The Uprising
The Uprising, the newsletter for the Ready to Rise Community delivers bold insights, real-world strategies, and empowering leadership lessons for ambitious professionals scaling their impact. Curated by Cathie Reid, it features practical tools, candid stories, and reflections from global events - all designed to help you grow, lead, and rise into your next level with clarity and confidence.
Delegation - The Leadership Skill That Unlocks Scale
Delegation came up again and again in our latest Ready to Rise monthly webinar, not in theory, but in the messy reality of growing businesses, building management teams, and founder fatigue.Â
Most of us struggle with delegation because our business feels personal. We built it. We know it inside ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Clickbait or Prophetic - What will be real impact of AI on employment?
It’s hard to read a business article these days which doesn’t reference AI, and for good reason. It’s already reshaping how we work, live, and lead, and we’re still only scratching the surface of what’s possible. And most of those articles are forecasting enormous reductions in employment number...
Nov 17, 2025
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Sliding Doors, Risk Profiles & the Decisions That Define Us
Remember Sliding Doors, that 90s Gwyneth Paltrow film where one missed train splits her life into two completely different paths?
We all face those “sliding door” moments. A decision point. A fork in the road. But unlike in the movies, we don’t get to fast-forward and preview how each choice play...
Nov 10, 2025
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Leading Through the AI Era
This week we had our first Ready to Rise live session, where we unpacked the real-world challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into modern businesses.
Drawing from frontline experience and insights from Dreamforce it’s very clear:
AI isn’t about replacing people - it’s about removing the ...
Oct 29, 2025
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Momentum by Design
Last week, I opened the doors to Ready to Rise and I've been genuinely blown away by the calibre of leaders stepping into this space.
But whether you've already joined or are still deciding, here's something worth remembering:
Momentum isn't a flash-in-the pan moment. It's not just for launch we...
Oct 19, 2025
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A Big Week, a Big Thank You, and a Glimpse of What’s Next
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After months of planning and building, it was so exciting see Ready to Rise officially go live! The response so far? Nothing short of extraordinary.
To everyone who’s shown up with curiosity, excitement, and energy - thank you. This is a space for ambitious professionals ready to lead boldly, s...
Oct 12, 2025
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