Leadership Recovery for Women When Your Career Feels at Risk
Support for capable women leaders after negative feedback, missed promotions, or sudden shifts in expectations… when something seems to be getting in the way, and you don’t know how to fix it.
These moments are time-sensitive. Early clarity preserves options.
You’re not imagining it. Something has changed.
For many capable women leaders, career risk shows up in one of two ways.
Sometimes it arrives quietly.
A shift in tone. Less access. Feedback that feels different. Mixed signals about expectations or readiness.
Other times, it is unmistakable.
A poor performance review. An HR complaint or investigation. Being passed over for promotion. A direct signal that confidence or support has changed.
In both cases, the experience is similar.
You begin to sense that something has shifted and the consequences feel higher than they used to.
Nothing about your capability may have changed.
What has changed is how your decisions and behaviours are being interpreted.
And when that happens, the way forward has to change too.
These moments are common and frequently mishandled.
Why working harder often makes things worse
When something goes wrong at work, the instinct is to respond by doing more.
- You prepare more carefully
- You explain more
- You work longer hours
- You try to prove, through effort, that you are capable and committed
In many leadership situations, that response works.
In moments like this, it often does not.
When expectations or perceptions have shifted, increased effort can unintentionally draw more attention to decisions that are already being questioned. It can reinforce concerns instead of resolving them.
This is not because you are doing the wrong things.
It’s because the situation you are in requires a different response.
More effort does not always create more clarity.
This is the work I do.
I work with capable women leaders and the organizations that support them when something has gone wrong, and the path forward is no longer clear.
These are not situations that benefit from generic leadership advice or confidence-building. They require careful attention to what has changed, what is now at stake, and how decisions and behaviour are being read in the current environment.
My role is to help leaders slow the situation down, see it more clearly, and then respond deliberately before uncertainty hardens into lasting consequences.
This work brings structure to moments that often feel confusing and isolating. It helps leaders regain clarity, credibility, and direction when timing matters.
This is not about fixing a person. It is about responding wisely to a changed situation.
If something feels off, start here.
You do not need to diagnose the situation or decide what it means before reaching out.
The first step is simply to clarify what has happened and what options are available to you now.
Starting here helps ensure you respond thoughtfully rather than reactively, especially when timing matters.