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Featured Post Cover Up: Your Lawyer Is Showing – How professional conditioning shapes creativity and communication
Strategy

October 26, 2025

Cover Up: Your Lawyer Is Showing – How professional conditioning shapes creativity and communication

Every time I try to write something creative, my inner legal mind...

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The Age Illusion: Why “You Look So Young” Isn’t the Compliment You Think It Is
Strategy Style

October 18, 2025

The Age Illusion: Why “You Look So Young” Isn’t the Compliment You Think It Is

We praise men for ageing into authority and tell women to pause at the point of decoration. In The Age Illusion, Emerald de Leeuw Goggin...

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The Cult of Constant Improvement and the Courage to Shine Anyway
Lifestyle Strategy

October 12, 2025

The Cult of Constant Improvement and the Courage to Shine Anyway

In Cult of Constant Improvement and the Courage to Shine Anyway, Emerald de Leeuw-Goggin explores the quiet forces that keep women from stepping fully into...

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Camera-Ready Makeup: 5 Stage-Ready Essentials for Public Speaking
Style

October 5, 2025

Camera-Ready Makeup: 5 Stage-Ready Essentials for Public Speaking

After hundreds of keynotes, panels, and studio lights, I’ve tested more makeup than I’d like to admit. These are the five products that actually hold...

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3 Things you should know about preparing for a TED talk
Strategy

September 12, 2025

3 Things you should know about preparing for a TED talk

Note: This was a fairly popular post of mine dating back to 2020. Posting here so you can find it if you too are preparing...

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How to Lead Strategic Change (When Half Your Team Thinks It’s a Terrible Idea)
Strategy

September 12, 2025

How to Lead Strategic Change (When Half Your Team Thinks It’s a Terrible Idea)

You need to get your team on board with a significant strategic shift. Maybe it's adopting new technology, expanding into a different market, or restructuring...

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Dressing for the Message: How I Choose Outfits for Different Speaking Contexts
Style

September 12, 2025

Dressing for the Message: How I Choose Outfits for Different Speaking Contexts

Your outfit is making a statement before you even open your mouth.

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So you want a career in privacy and data protection? – Part I
Strategy

September 12, 2025

So you want a career in privacy and data protection? – Part I

Note: this is an old post, originally published on July, 2022. Reposting here as it may still be useful.  Ten years ago I started my...

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Getting My colours Done in Seoul: Why I’m a True Spring (And Why That Matters)
Travel

September 12, 2025

Getting My colours Done in Seoul: Why I’m a True Spring (And Why That Matters)

For my friend’s birthday, I decided to treat both of us to something we’d never done before: professional colour analysis in Seoul. I’d stumbled across...

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