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Career

Personal reflections on work and life.

Leadership

Leading a team you cannot see

In 2020 I wrote about leading a team through lockdown. Most of it was about working from home. The bit that lasted was about leading people you cannot see.

5 min read
Career

Dress for your day: self-empowerment in the work dress code

The standard is a message to employees to dress comfortably, and up the ante as appropriate to meet any formalities required for work activity. But let’s not forget or underestimate the concept of power dressing, and the impact donning an on-point work outfit can have on self-confidence and your pro

2 min read
Career

I find myself unemployed, now what?

As a migrant worker who didn’t speak fluent English, and had no experience running a business, she was so excited the day she and my father found this shop and decided to buy it.

7 min read
Career

Sometimes, it's okay to quit

We’re socially conditioned, maybe also through our family upbringing, to never quit. When you start something, you should finish it. But what about when you pursue something so doggedly that you develop tunnel vision

4 min read
Career

Do lawyers need to be team players?

Lawyers are trained to work as lone wolves. This hasn’t changed a great deal over the years; it is still the experience of many law students and graduates today.

8 min read
Career

Public speaking hacks

My friends and colleagues wouldn’t be surprised to know that I was on the school debating team.

3 min read