A Word From Emma

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Emma McQueen smiling and holding a cup of tea while sitting on a grey sofa in pink slippers.
August 31, 2026
Learning how to delegate effectively means setting clear expectations, handing over genuine ownership and giving people room to lead. A scavenger hunt, fake moustaches and blindfolded bowling reminded me what can happen when others are trusted to make an idea their own.
Emma McQueen sitting on a sofa with a laptop, smiling at the camera.
August 25, 2026
Your most valuable business ideas may still be sitting in your head. Learn how to identify your business intellectual property, capture your expertise and find the anchor connecting everything you do.
Thriving Women sit together and smile for a group photo during the final session of the intellectual property-focused Winter Warmer Retreat.
August 3, 2026
Identifying your business intellectual property can be difficult when you’re close to your own work. A retreat exercise helped a group of experienced women uncover their positioning, unique processes and valuable IP by seeing their businesses through someone else’s eyes.
Pink weekly planner beside a vase of greenery, a stack of books and a pen holder, representing how to stop overcommitting and protect your capacity.
July 21, 2026
Learning how to stop overcommitting starts with understanding the true cost of every yes. Discover practical ways to protect your capacity, create space for focused work and lead with greater intention.
Emma McQueen lying on a grey sofa laughing, wearing a pink top, floral pyjama pants, and pink slippers, resting on a pink cushion against a cream panelled wall.
July 13, 2026
Amelia was capable but couldn't stop second-guessing herself. The fix wasn't a confidence hack. It was sleep. Here's why rest is the leadership skill no one talks about.
Emma McQueen, business coach for women, smiling in a light blue suit — results-focused business coaching for female service-based business owners.
July 6, 2026
Every year while everyone else is buried in EOFY admin, I sit down and ask one question: what do I want to learn this year? Here's why investing in your own learning is the leadership habit most leaders skip, and how to make sure it doesn't fall off your desk again.
March 13, 2019
The horrific events that took place in New Zealand have rocked us all, but hasn’t Jacinda Ardern been amazing? In times of crisis it is so important to have a […]
March 15, 2018
Just because you don’t manage staff, doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader… Think about the people that you have worked with who don’t manage people – for one reason […]