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How to be seen as a competent professional and self-confident

Dear Mira, I am an experienced professional, with 10+ working experience in a banking sector. Recently, I was promoted to an independent expert role and I am the only woman in my team. I was wondering, how can I be seen as a competent professional and self-confident, in such a men-dominant working environment? Thanks, Leona …

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Does being professional mean being more emotional at work in the new era of leadership?

“You may be angry about what’s happening to other people, but don’t be angry about what’s happening to yourself, or your identity group at the workplace. That is still not acceptable.”  This advice by Prof. Tina Opie during her guesting on the Harvard Business Review podcast ‘Women at Work’. simply fascinated me. Prof. Opie is …

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