Every fortnight, we dive into one critical career capability or challenge, complete with a 30-second action that turns theory into practice.
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Are you doing the work and missing the credit?
Three ways credit for YOUR work tends to wind up with the wrong person, and what you can do about it
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Should you step up before landing the promotion?
In a world that still struggles to see our value, isn’t it dumb for women to take on more responsibility for free?
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How to stop doing everyone else’s work
Overwhelmed at work? Your delegation skills may be letting you down. Learn five actionable ways to get out of the doing trap.
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Was your worst manager a woman?
There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other. But is there? Because when we ask Powrsuiters, they often tell us that their worst manager was… Another woman.
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Should we ban the word ‘meeting’?
When a meeting is a meeting is a meeting, we stop thinking about why we're going, and start attending on autopilot. We shouldn’t.
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Conversation starters for people who hate small talk
A list of conversation starters to have in your back pocket, ready to pull out at a moment’s notice.
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You’re allowed to hand the criticism back
Whenever we ask a room full of women whether they've been told they lack confidence, more than half raise their hands. That's unacceptable.
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Confusing hard work with burnout?
Accept burnout as a necessary consequence of high performance? Elite athletes are proving otherwise.
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We think we’re curious. Our actions say otherwise.
Wanting to be curious and being curious are two very different things.
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Managing up: 10 things most of us get wrong
Common mistakes most of us make when trying to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
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Are you taking initiative, or taking over?
When initiative is literally in the job description, why does it backfire? Well, the problem isn't initiative; it's knowing the right level to apply.
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Are you a good follower?
We spend most of our careers reporting to a manager, but no one teaches us how to be good at it.
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No, self-sacrifice isn’t a virtue
Most of us are too busy looking out for everyone else’s needs to question why we neglect our own. It's time to reframe our beliefs about self-care.
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Reading the room: Actions speak louder than words
The majority of the ways humans express how we feel are non-verbal. Learn 3 ways to practice interpreting these subtle cues.
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Is networking stuck on your to-do list?
The best opportunities don’t get posted, they get shared. Are you in the room when it happens?
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Girls have gravitas, too
Why your ideas fall on deaf ears (until a man repeats them), and what you can do about it... Hint: It's about gravitas.
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Meeting hacks for people who don’t have time for meetings
Meeting overload is going nowhere - it's getting worse. Join our challenge to clear 30 unproductive minutes from your calendar this week.
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IWD 2026: 5 ways for allies to give so everyone gains
5 simple ways allies can take action to create fairer, more inclusive workplaces this International Women's Day
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What’s your work chemistry?
No personality test is perfect. Humans can’t be put into boxes, but it’s endlessly surprising just how differently we’re wired.
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The Stockdale Paradox: Grounded optimism
When facing a setback, most of us default to one of two approaches: Hope it magically sorts itself out, or get stuck in a spiral of despair. Instead, we should confront brutal realities while holding firm to the belief that things can get better.