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Welcome to corporate zombie mode
Picture an early morning before work. Cars crawling through traffic, drivers cursing at delays, and taxis cutting in! Parents juggling breakfast chaos while fielding urgent emails. The WiFi crashes during a client presentation setup. Kids fighting in the background ...
MOAR! Making Work Magic Inside & Out: Six chapters down, two to go…
There's a moment in every creative endeavour when your thinking evolves and suddenly the dots connect powerfully. This week, as I finished Chapter 6, that moment arrived for MOAR! as the positioning crystallised into something I'm...
I facilitated an evening workshop for a group of senior women in investment banking last week, and the theme was "Unleash your inner power". As I listened to the conversation unfold, I heard echoes of my own story and almost every coaching conversation I've had over the past eight years.
The same t...
You're drowning in content creation demands. Your team expects thought leadership. Everyone wants authentic communication whilst producing at breakneck speed.
Then comes the tempting solution: "Just use AI! Why struggle with deep thinking when technology can do it faster?"
But this question is spa...
This week brought a milestone worth celebrating: we hit 100+ responses for the MOAR! workplace wellbeing research study.
100+ people who shared their stories. 100+ voices contributing to understanding what it takes to thrive at work. 100+ data points that could help transform how we think about wo...
Returning to London for the first time in almost 2 years (Part 2)
I'm back home in Stellenbosch now, and still processing everything from my ten days in London and Velizy, France. What started as a normal business trip became something much deeper – a healing journey I didn't even know I needed.
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Returning to London for the first time in almost 2 years (Part 1)
I'm writing this from my friend's house, looking directly across at 33 Ditton Hill Road – the house I called home for almost 18 years.
It's surreal. Same front door. Same pub, just a different colour. Same neighbours. This is where...
I chose accounting over music. Here's what I learned
The question that made me almost cry
A couple of weeks ago, someone asked me if I still play piano.
"No," I said, and suddenly I was fighting back tears.
In 1995, I stood with a Unisa Grade 8 distinction certificate for piano and two universit...
You're drowning in pointless meetings. Your inbox breeds like rabbits. You're managing in all directions while leadership promises the impossible.
Then comes the well-intentioned announcement: 'We're launching our new wellness initiative! A meditation app, healthy snacks, and other mindfulness reso...
“You are meant for more, and already more than enough.”
Pause… Read that again.
Now Recognise (Step 1 of the ROAR process):
- What thoughts and feelings are coming up?
- What's the story you're telling yourself right now?
Maybe there's excitement at "meant for more" but resistance to "already...
What if the problem isn't your job? What if it's how we've been taught to think about work?
Last week, I asked a room full of senior leaders a simple question: "When was the last time you felt truly energised by your work?"
The silence was deafening.
These weren't people struggling to find employ...
📢 trigger alert 📢
Last year, I lost my best friend Andrew. For 41 years, he was like a brother to me, we met on the playground aged 5. On 22 Feb 2023, I received news that he was in ICU with acute pancreatitis. I saw him briefly before my flight (from Cape Town to London), and I told him “I love you,...
