Now You’re Talking Newsletter August Edition: Why Women Don’t Get Promoted
Hey everyone! Kajol here and I’ve just recently joined the Now You’re Talking Network team. So excited to show you what we have planned for the upcoming year and cannot wait to meet you all in person!
A bit about me, I’m a strategy consultant at Deloitte where I guide my clients on their strategic choices and help them to create new products and services. In my spare time, I make videos on Youtube to do with consulting, women in the workplace and corporate career tips. Check it out and subscribe if you’re interested — always keen to hear any feedback or topics you’d love to hear about.
In fact, my latest video tackled habits that women exhibit in the workplace that reduce their chances of getting promoted. To give you a teaser, research shows that, for women, the biggest obstacle to C-Suite positions is actually getting to Manager level. That’s why women only make up 38% of Manager positions. To help, here are three active changes that we can make today to stop us from getting stuck:
Claim your achievements — Tell people what you’re doing otherwise they probably think you’re not making an impact at all. Self promotions can be super uncomfortable. How can we shout about our achievements without coming across as bragging?
Build alliances — Keeping your head down is a massive no no. Building a support network that you can use to bounce around ideas, discuss challenges you’re facing and gain advice from can be useful to ‘lean’ on. I cannot stress enough the importance of building a network — NYT is a great start.
Say No — Taking too much on and overcommitting is one that I see a lot of women do. Whilst we’re only trying to please people, you’ll soon realise that you’ll get stretched to a breaking point and that negatively impacts your quality of work.
TO WATCH — Podcasts and videos you need in your life!
Skillshare is a learning platform that allows you to up your skills across pretty much everything, be it design, business, confidence hacking and so much more. Here’s a free 2 month trial on me.
Stop! Michelle Obama has just launched her podcast. We are SHOOK! Hear her open up about combatting depression, navigating friendships and so much more here.
Our upcoming Instagram lives — @NYTNetwork:
Meet Kajol on Friday 27th August @ 7.30pm (BST)
Join Lola and Kajol for an informal chat on her journey as a management consultant, tips for the upcoming recruitment season and her side hustles!
Adapting to Working & Living Abroad — on Tuesday 25th Aug at 8pm (BST)
Working and living abroad is a great way to travel and meet new people but also requires confidence, emotional resilience and adaptability. Join Mary for an informal chat about Tomi’s journey moving to live and work in the U.K. and her new side hustle.
TO ATTEND — Content worthy (virtual) workshops!
Exposure Workshop, 20th August — Who knows you? Who has seen you in action? Who speaks about you when you’re not in the room? In our final Thrive session, we will work through advice and tips on becoming a name in your industry and in your workplace. Join us on 20th August, 7pm! If you’re interested, sign up here.
Becoming a Strong leader Accountability Session, 27th August — Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back. We’ll be reflecting on your leadership style, identifying areas of improvements and provide steps on improving your leadership style. Sign up to our session on the 27th August here.
Side Hustle September — Our annual Side Hustle September event is back! This one-day event spotlights and promotes side hustles run by female millennials, with interactive talks and panel discussions including Hatch Enterprise. This year’s theme is The Future is Female! We’re supporting women creating products and services for other young women. Sounds like you? Sign up here!
TO READ — Articles worth the extra browser tab
The Pandemic Is Changing Work Friendships — While some work friendships stay firmly within working hours, others extend beyond the 9 to 5 and into “real friend” territory. Interesting read from The Atlantic
JOB OPPORTUNITY: The Health Foundation are looking for an experienced Diversity & Inclusion Manager. Shoot your shot and apply here
I’m a Woman of Color, and I’m Starting a New Job During Quarantine — What Should I Know? — ‘More than 70 percent of women of colour feel as though their managers are not invested in their success. You have a unique opportunity to help guide thoughtful and strategic one-on-ones with your manager. ’Great read!
NETWORK SHOUT OUTS — What ladies in the network have been up to:.
Latest blog from Laura in the network! She speaks to Entrepreneur Kiana Noble founder of Lingerie and Literature, a lingerie and loungewear brand inspired by works of literature.
White Paper: The urgency and opportunity of investing in millennial and generation Z black women in UK workplaces post COVID19 by Ashanti of Eventmind who spoke at our Show & Tell — watch the recording here
Lola, co-founder of the Now You’re Talking Network has launched her own podcast. Listen to her intro here.
Are you part of our WhatsApp group communities? We have 3 Whatsapp groups, which are listed below:
Jobs and events: https://chat.whatsapp.com/ELmAyRAvytT5CI3vVrWO3b
Female Founders: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IwOEXtUbq8j3sc7OCBKHoX
Women in Tech: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jo0y3kk3WtJCIHwbOx4tjk
Feel free to join whichever group(s) interests you directly by clicking the link.
TO INSPIRE YOU — Tweet to keep you positive about the future!
Thank you for reading!
