#LivefromLucy in conjunction with "Optimise your Future": 'The Con Job' with Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris

Wed 28 October 2020

Lucy Cavendish College

This talk will go into strategies covered in Dr Doyle-Morris' new book, which aim to help audience members:

- Capitalise on what you are doing well to silence the ‘imposter’.
- Convince others to value your hard-earned experience.
- Redefine confidence so it doesn’t continue to advantage the ‘status quo’.

According to Dr Doyle-Morris, not progressing at work is often blamed on ‘lack of confidence’, but this excuse is a total con job. Find out why in this informative talk.

About the speaker

Dr Suzanne Doyle-Morris, is the author of 'The Con Job: Getting Ahead for Competence in a World Obsessed with Confidence'. She is focused on helping professional women get the roles they want and the recognition they deserve. She has helped women move into senior roles at over 50 organisations in the UK, Europe and the US - namely in STEM, legal and financial services.

Her PhD from the University of Cambridge looked at the experiences of women in male-dominated fields. She was at Lucy from 1999-2003 while she received her MPhil and PhD. Over the last 25 years, Doyle-Morris has helped organisations improve their gender balance, particularly at a senior level.

In that time, she has also written two books - ‘Beyond the Boys’ Club: Achieving Career Success as a Woman Working in a Male-Dominated Field’ and 'Female Breadwinners: How They Make Relationships Work and Why they are the Future of the Modern Workplace’. She shares the best tips from the stellar careers of her clients on her YouTube channel and her latest book, "The Con Job: Getting Ahead for Competence in a World Obsessed with Confidence'’, was published in the summer of 2020.

About Optimise your Future

Optimise your Future is Lucy Cavendish College's bespoke careers initiative, offering support and guidance at all stages of your career development in College.

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