These past few weeks, I have been working with a number of EXCO teams in financial services where discussions of people being stretched, stressed and overwhelmed have come up again and again. In many cases, people are possibly heading for burnout. I had one leader,...
Your life is made up of habits, routines and rituals. Habits happen with the least effort and awareness. This is great if what you are doing is serving you and not so great when what you are doing isn’t. As we head towards the end of 2021, this is a great time to take...
Both working moms and dads have taken significant strain the past year or so. Naturally, it’s difficult to get work done if you have children at home that require your care. This makes it especially hard with younger children like babies and toddlers. Still, it’s not...
Currently, the data we have regarding this unprecedented time in history, shows that working moms – especially those of colour and those in senior roles – are most at risk of maxing out and burning out. A study conducted by McKinsey and LeanIn, indicates that we are...
Feedback really should be the breakfast of champions! Life is full of situations where we need to give tough feedback. It could be to a direct report on a recent project that didn’t go well, to your manager who keeps interrupting you in a meeting, to your spouse who...
