Ep 9 - Alison Temperley, Managing Partner at ATD Partners: Flexing Your Style - How Women Can Succeed in Professional Service Firms

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com SHOW NOTES: Alison Temperley, Founder & Managing Partner at ATD Partners in the UK, shares top strategies from her book, Inside Knowledge – How Women can Thrive in Professional Service Firms. We discuss where women underinvest, having “B.E.S.T.” coffee station conversations, how to frame what you do -- and other ways women can more actively manage their professional careers. It’s not about “fixing” women; it’s about navigating and changing the system Hard work isn’t enough for underrepresented groups Recalibrating leadership: Call to action for the next generation of professionals Where women most underinvest Thinking beyond the mouse vs. the peacock Good at networking but struggle to “use” these connections? How you need to prepare for appraisal meetings Having the B.E.S.T. coffee table conversations: What’s the best phrase you want to add in this week? Framing organizational dusting to get others to see the value of your work Impression management: Making sure people have all the information they need about you! How to survive working with a queen bee “Build our your book” and having conscious conversations: How to make paying attention to all of this less exhausting Intersectionality and different cultures: Are issues and solutions different? Working with all-women groups vs mixed gender groups vs all-male groups Positively engaging male co-workers = better workplace allies If Alison could, one thing about her book she would change BIO AND LINKS: Alison Temperley, Founder & Managing Partner at ATD Partners in the UK, has coached and trained thousands on leadership, women’s development and team management. Her book, Inside Knowledge – How Women Can Thrive in Professional Service Firms, draws on her experience with professional service firms and focuses on how to proactively take charge of managing your career, stepping into your power and building influence. In addition, Alison is a Chartered Accountant. Prior to leading ATD she headed up career development for tax and legal for PWC Europe, Middle East and Africa; and designed and led award-winning women’s leadership programs at Cranfield Business School in the UK.