Sep 3, 2021Wrong jungle!The leader is the one who climbs the tallest tree, surveys the entire situation, and yells, 'Wrong jungle!' (Stephen Covey) We have a...
Aug 27, 2021Hedonic treadmill, or 'I will be happy when...' syndromeThe hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a habitual formula of...
Aug 13, 2021Commitment paradoxMany successful, smart, strong-willed people struggle to make a change. To leave the job they dread to wake up to, to get on track with...
Jul 30, 2021Playtime is not a waste of timeDoes playtime ever feel like a waste of time to you? Maybe you wish you could play, but you feel that you have too much on your plate or...
Jul 23, 2021Working parents research projectAre you a working Dad or do you know a working Dad who has returned from EXTENDED paternity or SHARED parental leave within the past two...
Jul 16, 2021A coaching paradoxWe do not like to be deceived but willingly deceive ourselves. We know it's time to make a change: to review our career direction, find...
May 7, 2021Seeking mental health support at workAs many as one in five women develop a mental health challenge during pregnancy or in the first year after the birth of their baby. And...
Apr 30, 2021How to say "No" at workI know I need to say "No" to people when it comes to workload. What would be the best way to approach this, without having to say 'sorry...
Apr 22, 2021Close your open door policy and do this insteadAs the world prepares for a more hybrid way of working in the wake of the pandemic, I want to offer you this brilliant article by Frank...
Apr 8, 2021Flexible working advice roundupIt's been 54 weeks since we all home-worked with kids and 52 weeks since I started this weekly newsletter. Both feel like a...
Apr 1, 2021Doctor-mum on how she exclusively pumped for a yearDr Sandrine Rey-Scalco is a working mother aka multi-tasker extraordinaire! She is a medical doctor and social gerontologist. At home,...
Mar 19, 2021Don't be a Daphne!All right, unlike the female characters in the Bridgerton Netflix series, you know where babies come from. But most women are woefully...
Feb 18, 2021Musings on mum guilt and public policyIt's half-term week. Yay, no homeschooling! My son is teaching me to play the card game of Pokemon, and that is fun. But I find myself...
Feb 4, 2021Lessons from an 80-year study on happinessA nearly 80-year long Harvard study on happiness followed the lives of 268 men (no women I must note) from the age of 18 until their...
Jan 28, 2021How to transform relationships from liabilities to assetsOur relationships shape the way we experience life. They create our ecosystem and impact our personal and professional lives, our health...
Jan 21, 2021The missing link in flexible workingBy law, all employees have the right to make a flexible working request if they’ve worked for the employer for at least 26 weeks, and...
Jan 14, 2021To-do lists - let go & start anew or finish everything?Writing to-do lists felt so mature in my late 20s. I remember the ecstatic feeling of being able to cross everything off my list and wrap...
Jan 1, 2021New Year Resolutions That Work!Have you ever wondered why some New Year's Resolutions succeed and some are monumental failures? Oh yes! We've all had a few of those!...
Dec 22, 2020If Your Holiday Plans Have Been RuinedWhat are the things you have been looking forward to most about the holidays? Many Governments around the world have just thrown our...
Dec 18, 2020Trust YourselfMid-December each year, I like to sit down with my largest mug of tea and reflect on the achievements of this year, and what my hopes and...
Dec 11, 2020Family Values: How to Find and Use YoursYou walk into a room full of strangers and you get a sense of what people value by what they wear, how they stand in the room, how and...
Dec 3, 2020Flexible Working: Manual for MumsBy law, you have the right to make a flexible working request if you’ve worked for your employer for at least 26 weeks and you’re classed...
Nov 19, 2020The three-word guide on mindfulnessMy 6-year-old son is swinging on the swing. I am swinging his younger brother on the other swing. My husband is standing facing me and...
Nov 5, 2020Stress 101How often do you stress? What are your stress triggers? Work, family, financial problems, health or slow internet. Most people feel...