Lily Bennett

My corporate decoder British edition is an essential career guide. You can’t learn the corporate game if you don’t know the language - check it out

Careers are not made from your best days. They are built on the lessons you learned from bad ones. Never assume your audience or team are grateful for your presence, just be grateful for theirs. Listening is the best career skill followed by asking questions. This is even more pronounced when you work internationally.

Career advice comes in all formats but you have to seek it out because remote working reduces the opportunities for mentoring dramatically. Be intentional with getting feedback, soeak up and be memorable. Gen Z and millennials aren’t getting the same support ther leaders did at the same career stage so ask for it

Luck plays an awfully big part in our careers so don’t let anything stop you shining. And remember, next time you’re scared of looking daft or incompetent, you might be working for someone who is 100% winging it

Leaders can’t help but think that everyone is like them; ambitious, hungry for promotion and driven by money and power so when they meet someone not like them, it is natural for them to make their own assumptions. Don’t let your career story be written by someon putting their lens on your decision. Create the story you want and talk about your growth being about contribution not title change