When someone asks you how you're doing, what do you say? If you answered "I'm fine" before you'd even finished reading that question — this episode is for you. Burnout in high-performing women in tech leadership rarely looks like collapse. It looks like going through the motions. Like numbness. Like resentment that arrives out of nowhere and exhaustion that's become so normal you've stopped registering it as a warning sign. In this episode, Toni breaks down why burnout hits women in tech leadership differently, the three patterns she sees most in her coaching work, and what burnout-proof leadership actually means — strategically, not just in a "take more baths" sense. This isn't about slowing down. It's about building leadership that doesn't require you to run on empty to function.

You don’t need a perfect career plan to succeed in tech. In this episode of Leading Women in Tech, I sit down with Sarah Walker, Chief Executive of Cisco UK & Ireland, to talk about women in tech leadership, non-traditional career paths, AI in the workplace, and why backing yourself matters more than ticking every box. Sarah didn’t follow a traditional route into tech. She didn’t leave school with perfect results. She didn’t move to London (despite being told she should). And she certainly didn’t have a 20-year career plan mapped out. Yet today, she leads one of the most influential tech organisations in the UK and Ireland.

Executive Leadership for Women: From Tactical to Strategic You’ve mastered being a leader. But executive leadership for women is not just the next step up. It’s a completely different game. In this episode of Leading Women in Tech, we unpack why tactical excellence alone won’t get you promoted — and what actually signals executive readiness.

The women in tech promotion gap is real—but it’s not random. High-performing women in tech are still being overlooked for leadership roles, even as they deliver exceptional results. In this episode of Leading Women in Tech, we dive into the gender bias in tech leadership, the shift in workplace culture, and the strategic moves you need to close the gap—without losing yourself. Why are women in tech not getting promoted at the same rate as their male peers? The answer isn’t about competence; it’s about perception, positioning, and politics.

The women in tech promotion gap is real—but it’s not random. High-performing women in tech are still being overlooked for leadership roles, even as they deliver exceptional results. In this episode of Leading Women in Tech, we dive into the gender bias in tech leadership, the shift in workplace culture, and the strategic moves you need to close the gap—without losing yourself. Why are women in tech not getting promoted at the same rate as their male peers? The answer isn’t about competence; it’s about perception, positioning, and politics.

How fractional leaders get hired isn’t random — but it does follow a very different logic than most people expect. If you’ve been having good conversations, receiving positive signals, and still not seeing those conversations turn into paid work, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening on the hiring side. In this episode, we step out of the leader’s perspective and into the mindset of the organisation making the decision — because fractional leadership hiring doesn’t follow a traditional job search or sales process. Instead, hiring happens when recognition, trust, and timing align.