Gender should not determine pay; contribution should. Unfair pay practises are not accepted by children, so why are they accepted by adults? With so many years of programming and conditioning many men AND women don't even think to check if there is [...]
Buy the share not the handbag! I'm not a financial adviser and this is not financial advice. Rather, it's uncommon commonsense that really only kicked in for me after I became a widow, a single mom and sole breadwinner. [...]
PARENTAL TRANSITION COACHING IS A MUST FOR TALENT RETENTION When you become a parent in the workplace, there's a lot of fear and stigma around what this will mean for your career and your progress, especially for women. "Will [...]
I wonder if you keep the real you hidden at work. Do you? Do you lead authentically, or as you strive for professionalism, do you leave your personality at home? “Picture this: It’s 1997. I am dancing like no [...]
Getting stuck is not a problem; staying stuck is. During the COVID-19 crisis so far, we have been through a myriad of emotions from disbelief and shock, to fear and anxiety, in response to this massive change and disruption. These emotions [...]
Photo credit: Robert Anasch@unsplash.com We are so concerned about too much stress and pressure that we are often at risk of losing sight of the fact that there needs to be sufficient tension and pressure within a human [...]
People often ask me how they can become a thought leader or an industry expert. They are keen to know how I keep creating new content all the time and how I stay ahead of my game. It's an interesting [...]
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash A good leader of people is one who gets that each member of his/her team is different. They are uniquely wired and what motivates and galvanises one person into action will not [...]
“The fundamental cause of nearly all communication problems is that people don't listen to understand; they listen to reply." John Maxwell & Les Parrott, 25 Ways to Win with People (Nelson Books, 2005) This statement hit me between the eyes. [...]
Wisdom can be found in the most unplanned moments and unexpected places. This is what happened to me on a day when I was feeling frenzied and frazzled before 9am! As an antidote to the stress I was feeling on [...]