January sees a 22% surge in resignations. But those decisions happen in December. Why women decide to leave over holidays and how to stop it.

As we glide into the final weeks of December, there's a unique opportunity most ambitious women miss: the power of purposeful closure. Rather than frantically crossing off the last task on your 2025 checklist before launching into "New Year, New Me" mode on January 1st, what if you used these weeks to genuinely rest, reflect, and recalibrate? If you're an ambitious woman, you've likely been conditioned to believe that more work equals more success. But here's what the psycho

Let’s be honest. We all know what’s coming. In about two weeks, you’re going to be standing in a rented event space - maybe it’s that industrial-chic spot in Amsterdam-Noord or the converted warehouse in Eindhoven - holding a glass of lukewarm Prosecco. The DJ will be playing a remix of "Last Christmas" that nobody asked for. You’ll be nodding politely while your Head of Sales explains his "revolutionary" Padel strategy for 2026. But while everyone else is focused on the  bit

Or: How 15 Years in Recruitment Taught Us That You're All Paying for the Same Problem Twice The Math That Doesn't Add Up You just paid a recruiter €45,000 to hire a €150,000-per-year senior woman. That's 30% of her annual salary, which is a standard agency fee in the industry . The placement was smooth. The candidate started well. Everyone celebrated the new addition to the team. Twelve months later, she leaves for a competitor. Your finance team calculates the cost: recruit

Here's the truth: work doesn't have to break you. Even when it gets ridiculously intense, even when you feel like you're barely treading water, you have more power than you think to rebuild your strength and get back to solid ground. This is your comeback playbook: the evidence-based strategies, perspective shifts, and pep talks you need when work is going sideways.

Okay, real talk: "that's what she said" is the joke that literally never dies. It's survived disco, the internet, three different generations of people trying to kill it, and approximately 47,000 cringe-worthy office moments. It's basically the cockroach of comedy at this point, except somehow it keeps getting funnier . So we need to ask ourselves: how did a phrase so aggressively mediocre become so culturally unstoppable? And why is it only now * right now * that women are c

Let's talk about confidence. Not the fake-it-till-you-make-it kind. Not the "just be more assertive" advice you've heard a thousand times. We're talking about the real, science-backed, unshakeable kind that changes how you show up, speak up, and move through your career. Here's the truth most people won't tell you: confidence isn't something you find within yourself. It's something you build. And just like building muscle or learning a new skill, there's a method to it.

Your succession plan gets decided in hallways, not boardrooms. Why informal networks are costing you your best female leaders-and what to do about it.