In most instances people and situations present themselves at face value. We however ignore the signs. We see what we choose to see. Painting the scene with our biases, expectations, experiences, hopes, dreams and yes fears. After all why not, we want what we want. Our wills are strong. Why let a little thing like […]
Editor’s Note: Women of HR contributor Rowena Morais will be writing a series of posts over the coming months featuring successful HR leaders who talk about the habits made the biggest impact in their professional lives. Today’s post is the first in that series. Self-described kibitzer on all things enterprise HRM and HR technology, Naomi […]
When you take off on a flight, the attendant always says the same thing: “In case of an emergency put your oxygen mask on first before helping the people around you.” This includes the ones you love! As a road warrior I know this mantra better than anyone. I heard these words every Monday […]
I grew up knowing him best as Alex P. Keaton and Marty McFly. I was a fan of Family Ties and even bigger fan of Back to the Future. Full disclosure: I’ll still stop and watch it any time I stumble across it on TV. Hey, what can I say, I was a child of […]
I sleep at night with the security of knowing that there is a box of snowcaps in my night-table. This box of snowcaps has remained in my night-table unopened for over twenty years. It has accompanied me through multiple moves, various trials and tribulations, and a multiple of life changes, players and personal iterations. For […]
How do I ‘hook them’ when interviewing, vying for a promotion, or closing ‘The deal’? As many may know, ABC has a real hit on its hands with The Shark Tank! The stars are a ruthless, shrewd collection of diverse, self-made millionaires who judge, qualify, and either select or ‘de-select’ budding entrepreneurs for further investment. If […]
We are at the mid-point of the year – which for me means a time to reassess and figure out where I am. Am I where I want to be? Am I heading in the right direction? Are we meeting our corporate goals? Am I meeting my personal goals? As long as I can remember, my father has shared […]
Achieving successful work-life balance can very often seem like mission impossible. Busy work schedules often dictate lives of most people so much so that your personal time gets affected and can become limited. For many of us we don’t even realise that we are not finding the time for ourselves and this can have an […]
Most professional women I consult with feel guilty about taking time off work for a variety of reasons. Some of the ones I hear most often are: “I have so many responsibilities in my job that if I take time off it just means that when I return I have to work a mass amount […]
It’s wonderful to hear simple words that trigger a response. While I fidgeted at a writer’s conference, in another taupe colored hotel ballroom, a gentleman hopped on stage. He breezed through a few stories of his career happenstances. I became connected to this man immediately. No, there was no attraction. It was a mental connection. […]