Helping colleagues build confidence in their next career step

Specsavers asked Penny to speak at its internal Careers Week, bringing together around 100 colleagues online from across the business. The audience ranged from entry-level employees to senior leaders, working in home-based, office-based and hybrid roles across functions including HR, finance, technology, marketing and manufacturing.

The 50-minute Workplace Confidence keynote explored self-knowledge, curiosity about future opportunities and the imposter phenomenon. Penny’s lively, practical session gave colleagues simple ways to understand self-doubt, build confidence and approach the next stage of their career with greater positivity.

What delegates said:

• “Loved Penny. A lot of the presenters so far this week have just read from a script, but Penny’s session was super engaging and energetic.”
• “It really spoke to me, like someone understood what was going on in my brain.”
• “Penny was very engaging and a wonderful speaker. She had a great and easily usable model to help build confidence.”
• “Being a YETI… great ideas to help change negative mindset.”
• “Penny broke down her steps, but also gave advice for when the steps are not working. She kept it simple and had lots of clear visuals.”
• “Penny was ‘real’. I could relate to her own life experiences, which gave me the confidence to try some of her strategies.”
• “Really great context and examples which could relate to my own role.”