All Posts – Emma Sykes

All my post are listed below with the most recent first.

Aurora Day 6 – Adaptive Leadership

Some thoughts and reflections I had after the sixth Aurora session that I attended in 2024.
Using Linktree for Networking – Part 1

How I used a Linktree account to help me with making contacts at an Aurora event.
Capital at Work

What is political capital and how can it help us at work?
Aurora Day 5 – Politics and Influence

Some thoughts I had about the fifth Aurora session that I attended in 2024.
Job Crafting

Job crafting is when two people with the same role have executed it slightly differently. It can be great for individuals and institutions alike.
Aurora Day 4 – Action Learning Sets

Reflecting on my fourth Aurora session from 2024 on Action Learning Sets.
Aurora Day 3 – Core Leadership

Some thoughts I had about the third Aurora session that I attended in 2024.
Aurora Reflections – Leaning into Imposter Syndrome

Leaning into imposter syndrome and how it can help us develop.
Aurora Day 2 – Identity, Impact and Voice

Some thoughts I had about the second Aurora session that I attended in 2024.
Aurora Reflections – Leadership and visibility

The guest speaker for my first Aurora session – Sally Jackson, said that the best piece of advice she had been given was “Be less available and more visible”. In our brief breakout session afterwards we talked about how this was a very powerful statement and what it might mean on different levels. A piece……