Real Talk What three entrepreneurial women think of work-life clichés

We’ve all heard them, ladies – from ‘do more with less’ to ‘synergise’, work is dominated by overused expressions. Inspired by Theory’s Be Heard women's leadership series, we asked three successful female entrepreneurs — Peggy Chan of Grassroots Pantry, Diane Nittke of Ellermann and Christina Dean of Redress and The R collective — to react to a few of these hackneyed sayings, and we got some fresh thoughts instead.

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