Two weeks ago, I was asked to present a Pecha Kucha talk at the Astute Woman Conference, hosted by Engagement Dynamics. Pecha Kucha means I get to talk for 5 minutes – 2 slides, 15 seconds each (slides progress automatically). That’s it! It was challenging, fun...
My favourite thing to do at the start of the weekend, which for me begins on Friday morning, is to run to the beach. It’s an 8km run from my house. My first glimpse of the sea – feeling the sea breeze, smelling the sea air and seeing the vast body of water laid...
Right now is the peak time for the Perseid meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s spectacular to watch shooting stars across the night sky. So we decided to go on a road trip. My husband and I, equipped with mattresses, coffee and blankets, found a remote...
“Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.” Michelle Obama Michelle Obama launched a podcast the week before I launched mine. So that must be a good sign! And, there’s more I’d like to...
We talk a lot about goals, vision, strategy and action plans and those are certainly important. But what if we pause for a moment from all that doing and ask ourselves, “Who is the leader I want to be?” Create a picture of your best version as a leader?What does it...
In our “always-on” work culture, it’s no surprise that employee burnout is on the rise. According to a recent Gallup study, nearly 70% of employees experience occasional or frequent burnout on the job. At work, this leads to decreased engagement and...
We’re living in strange and uncertain times. The global coronavirus pandemic is impacting everything we do, from how we work to how we interact with each other. This type of change can cause fear, anxiety and stress and can easily move us into survival mode. The...
Some time ago I was working with my client, Nathalie, helping her prepare for a presentation to her Board of Directors. She’s a General Manager of a division that was going through a tough time and wanted to propose a new approach that would help overcome some of the...
They say that a change is as good as a holiday. Well… my change is that my website has gone through a change by receiving a new look and its ready to launch! I can’t say that going through the process was as good as a holiday… In fact, I needed a holiday after the...
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