Sharing our achievements

Clients often come to me because they’ve been overlooked for a promotion.

Or they’ve been told they need more of something:

“Personal impact.” “Confidence”. “Executive presence”.

Or because they’re stuck at a certain level, knowing they’re capable of more.

What they have in common is this:

They’re doing valuable work — but they’re not making sure the right people see it.

Especially at strategic moments.


That’s the thinking behind my workshop How To Brag Nicely, which I had the pleasure of leading again last week in Madrid for Women@Mercer.

If we want to progress in our careers, presence and visibility are not optional — even if we’d rather stay quiet.

And no — “nicely” doesn’t mean talking about our successes in an apologetic or diminishing way.

And “bragging” isn’t rude when we share those achievements naturally, clearly, and with confidence.

Put the two together and we’re making our contribution visible, in a way that’s entirely acceptable and aligned with who we are.

Without cringing, qualifying our words… or waiting to be asked.


As I told participants in Madrid: doing good work is not enough.

We have to be seen doing it.

So, it’s time to tell those success stories with intention.

Because recognition doesn’t come about by accident.

It comes by bragging nicely.