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I've been sharing my thoughts and experiences in blogs over the past couple of months and as a result, have had the opportunity to connect with so many of you over difficult situations at work ...

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I will never forget the series of text messages from someone I regarded as a friend, messages that were so brief, impersonal and direct they made me angry. Angry because I valued the friendship and they left me feeling like a junior member of her team, they were functional and direct, 'just the way ...

As humans, we have a build in need to prove ourselves right! 

My experience has taught me how to listen and filter out noise, its taken time but now that I know what I know, there isn't space in the workplace for leaders who operate based on the typical 'winner VS loser' trap. 

Let me paint a pict...

I remember feeling so incredibly excited about going on holiday a few years ago.

I always look forward to having a break but this time I really needed it. I felt shattered on every level and I felt I needed to recoup some family time as I had been working long hours, I was very stressed and my rela...

The performance of a trapeze artist is simply mesmerising for me, I love watching them swing from side to side, trusting their ability to perform and of course their partner's ability to catch them as they let go of the swing. OMG, it makes my heart skip a beat. A sharp intake of breath and a huge r...

Throwback to our holiday last year and the morning we decided to go for a run and a swim in Hermanus. Spending time with my sister Elsabet, one of the most important people in my life, is pure food for the soul!  I can still feel the breeze and smell the fresh ocean air - it is simply a magical part...

I was reflecting back at my TED-style talk at PwC’s inaugural Alumni Live event on the 26th of June last year and can't help but recognise how far I have come since then. 

My talk was titled: “Completing the human firewall”. This was the toughest public speech I had done to date. I had 10 minutes t...

So you head into a management meeting to discuss progress to date. The person in charge of the meeting is what some would consider snobby, condescending and contemptuous, appearing to know it all, but in reality, they actually know nothing of real worth. The ‘know-it-all’ may convince their audience...

Four qualities that describe me now ... 

Confident. In Control. Focused. High Performer.

Qualities I had lost, they disappeared over time and it took me hitting rock bottom to realise how far I had allowed things to go ...

My confidence was knocked a bit more each time I was left feeling like I h...

I was stuck in my own groundhog day.

The same story repeating itself again and again and again and again ... 

Is it spring yet? Has the weather changed ... is it safe to come out?

Groundhog Day is a popular tradition celebrated in Canada and the United States on February 2. It derives from the Pe...

Writing a book has been one of the most challenging things I have ever tried to do.

I have spent hours putting together the format and designing the layout and the chapters and mapping out the structure of it, it has been tough and rewarding and involved a whole lot of soul searching on my part.

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