There is a running narrative that the reason why women do not make progress in the workplace - or the marketplace in general - is that we do not support each other.

Dream big

But first

Think deeply.

Because

The intersection

Between

These two actions

Yields both

Elevation and

Undoing.

Don't just

Think.

Do so

Outside

Of the box

That holds you

Bound.

Back in the 70s, a band called Blue Mink had a slew of hits with some very catchy tunes and lyrics. Not that I really understood them all, but they were sweet to sing along to…

In this self-sufficient, egotistical and driven world, it's easy to forget (or for the most part not realise) that we don't actually control anything.

We are all bad listeners.

Period.

Even the people who are paid to listen are proving to be the main offenders.