What is Imposter Syndrome?

Imposter syndrome is also known as imposter phenomenon, imposterism, fraud syndrome or the imposter experience.

It is where you can doubt your own skills, talents or...


Career Development Articles

  1. Practical guide to becoming self employed
    You may have decided to become self-employed for a number of different reasons. The lifestyle and potential financial gains may be appealing, perhaps you have a new business idea or it may be that...

    Read Time: 4 minutes

  2. Why Employers Can't See Your Growth
    You've been working hard. Coaching sessions. Skills development. Building confidence. Learning new approaches. You're more capable and more ready for the work you want to do than you were six...

    Read Time: 3 minutes

  3. Your Guide To Building Self-Awareness - 8 Activities To Create Meaningful Change
    If you know you want to change your career or overcome a challenge at work but really don’t know what to do, then developing your self-awareness can help you to understand your thoughts, emotions and...

    Read Time: 8 minutes

  4. Introducing Ask Nim — Your AI Career Co-Pilot
    At Stay Nimble, we’re on a mission to help people succeed, regardless of their career journey. Today, we’re proud to introduce Ask.Nim for organisations, an AI-powered Career Co-pilot designed to...

    Read Time: 2 minutes

  5. Investing in your future leaders. Why Career Coaching is an essential business investment
    In the fast-paced world of modern business, the well-being and growth of employees are paramount to an organisation’s success. Organisations increasingly recognise the importance of supporting their...

    Read Time: 5 minutes

  6. Internal Mobility in the Workplace: A Career Coach's Guide
    Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Perhaps you feel overlooked, watching others being promoted ahead of you. Achieving a promotion requires more than excelling at an interview; it...

    Read Time: 5 minutes

  7. A Perfect Score — The Elusive Harmony of Engagement, Management & Capacity
    In an era of alarmingly low employee engagement scores, just 10% of employees are engaged in the UK, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workforce report.

    It’s a revealing assessment that...

    Read Time: 6 minutes

  8. Is Career Development the Key to Reducing Turnover and Increasing Productivity?
    In the fast-paced world of modern business, the well-being and growth of employees are paramount to an organisation's success. Organisations increasingly recognise the importance of supporting their...

    Read Time: 2 minutes

  9. We need to stop — employees aren’t empty vessels to be filled with skills
    Although many organisations acknowledge the importance of reskilling and upskilling, they often need to pay more attention to the most significant challenge — agency.

    In this article, we’ll explore...

    Read Time: 5 minutes

  10. Coaching and mentoring can help you to develop your career
    Why should I work with a Career Coach or a Mentor? How can they help me?

These are good questions. Working with a Mentor or a Career Coach can help you to look at all aspects of your working life...

Read Time: 5 minutes


Self Improvement Articles

  1. The importance of self-care in stressful times
    Losing a job, being off work through ill-health or taking time out to look after a loved one can impact your mental health in ways you wouldn’t necessarily expect.

    Many people can feel isolated...

    Read Time: 10 minutes

  2. The ultimate guide to time management tools
    How’s your time management? Sometimes it can be difficult to manage everything on your to-do list, or to find the space to explore new projects or ideas. Don’t worry, there are a whole range of tried...

    Read Time: 8 minutes


Success Stories Articles

  1. Meet Juliana Wang
    From freelance illustrator to UX/UI designer. After completing studies in graphic design and fine art, Juliana Wang was a freelance illustrator for many years, contributing to editorial...

    Read Time: 11 minutes

  2. Meet Abigail Miller
    From pastry chef to SEO marketing. Introducing Abigail Miller, whose career change 8 years ago took her from working as a pastry chef in Michelin Star restaurants to her current role in SEO...

    Read Time: 11 minutes

  3. Meet Jo Hamlyn
    Making the transition from performing arts programme manager to web designer. After many years of finding joy in being a programme manager and helping people by nurturing their creative talents, Jo...

    Read Time: 11 minutes

  4. Meet Catherine
    From environmental public health scientist to student, teacher and gardener. Catherine left her position as an environmental public health scientist more than two years ago. She now works part...

    Read Time: 11 minutes


Confidence Building Articles

  1. Meeting ageism head on
    Age is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 meaning it is illegal to discriminate against anyone because of their age. Despite this, according to Age UK, as many as 36% of people...

    Read Time: 6 minutes

  2. Are your communication skills as good as they could be?
    ‘Good communicator’ and ‘excellent communication skills’ are phrases you may have read in the list of skills required for many jobs. So how are your communication skills? Are you communicating as...

    Read Time: 6 minutes


Career Development Resources

  1. What is Coaching
    What does coaching involve? Listen to Stay Nimble Career Coaches Caroline Jones and Roger Martin discuss the coaching process and its benefits.

    Read Time: 116 minutes

  2. Succeeding in work – how to achieve a promotion
    Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Perhaps you are feeling overlooked and tired of watching others being promoted ahead of you. Earning a promotion is not just about how you perform...

    Read Time: 5 minutes