Productivity is something we can all struggle with from time to time. Co-Founder Hannah shares some of her favourite hacks to help with being more productive.

Menopause and perimenopause is more widely talked about now than it was in the not too distant past, but the workplace still has some catching up to do when it comes to understanding and supporting those going through menopause.

Small talk can feel like a tedious waste of time. But most relationships start with small talk - and it can be the gateway to many positive connections.

Even the most confident amongst us can feel nervous when it comes to public speaking. We look at some of the things you can do to overcome the nerves and give a great presentation.

The dictionary definition of the word is “dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner”. In the workplace, does it mean something different?

At the Nonpareil Network, we firmly believe that everyone has their own different version of success, and we want to help women achieve and celebrate theirs, whatever it may be. We are all working towards different things that mean success and happiness for us - so there should be no competition, as we are all working towards different end goals.

As many of you will no doubt be starting off the new year with resolutions around being fitter, Hannah has shared her experience with exercise and has provided some great tips to make your exercise goals stick in 2022.

We take a look at the highs and lows of home working during the pandemic and explore some of the things we can all do to make sure that the highs are not outweighed by the lows

How often do you find yourself mentioning something you’ve achieved, or that you’re proud of, only to then downplay your success in the next breath with a huge but? At Nonpareil Network we want you to ditch the buts, seriously there are no buts allowed, nope, not even small buts.

You don’t have to be in a formal mentoring role to offer advice. We have found that offering advice, suggestions and feedback, in the right situation, goes down really well and is really be appreciated. So how can you do this without coming across as a know it all?

Why do some people think it is ok to ask why you don’t have children? Here we consider how you can manoeuvre around such awkward questions.

Who do you tell when you’ve got good news to share? And does it vary depending on the news? Do you filter your news and your conversation topics? Or do all your friends get exactly the same version of you?

Long-term mentoring relationships, with someone you’ve identified to help you with a particular challenge or stage in your career, are brilliant, but one off interactions, informal mentoring relationships and support that you might not even think of as mentoring at the time, can also be great for your personal development.

One of the unavoidable things that comes with senior responsibility at work, particularly responsibility for managing people and resources, is the need to sometimes deliver bad news. So we’ve put together some dos and don’ts for when you find yourself having to deliver bad news.

Whether you’re speaking out about your own achievements or simply trying to motivate yourself and feel positive about what you’re doing, it’s sometimes hard to feel unequivocally proud of yourself. But we believe that women need to stand by their success and let people around them see it too.

We look at why the high level of self-awareness that experienced women have usually developed over the years has a flipside of becoming a tendency to overthink things.

Whilst career progression is great, for women, a senior role can be a lonely place. We look at why this might be - and why friendships are really important, but not always for life!