Category: Learning from the past
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Would curiosity really kill the cat?
When I think about it, I’ve spent a lot of my life driven by fear. I have a well practiced fear of failure, fear of making the wrong choices, fear of other people not liking me and my personal favourite fear of looking stupid. Despite my older sister calling me stupid on a fairly regular…
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Nothing to prove, nothing to hide
I’m feeling sooo much better than I was last week when I was…well…a little broken (mental note: the challenging days are typically just that..a “day”..you just have to hang in there until the ride starts going down again). Infact, I’m feeling so much better, that I was starting to regret writing that blog post. It…
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Confessions of a Corporate Mum
Ever wondered what other women are thinking? I remember years ago, attending a conference where the CEO of Carnival Cruises in Australia spoke. It was an honest and upfront discussion about her challenges as a woman in leadership and she confessed to many of the insecurities she felt on a regular basis. She told a…
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My personal cheerleader…
I’ve talked before about some of the bad managers I have had during my career… like Teflon, or the manager who threatened to throw her laptop at me (and I haven’t even written about “the aggressor” yet). But mostly, I have had the pleasure of working under some pretty amazing, influential and inspiring managers. I…
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A little bit of sunshine in my office
It continues to amaze me how much work environment really does impact your mood, motivation and essentially your engagement at work. This week I was extremely fortunate to get a beautiful massive bunch of flowers given to me. They were sitting out on the kitchen table when I suddenly realised I should totally move…
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The day my boss wanted to throw a laptop at me…
Early in my career, I was moved into a team with a boss who was a talented and credible marketer. I couldn’t wait to work in her team and I knew that I would learn a lot. The first few weeks seemed to be going fine, she was paying attention to what I was contributing…
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Lessons for my younger self…
Knowing I’m turning 40 this year has forced me to do quite a bit of self reflection…have I achieved what I hoped to by this stage? am I on the right track? do I wish I had done things differently? Whilst there is a part of me that really wishes I had become a professional…
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Things I’ve learnt from bad bad bosses…starting with “Teflon”
This post is the first in a series of posts I hope to do , sharing some of the good and bad manager experiences I have had over the years. I’ve had the pleasure of working with some fantastic leaders who have been paramount in my success. But recently I’ve also come to appreciate how…
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