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Why Women Leaders Need Political Intelligence Now More Than Ever political intelligence power dynamics women leaders Jul 04, 2025

How coaching women in political intelligence helps them influence without compromising who they are.

Ask almost any woman in leadership about “office politics,” and you’ll hear a common refrain:

“I don’t play those games.”
“I prefer to let my work speak for itself.”
“Politics are exhausting—I’d ra...

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Rosalind Cardinal

Creator of the Women's Leader Archetypes

Ros’ expertise spans strategic planning, leadership development, organisational culture, change management, emotional intelligence, and employee engagement. She is a multi-award winning leadership mentor and coach. Ros continues her commitment to growing empowered female leaders, with the development of her Women’s Leader Archetypes assessment and Sovereign Women® model. The assessment has been taken by over 10000 women globally and is being described by women leaders as life changing. In 2022, Ros travelled to Washington DC to collect a World of Difference Award from The International Alliance for Women for this work.