Category: Modern workplace
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Do we really need annual plans for work?
As the end of the year draws closer, all the attention at work seems to be shifting to next year. What will the priorities be? What programs will we be executing? Of course, annual planning is a necessary part of business. You need to know what budgets and resources you will need for the following…
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In over my head…
It’s Saturday night (at least I think it is), and I find myself sitting in a corner at Los Angeles airport with tears streaming down my cheeks. My jeans are ripped and my clothes smell…and I’m hungry…in short, I’m feeling incredibly sorry for myself. How did I get here? Well, it all started a few…
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Just wait while I eat my playdough spaghetti
What does working in a modern workplace look like?
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Making eating lunch special…
Earlier this week I had such a lovely lunchbreak at work… Hmm…doesn’t seem like something worthy of writing a blog post about does it. But it really struck me today, how important that little mini break in the middle of my day was. It reminded me, that back in the good old days…BC (before children)……
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I want to inspire people…
It has been a while since I wrote anything about my work in this blog. My juggles with things outside of work seem to dominate my stories, and perhaps where I am falling apart the most!? But I wanted to talk today about one of my favourite things to do, especially at work, which is…
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I am successful BECAUSE I work part-time…not DESPITE it
As the end of the year draws near, I’ve been reflecting on my work and pondering whether I should be considering increasing my working hours back to full time next year. I’m really excited and inspired by all the work I am doing and I would love the opportunity to step up to some more…
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Are you really busy?
This morning I was running around like a headless chook (as usual), I’ve managed to do my exercise (tick), get the lunches ready (tick), tidy the house (tick) dropped the kids on the school walking bus (tick) and now I’m at work and my mind is buzzing. I have about 20 screens open on my…
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Stop making excuses…
This morning I stopped myself mid sentence, because I was about to break one of my golden rules. You see… when I first started working part-time, I felt really guilty when I was leaving the office before everyone else or when I couldn’t join a meeting because it was outside my agreed hours. I had…
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I totally need a wife…
I was lying in bed this morning reading a magazine and drinking my tea (I know…blissful, right!), and stumbled upon an article by Annabel Crabb in Marie Claire about women needing wives. Now, I don’t get on my soap box very often about women’s issues and I really don’t want to start complaining (which incidentally…
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