Start With A Vision
I meet lots of career starters and even more people who yearn to change their career. The question they ask is always the same, 'Where do I start? Where you start is the biggest determinant of where you will end up, so I am giving you the best advice I can, 'Start...
Ask Her…(Part 2)
Women should always have the choice to determine what they can or cannot do. No one should ever dictate the capability of a female based on her gender. Can she work late hours or weekends? Ask her. Can she travel often for work? Ask her. Can she manage physically...
Ask Her…(Part 1)
Last year, we lost a consulting brief because I was pregnant. We had been awarded the contract in writing and had been invited for a kick-off meeting. I was scheduled to travel overseas that same week, so I responded to move the meeting earlier by one day to...
Women Discrimination
Dear friends and colleagues, I am happy we have been celebrating International Women's Day, it gives me much joy. My greatest wish, is that as we celebrate women in words, we also celebrate them in deed. I am hoping that all of us will go back and change policies and...
Stop Waiting for Opportunities, Create them
So I just found out the photographer I have used for the last few years is an MBA degree holder. I didn't see that coming. We first met at a conference, where he was taking pictures for the event. He took a picture of me and a friend and I beckoned to him. When he...
My Word For The Year 2019
At the beginning of the year, I shared a Year Compass Planner designed to help us plan our year. It just occurred to me that I didn't update you with my findings, so here it goes… I enjoyed the exercise. I got stuck a few times but pushed through. I got my word for...
On Fulfilling Your Potential
I hate the word 'potential' because it serves as an annoying reminder of everything that one can be but has not yet become. For the emotionally charged, it hits a raw nerve.Yesterday, as I read the book 'Die Empty', the word 'potential' reared its ugly head again....
On Accepting Your Reality
It's been a battle, a miserable one at that. While many people openly accept a leadership position, I have constantly fought it. My natural self goes left when everyone else is going right. I am at my best when I feel I am free. Free to speak and free to act. I don't...
My Career Change Story
Thank you to Sam Ashimolowo for inspiring this piece via a question he asked me yesterday on whether a professional can be self taught using Zan Asher, CNN News Anchor as a case study. Because of his question, I googled Zain Asher and happened to stumble on her TED...