On Finding Your Happy Place
Over the years, as my business grew I increasingly struggled with work, the truth is, I started to hate my job. I know hate sounds like a strong word but it is true. When you start to hate the very thing you started out of passion then you know something is wrong,...
On the Equality Agenda
So yesterday, for the first time ever I broke one of my golden rules. I got down from my car after being hit from behind, something I never do. Regardless of bumps, hits or scratches, I keep a straight face, tell the driver not to stop and examine the damage only when...
HR On Top: Celebrating Funke Amobi
Celebrating Funke Amobi as she received her award as a Chartered Companion from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), UK, in London, on the 12th of February. I was glad to have witnessed it. Chartered Companion is the highest level of recognition...
Hello February
Shhhh….Secret… The best people in the world are born in February… What do you wish for in this month of love? #february
Busy Senior Executives, Why You Still Need a Good CV
Are you a busy Senior Executive? Here are 5 reasons why you still need a good CV. No job is secure, more so, at senior levels. Laying off senior level staff is one of the easiest ways to cut costs. The plug can be pulled anytime. If it happens before you are ready,...
Change Your Career: Best New Career Change eBooks
Wow, so honored, was just doing a random search of my name online to see what came up and didn't even know that my book, "Change Your Career" was named one of the best new Career Change ebooks by BookAuthority! BookAuthority collects and ranks the best books in the...
Forever Young
Growing up, I got used to being younger than everyone else. In primary school I was one of the youngest in my class, same experience in secondary school. I graduated university at 21, masters dusted by 22, senior management by 30, business founder by 33. I never...
We Should All Be Consultants
Last Friday, I was invited to speak at a company retreat. The topic was apt for me, embodying my passions in its title, 'Taking Charge of Your Career by Becoming a Consultant.' The venue for the retreat, was at the Redemption Camp, I had never been there before, I...
Every Adult Should Be a Professional
That every adult of working age should be a professional, is my perspective, and remains so. The world, in my view would be a much better place, if every adult found their purpose and contributed by offering the world their honed talent. Being a professional, is about...