Following the recommendations of my colleagues and a long waiting time at my local library, I finally got my hands on ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport. I knew I had to pick the book up when on sending an Instagram reel to a friend, I discovered she had decided to pause all her social media … Continue reading Breaking up with my inbox
Last week I wrote about the three other reports every organization should consider publishing. I ended by saying that there are definitely more reports that organizations should publish and as I mulled over it, I couldn’t get an old Fast Company article titled ‘Why your company needs a sleep strategy’ out of my head. Given … Continue reading The Sleep Report
The number of reports an organisation publishes is increasing with each passing year. As organisations reminisce about simpler times when the quarterly financial report and the annual shareholder letter sufficed, it is fair to say, it is still not enough. With governments and stakeholders now asking for sustainability (ESG) reports, energy consumption reports, gender pay … Continue reading The three other reports every employer needs to publish
Where did January go? As much as I wanted the month to go slow and savour every moment, the pace threw me off balance; but before we talk about my challenge for February, stopping by really quick to answer a question I’ve been asked a fair bit recently. When it comes to our profession, the … Continue reading How well should I know the business?
We are bang in the middle of prediction season. That can only mean one thing! Today, I’m sharing not only my top five predictions for the year ahead but also my three ‘not a trend’s. 2024 promises to be yet another turbulent year. Will the ‘2024 word of the workplace’ be stability? I doubt it. … Continue reading 2024: The trends & non-trends
It has been seven years since, inspired by a YouTube video, I began setting a ‘word of the year’. I want to say I’ve been true to the words but much like with the monthly challenges, there lies great scope for improvement. However, that is no reason to break tradition. As 2023 drew to a … Continue reading 2024 Word of the year – Positivity
I started with the intention of drafting a long post with my favorite reads, tunes and wins from the year and had just finished typing the first draft when I scrapped the idea because all I really want to say is - no matter where in the world you are, I hope you have the … Continue reading Happy Holidays!!!
If you’ve interacted with me over the past few weeks, you may have noticed a departure from my usual calm, sensible and balanced demeanor. Instead, you came face to face with an angry young woman who’d snap at you at the slightest provocation. It isn’t that I haven’t identified the change in my approach but … Continue reading Respond; not react
What does December represent to you: a month of celebration, a month of reflection, a month to catch up with everything while the world rotates a little slower or are you an overachiever who wants to do all of the above? If you are anything like me, you’ll try to bundle it all into December … Continue reading Rejoice: We survived (almost thrived) yet another year
Mid way through this year, my manager sat us (the team) down to share a bunch of documents and lessons he’d picked up from a recent leadership offsite. As I was cleaning out my office desk last week, I found the documents and scribbled in corners were my top takeaways from the day. I sat … Continue reading Five things; from one professional to another
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