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Trust - an interview with Deepika Jaswal

As May comes to an end, our spotlight shifts to the cornerstone of authentic relationships: trust. Trust is the glue that holds relationships together, fostering a sense of security and confidence in others.

Unlocking Personal Potential: Understanding the Uncommon Personal Assessment

The Uncommon Personal Assessment is not just a tool; it's a beacon of self-understanding. At its core, this personal assessment is a structured framework crafted by Uncommon, aimed at unraveling the complexities of personality traits and tendencies. Drawing inspiration from nine feminine goddess archetypes spanning various mythologies, this assessment offers a profound exploration of individuality.

Unlocking Personal Potential: Understanding the Uncommon Compass

The Uncommon Compass offers a dynamic approach to goal-setting, inspired by the winding heroine's journey and the four symbolic locations of mythology and literature. It embraces the community aspect of personal evolution, guiding members to navigate their unique paths towards success through continuous course correction and self-reflection.

Exploring the Dynamics of Coaching Sessions at Uncommon

Embarking on a journey of self-discovery and professional growth often requires guidance and support. At Uncommon, we recognise the significance of personalised coaching sessions tailored to individual goals and aspirations.

Fostering Connections - an interview with Olivia Griselda

How to manage difficult conversations at work

We’ve all avoided having difficult conversations at some point in our lives, whether with friends, family or colleagues. These uncomfortable conversations – whether you’re communicating to a client that their project is delayed or delivering negative feedback to a direct report — are an inevitable part of work life and people management. Our ability to confront these types of conversations plays an important role in breaking barriers at work, standing up for ourselves, leading teams, creating opportunities and clearing misunderstandings.

Compassionate Leadership - an interview with Yolanda Lee

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A letter from Uncommon’s founder and CEO Yolanda Lee

Uncommon turns two this month! In this honest personal essay, Uncommon’s founder and CEO Yolanda discusses the challenges and wins of the last two years, how she defines a thriving community, and the need for workplaces to treat women as a feature, not a bug.

Webinar – “Balancing dual-career relationships”

During our February webinar “Balancing Dual Career Relationships”, we ask our panellists husband-and-wife duo Sonia Palmieri and Vikas Garg; wife-and-wife duo Sandrine Provoost and Denise Yu; and relationship therapist Theresa Pong how couples in ambitious careers can successfully tackle the challenges they will face throughout their lives together and thrive.

Are your IWD initiatives tokenistic?

IWD shouldn’t be a one-day priority, but a year-long affair. Here’s what truly championing women at work looks like.

9 Career and leadership books to add to your 2023 reading list

We surveyed our Uncommon network to share the career and leadership books that have most defined their work philosophy and influenced their careers. From books that reframe leadership outside the lens of masculinity to groundbreaking research on the power of mindset, these books will shift the way you think about work and level up your leadership skills.

In a world of AI, ‘soft skills’ are what help your career stand the test of time

Technical skills are undoubtedly essential in an age of AI, big data, and automation. However, it doesn’t eclipse the ‘human-centric’ side of work – skills like creativity, critical thinking and intercultural fluency that robots can’t do so well. In fact, we believe that in an era of AI, these skills we misdefine as “soft” are what get you ahead.

Multitasking is a myth: Here's why it hurts women

For many high-achieving and ambitious women, the ability to multi-task was often sold as a recipe for professional success. According to productivity experts and behavioural scientists, multi-tasking isn’t actually something to be celebrated; in fact, it’s a damaging myth that harms women's ambitions.