Our Services
Coaching
Sometimes we’re not sure where we are heading or what we want in our career. Sometimes we feel we have stalled, or reached a pivot point.
Sometimes we know what we want but we see others around us surging ahead in their careers while something is hold us back.
Training
One of the best ways of learning is with others, in a group. We learn from others stories, failures and successes. We challenge ourselves more and hold ourselves accountable to the group. One of the most effective ways women can ‘lean in’ and be courageous is with the support of other women.
Speaking
Kirsty is an experienced presenter and speaker and is available to present on any of the content in this website and tailor it specifically to your needs and focus.
About Us
What We Do
At BREAKGLASS we take a psychologically-informed, evidence-based, behavioural approach. We support women to navigate through unconscious gender bias at work and build a broader skillset so that they can flexibly and adaptably choose and apply what works best in any given situation. We focus on small, workable, achievable actions that each woman can do to craft the work and life she wants.
Dr Kirsty Agar-Jacomb
Kirsty is owner-director of Breakglass and a registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Kirsty believes in the relevance and value of clinical psychological knowledge, practices and skills to workplace and organisational contexts particularly in developing leadership capabilities and understanding the role of gender in leadership at every level.
Why Use a Clinical Psychologist?
Developing leadership capabilities such as productivity and vitality, self-awareness and self-management, adaptability, creativity, and relationship management are critical for women in today’s work environment and these capabilities are particularly well aligned with clinical psychology.
Recent News
A great way to kick off giving feedback
In an earlier blog I wrote about the importance of seeking feedback for your development. It’s also helpful to know how best to give feedback to those you lead. The feedback sandwich, in which the area for development is sandwiched…
Māori Women Leadership Styles
I presented earlier in September with a Māori clinical psychologist and colleague of mine, Dr Pikihuia Pomare, at the New Zealand Psychological Society’s Jubilee conference in Auckland (NZPsS). We presented some ideas on navigating race and gender in the workplace…
How to get more feedback. And yes… you really do want it.
Women can sometimes miss out on development opportunities because they are less likely to be offered feedback due to an assumption or fear that women will get emotional or upset about constructive feedback or criticism. (Tips on how best to…
7 ways to make networking more enjoyable
The idea of networking prompts anxiety for many of us. And yet it is so important. You have to build relationships no matter what industry you are in. Lois Frankel author of Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office…
Why work? Part 3: Its good for you!
Working is good for you too. I left this to last, to Part 3 of 3. Do you do that? Think of others first? Leave yourself to last? That’s what nice girls do. I didn’t mean to. I didn’t notice…
Why work? Why 50:50?… It is good for your relationship
Last week I wrote about how, when it gets tough blending both work and family, we need to connect with the reasons why we are working. The reasons for working are different and personal and ideally, values-based, but it can…
