In this session, Anna will talk about knowing what you want and knowing what you’re good at and raising your hand for special projects that will help you get what you want. Anna shares her advice when it comes to being open and accepting of the likelihood that things don’t go ‘as planned’.

We aren’t taught how to ask for what we want in school, women in particular often feel uncomfortable stating what they really want, particularly in a professional setting. When preparing for a conversation about your development at work, make sure you frame your request in terms of what you offer the organisation to increase your chances of success.

Alexandra Shulman CBE – British journalist and former editor-in-chief of British Vogue – shares how she turned obstacles into opportunities, and how you can too.

Elizabeth Uviebinené was working as a Marketing Manager in the City and having difficulties progressing as a black woman in the workplace when she asked her best friend and journalist, Yomi Adegoke, to write a book catering for her experiences. A couple of years later, we have Slay In Your Lane, co-authored by Yomi and Elizabeth, Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible is the long-awaited inspirational guide to life for a generation of black British women and has become more than a book - a movement. Here they share their thoughts on the importance of the work sisterhood.

In this lesson, Jody will talk about how to prevent burnout by recognising how you have been programmed to be a certain way – are your beliefs serving you? Seeing how the outside world triggers you on the inside and share her tips and exercises that you can try.