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In the high-velocity, high-stakes landscape of 21st-century leadership, the title of CEO has traditionally been synonymous with the command of external empires, the management of com...
In the world of female entrepreneurship, we often define a CEO by the three pillars of Create, Evolve, and Overcome. While many leaders focus on the first two, Stephanie Palmer, a re...
In the landscape of modern business, leadership is often framed as a destination, a specific title, a certain revenue bracket, or a seat at a prestigious table. But for those navigat...
In the world of high-stakes entrepreneurship, the most compelling stories are rarely about a straight line to the top. Instead, they are about the "pivot," the moment a leader decide...
By Anna Dafna.
Research suggests that women with ADHD are still significantly under-recognised and often diagnosed years later than men, frequently after fatigue, burnout, relationship difficulties o...
Growing a business is a significant achievement that doesn’t happen overnight. And when it does happen, it’s hard to know what is real growth, and what’s just a temporary spike in sales. While ambitio...
Have you ever returned from a break or holiday and felt… off?
If you're reading this and nodding, keep going — because this has fascinated me since starting The Rest Test. Because o...
Companies that prioritise cultural diversity are 36% more likely to outperform their competitors, yet many founders still treat it as a tick-box exercise rather than a business strategy. That’s a cost...
Every business podcast, Instagram carousel and LinkedIn post tells founders to "invest in yourself." It's become one of those phrases people nod along to without really thinking about what it means. B...
It is, as of right now, Monday morning.
I have a coffee. I have a clean house. My car (named Elizabeth Taylor) is gleaming inside AND out, which, if you've ever caught a glimpse of ...
By Tricia Scott.
It is, as of approximately right now, genuinely cold in this house. I have a hoody. I have a sofa and I have the particular kind of post-travel tiredness that sits behind your eyes, ...
By Tessa Dodson.
Language certification is becoming one of the most underrated career moves a woman in global business can make. Not because being multilingual is new - plenty of professionals have a...
By Tricia Scott.Â
Let me paint you a picture.
It’s 36 degrees in London. I am in Mayfair, in a heatwave that the city is spectacularly unprepared for, standing next to Elaine Parker — founder of Exa...
By Marisa Sim.
Do you remember the feeling of warm grass beneath your bare feet? The taste of ice cream melting faster than you could lick it? The pure joy of running through a sprinkler on a hot aft...
