Full Hearted – My 2016 #Adventblog contribution

December 21, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

In 2015 I achieved my career dream. After 20+ years of working my arse off, I had reached the heady heights of the position I coveted most. I had so many expectations of how it would be, how I would feel; all of them wrong. How could this be? Everyone I knew who did a […]

#LnDCoWork – A gateway to new, meaningful, connections

December 8, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Last year I had the great pleasure of rocking up to #LnDCoWork. This was something that I had seen being shared on Twitter and, having set out on my own in the freelancing world, I decided to board a train to London and see what it was all about. What is #LnDCoWork? It started off […]

Better Late, Than Never #ConnectingHRAfrica

September 14, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

#ConnectingHRAfrica – Day 3 Today, I cried. Like, proper sobbed. I hadn’t expected it nor had I prepared for it. I sat in the bath, shower running, and had a proper cry. If I know that I am likely to be in such an emotional situation, I can prepare, close down, become clinical and limit […]

Blood, Sweat and Tears

September 12, 2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

Day 2 in Uganda with #ConnectingHRAfrica. Where do I start? I woke this morning to the most glorious sunrise. A new day, warmth and a sense of hope was upon us. Hope that today, our first withe the whole team, would see our skills, personalities and hearts enable us to contribute to the very fabulous […]