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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Reacting vs responding: The power of a pause
How to move out of reactive mode and take back control of our emotions and behaviour.
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Losing your cool? Take a beat.
A pause is incredibly powerful. It gives us time to move out of reactive mode and take back control of our behaviour.
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Stop proving and start improving your work
Swap busyness for effectiveness. While convergent thinking will keep you moving, divergent thinking ensures you’re going in the right direction.
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How to use timeboxing to tame your calendar
It's time to take the mental load out of managing your to-do list and move out of the busyness trap into effective mode.
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Is it busyness or mental load?
Busyness isn’t just about how much we do, it’s also the mental bandwidth we’re using - often unnecessarily.
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How to: Network like a pro
Networking is the key to career success - from finding new jobs to keeping a finger on the pulse. Learn 5 ways to take the chore out of connecting.
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Boost performance: Ask for feedback
Three simple ways you can create a habit of giving and receiving micro-feedback to boost performance.
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Build credibility through proactive updates
Proactive updates are a powerful (and underrated) career skill - building trust and conveying executive presence.
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5 relationships that make (or break) your career
The biggest career boosters for women? Hint: it’s not a pricey coach or Big LinkedIn Energy - it’s simply a partner who takes on their fair share at home.
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Need an energy boost? We got you.
Here's our inexhaustive guide to the different ways we drain our energy, as well as top tips for recharging.
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Stop asking for permission
Seeking permission puts our hard-earned power back in other people's hands, so it's time to change our approach.
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Small steps, big shifts: The power of Learning Loops
Here’s the thing about knowledge: we can collect as much of it as we like, but it won’t make any difference unless we apply it. Not just once, but regularly.
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Common ground isn’t soft, it’s strategic
When it comes to difficult situations, there’s one inescapable truth: it’s much harder to resolve a conflict or overcome a disagreement without first finding common ground.
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Powrsuit pulse check
After a year of research, and another launching, iterating and improving, it’s time for another round of reflection.
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How to manage your manager
Unfortunately, bad managers can be a miserable reality of the workplace. Yes, we get it. It’s not your job to manage your manager. Except that it is.
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When you should (and definitely shouldn’t) apologise
Instead of simply saying 'apologise less', we’re going to tell you to harness this great skill in the right situations.
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Why women bosses get labelled ‘difficult’
Are women managers really more toxic? This week, we became curious about some of the factors that make the Feared Female Boss such a common archetype.
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Practical tips for a successful workcation
Dreaming of a workcation? Learn from our real-world experiment.
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Are you a chronic canceller?
How often do you cancel, reschedule or ghost at the last minute? It might be costing you and others.
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How to embrace the power of storytelling
Five ways to influence, engage and inspire through personal anecdotes and stories.