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The Irene Asare Strategic HR Advisor |
Founder of CarvinClay | Helping leaders make sound decisions that build resilient teams and organisations

Sometimes, the very things that made you successful can become the things holding you back.Being dependable, tough, resu...
01/10/2026

Sometimes, the very things that made you successful can become the things holding you back.

Being dependable, tough, results-driven and always willing to take on the difficult tasks may have helped you build your career. But as you grow, the next level may require you to lead differently.

Career progression is not always about adding another skill. Sometimes, it is about letting go of an approach that has worked well and making room for a new way of leading.

For women at mid and senior levels, this can be especially important. You have already proven what you can do. The next step may be about showing your **judgement, perspective and influence**.

That is part of what Seen & Heard is about.

More soon.

Have you ever had to let go of an approach that once worked really well for you?

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One of the things I loved most about being part of the diaspora was the curiosity it gave me.You’re connected to a place...
24/09/2026

One of the things I loved most about being part of the diaspora was the curiosity it gave me.
You’re connected to a place, you inherently understand parts of that world, but you also carry a broader perspective from working outside it.
I could sit in a room with head office thinking on one side, and know instinctively how that thinking would land locally, or wouldn’t.
It wasn’t without cost. People didn’t always know where to place you. I had to work even harder at building genuine trust because of it.
It’s part of why I now help the women I coach hold two worlds at once. Being caught in between can feel like belonging to neither. Given time, it becomes the thing that lets you see what people fully inside either world cannot. ❤️❤️

Instagram:People often tell me I have so much resilience.For a long time I’d just say yes and move on, without really kn...
22/09/2026

Instagram:
People often tell me I have so much resilience.
For a long time I’d just say yes and move on, without really knowing what that meant.
What I actually have is determination. A willingness not to give up quickly. That’s come with a cost too.
When something won’t move, I look for a different approach. I mend the relationship rather than leave it. I stay open about my own shortcomings.
It’s part of why I now tell the women I coach, resilience isn’t the absence of cost. It’s what you do with the cost once it arrives.

One of the things I loved most about being part of the diaspora was the curiosity it gave me.You’re connected to a place...
17/09/2026

One of the things I loved most about being part of the diaspora was the curiosity it gave me.
You’re connected to a place, you inherently understand parts of that world, but you also carry a broader perspective from working outside it.
I could sit in a room with head office thinking on one side, and know instinctively how that thinking would land locally, or wouldn’t.
It wasn’t without cost. People didn’t always know where to place you. I had to work even harder at building genuine trust because of it.
It’s part of why I now help the women I coach hold two worlds at once. Being caught in between can feel like belonging to neither. Given time, it becomes the thing that lets you see what people fully inside either world cannot.

Nobody tells you how much deliberate effort it takes to build real friendships as an adult.I found my diaspora crew. Men...
14/09/2026

Nobody tells you how much deliberate effort it takes to build real friendships as an adult.
I found my diaspora crew. Men and women who’d made the same kind of leap, chasing the same sense of belonging I was.
We navigated it together. We had fun, properly, we danced, we laughed.
We supported each other through the harder parts too, the adjusting, the homesickness, the mistakes.
I’d call it real sisterhood now. That kind of friendship doesn’t happen by accident. You have to choose it, again and again.

Sometimes, what feels like a simple misunderstanding is really a gap in context. 🤔I grew up knowing fufu and green soup ...
10/09/2026

Sometimes, what feels like a simple misunderstanding is really a gap in context. 🤔
I grew up knowing fufu and green soup one way. Then I spent time in Ghana and realised there was a whole part of the story I had never encountered. 🇬🇭
That experience reminded me of something I carry into leadership and everyday life: familiarity can give us confidence, but it should never make us stop being curious. 👀
We can know a person, a culture, a workplace or a way of doing things and still not know the whole picture.
Before deciding that something is wrong, perhaps the better question is:
What am I assuming?
What might I be missing? 💭
Because sometimes, the perspective we need is the one we haven’t yet made room to hear. 👂🏾

08/09/2026

Please Instagram caption: Sometimes leadership isn’t about knowing everything. It’s about recognising when something didn’t go as planned, owning it, and being willing to learn from it. 💯❤️

I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my career. Some were small. Some taught me lessons I still carry with me today.

But one thing I’ve learnt is that the mistakes we make can become powerful leadership lessons when we are willing to reflect on them rather than hide them.🙏

So, here’s one I promised to come back to…

What’s a mistake you made at work that taught you a lesson you still use today?

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03/09/2026

Sometimes, success in a new space isn’t just about knowing your job. It’s about knowing the room you’re in.
When I moved from London to Accra, I quickly learnt that experience alone wasn’t enough. I had to observe, listen, understand the culture and adapt...quickly.
That lesson has stayed with me: read the room, not just the brief.
For every woman navigating a new role, a new organisation or a new level of leadership, may we learn to see what isn’t always said and hear what isn’t always spoken.
Seen and Heard.
Visibility. Influence. Progression.
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01/09/2026

One decision. One plane. A career that changed everything. ✈️
Sixteen years ago, I got on a plane from London to Accra thinking I was simply coming home for a job.
I had no idea I was stepping into a chapter that would shape the rest of my career.
Over the next month, I’ll be sharing some of the stories, experiences and lessons from that journey, the unexpected moments, the difficult ones, the decisions that stretched me, and the things I learnt along the way.
Because careers are rarely as straightforward as we imagine them to be.
And sometimes, the move that changes everything starts with one decision.
This is the beginning. Let’s start here. ❤️
Seen & Heard.
Visibility. Influence. Progression.
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Work does not always become overwhelming because one big thing has happened. Sometimes, it is simply the accumulation of...
21/06/2026

Work does not always become overwhelming because one big thing has happened.

Sometimes, it is simply the accumulation of many small demands at once. I have learned to pay attention to that earlier.

A short walk. A few quiet minutes with no screen. A page or two of reading. A proper pause before moving into the next thing.

These are small habits, but they help me come back to myself.

Perhaps that is one of the quieter forms of discipline, too, knowing when to reset before the day starts carrying you instead of the other way round.

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