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5 tips for building a strong support network
You will exert a lot of effort and time to accomplish your goals. Wouldn't it be better to not have to do it alone? What if you could work on your dream with people who held your same values and beliefs?
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6 expert tips for negotiating a pay rise
It's unfortunate, but most corporate career ladders are designed around the average time it takes to learn and level up, which doesn't work well for employees who check all the boxes much sooner. For those employees, the next best solution is to go somewhere new where they would be evaluated for their new capabilities, and compensated accordingly...
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6 pieces of life and career advice from exceptional mothers
Many of us take on the dual roles of mother and businesswoman, and while we believe these roles go hand-in-hand, sometimes it feels like they compete against each other! And that's when it's nice to be reminded of just how well we're actually doing (even when we can't see it for ourselves). This article celebrates and honours the working woman, and features advice from exceptional mothers in the LH Agenda community. Enjoy, and keep rockin' it, mama!
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What my father taught me about building human connection
Good rapport is magic because it allows people to feel closer to us and eventually be more easily persuaded by our agenda because they like us. This may sound a tad inauthentic but let me assure you, in a world that has been socially distanced, a world increasingly polarized, these innate steps of connection need to be signposted to bring us back together.
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How to prioritise your time and work on projects you love
Pick the most exciting project on your plate right now. You want to choose the one that calls to you the most. Think through how much time you want to devote to it each day/week/month. To get there, think of all the bite-sized steps that go into it and estimate how long each takes and the frequency. Don't just turn to it during the dregs of your schedule - proactively protect time for it.
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Bias: the Achilles' heel of diversity advancement + 4 things you can do to mitigate bias
Bias is the primary reason why, despite the diversity goals, the same type of candidate is still selected, leading to the same type of team composition and the same team thinking. Bias leads employees from underrepresented groups to feel disengaged and not being "really seen". Bias leads to even the most personally committed leaders of diversity unwittingly and unintentionally excluding some members of the organization while including others.
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How to start great workplace birthday traditions
If you want to cultivate a strong culture and celebrate your team, here's our guide on how to start great birthday traditions in the workplace.
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 2
As we celebrate our 10th birthday in small business, I'm looking back on what I've learned along the way. Everything from day-to-day operations hacks to how to balance business with motherhood. I hope my answers encourage you to take a chance on your ideas, give yourself a well-deserved break, and invest in loyal, reliable team members to share your business success with.
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From our Founder, Kasia: What I've learned from 10 years of running a small business - Part 1
Running your own small business: it's not all sunshine and roses (or awards and profit). Ask anyone who runs their own business and they'll probably (hopefully!) say the same thing. I believe that part of the LH Agenda mission to empower the leaders of tomorrow is sharing insights to our own business and the lessons I've learned along the way. In this article, I share the great, and sometimes uncomfortable, realities of entrepreneurship and running a small business, and give you practical tips to start using in your business right now.
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Beating burnout: How to actually enjoy your time off
Hustle. Grind. Work hard. These are all ways of saying "bust your tush to prove your worth and reach your goals". Even if it sucks all the fun out of life. While these may be well-intentioned words to motivate and inspire people like us, more often it triggers our over-achieving (and unrealistic) perfectionism and pushes us onto the path of burnout.
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