… Ages and Ages since I’ve done a blog post! I’ve been taking time to enjoy my family, yes, just us, and identify more with my role as a mother, a parent and a wife. I’ve been teaching myself to take it easy and not to try to plan all detail to the nth degree.Continue reading “It’s been a while”
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Pop goes the weasel
With leadership, we always advise to look at your individual team members and their own thoughts and perspectives. Despite all this, we have more similarities than differences. We are all drawn to natural light no matter how bright everything is around us. Even small children have this natural instinct. We have a natural magnetism toContinue reading “Pop goes the weasel”
Leading a Team and Facilitation
Facilitation is one of those words that can be judged as soft/ fluffy/ intangible and passive. In reality, it isn’t. It is a vital skill for leaders. Everyone talks about putting active words on your CV rather than passive or those relating to soft skills. This is an outdated perspective as the soft skills areContinue reading “Leading a Team and Facilitation”
Taking a Break
It is the second-half of the summer holidays and the weather is encouraging us away from activities and into more thoughtful activities. It does feel like we have crammed so much in the first half that we forgot to pay attention to things like the local Library Reading Challenge (we made a trip today), artsContinue reading “Taking a Break”
The summer start
It’s been a very short amount of time but the long summer holidays looks short. We have been spending as much time outside as possible, in parks and in the garden. It’s funny how your perspective changes whether you are in work and out of work; just recently I would’ve been in an office mostContinue reading “The summer start”
Brands and Freedom
So yesterday I talked about persuading my girls to take nice pictures on Eid… here is the aftermath after ice-cream; barefoot handstands and football! Taking time out to explore your own freedoms and not being restricted by the exterior. When companies have a particular feel with their brand, sometimes doing something different reminds us ofContinue reading “Brands and Freedom”
Unusual moments of Teamwork
There aren’t many moments when you can have perfection in and out. This picture looks like it, the girls were dressed up for Eid but what we can’t capture in the picture is the rest of the scene. The commentary of me saying ‘let’s take photos before the playground’, ‘we’ve got a few more picsContinue reading “Unusual moments of Teamwork”
Being in the moment
It’s been a while since I wrote my last blog post. I’m very thankful so many of you have kept reading it whilst I have been away being in the moment. I’m naturally a busy-minded person having multiple search tabs in my brain and enjoying being able to move from one topic to the next-Continue reading “Being in the moment”
I did it: I communicated about my blog
I did it! I communicated about my blog on LinkedIn! My first ever post was about taking this career break and the views and feedback was MASSIVE! I was even trending on the #Covid19! However, it’s interesting how much you start to doubt yourself when you haven’t got others to affirm your skills! A recruiterContinue reading “I did it: I communicated about my blog”
Taking the Plunge- A Career Driven Moment
I’ve always been ambitious. Not in the ruthless way that you see in Hollywood’s depiction of corporate life! Career driven and ambitious, nonetheless! I have decided to take a career break to spend time with my two lovely daughters. Covid-19 working from home meant that I was torn between many things, and primarily my children.Continue reading “Taking the Plunge- A Career Driven Moment”
Skills Repeat 