STYLE & STRATEGY HUB

Why Your Personal Brand Hasn't Kept Pace With You personal brand midyear Jul 08, 2026

You can probably articulate your organisation's mission and values without thinking. You've internalised them the way anyone in leadership does after years of living inside the work. But if someone asked you to describe your own personal brand in three words, the ones that anchor how you want to be ...

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That Dress Still Fits But It Doesn't Feel Like Yours Anymore leadership leadership identity wardrobe identity wardrobe identity disconnect Jul 03, 2026

You put on something that should work. The fit is fine, the colour is right, it's appropriate for the room, and yet there's a pause before you leave the house, a moment where you catch yourself in the mirror and something doesn't sit right.

Most people chalk that up to mood, or the weat

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Why Your Leadership Presence Might Be Outdated (The Blackberry Effect) executive presence wardrobe leadership presence leadership presence for women personal brand for leaders women in leadership style Jun 22, 2026

You have grown and your responsibilities have changed. Your strategic thinking is sharper than it was three years ago, your confidence has caught up with your capability, and the rooms you walk into now expect a different version of you than the one who was earning her seat then.

Your wardrobe and ...

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Leadership Presence: The Gap Between Who You Are and How You're Being Seen leadership presence Jun 21, 2026

Leadership Presence: The Gap Between Who You Are and How You're Being Seen

Most leaders never stop to ask a simple question. What do people say about you when you're not in the room, and does it still match the leader you've become?

If you're operating at a senior level, there's a good chance the ...

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Why a Great Outfit Doesn't Fix a Leadership Presence Problem Jun 15, 2026

You got dressed for the big moment. The blazer was right, the colour was right, the heels were the exact height. Someone even told you that you looked amazing, and twenty minutes in, your attention is still running a background check on the neckline.

This pattern shows up across senior leadership i...

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Leadership Presence for Women: When Your Impact Outpaces How You're Perceived executive presence gap leadership image strategy leadership presence for women women in leadership perception Jun 08, 2026

The boardroom outfit works. The supplier coffee meeting doesn't. The corridor conversation doesn't either. Many women in leadership have figured out the formal version of presence and never been given a reason to think about everywhere else. The impact is high, the presence outside the formal se

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