… 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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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 This is an outdated perspective as the soft skills areContinue reading “Leading a Team and Facilitation”
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”
Getting your hands dirty
My children love to get their hands dirty and barefoot in the soil. It’s an earlier trip to the park today as the lovely heatewave means midday is just too hot! As business leaders, we are encouraged to coach, mentor, give the team space to deliver but how often do we really get our handsContinue reading “Getting your hands dirty”
Water Balloons
It’s another scorching hot day! It is incredible how much summer we are having! Our interest at going to the beach has peaked but the scenes on the news show way too many crowds and therefore infection risk so we will enjoy our garden! My kids love water balloons… filling them up is just asContinue reading “Water Balloons”
Getting into a Routine: Chore or Necessary?
It’s been a very short amount of time of me being off of work, but my children have quickly adapted to a new routine. We have been visiting one park almost every day (except for the STOP day!) to play tennis, head to the pond to feed the ducks, and then go for a walkContinue reading “Getting into a Routine: Chore or Necessary?”
Skills Repeat 