at…
This week (14 May – 20 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is stress – and how we are coping with it. We all have mental health – it moves up and down on a spectrum and is affected by a range of factors both in our personal lives and in our professional lives. 1 in 6…
Decision making is intrinsically linked to our emotions. They create a physical response to information – and we may not even realise. For example, if you slam on the brakes as a car pulls out right in front of you, you have acted without conscious thought. Our subconscious mind has recognised the danger and translated it into a feeling of…
Good leaders may have many or all of these qualities: Manages conflict and crises with ease Takes charge and assumes responsibility Has excellent organisational skills Creates a positive work environment Gives constructive feedback Rewards good performance The list could go on and on … But leadership isn’t about the leader. It’s not just a job title. Leadership…
Did you know that there are more men called John leading FTSE firms than there are women? Men called Dave also outnumber women by a ratio of 2:1. This really does put a spotlight on the gender gap problem in the corporate world. We know that women makeup half of the UK workforce but do they make up half leadership positions?…