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The Leading Ladies in International Development Panel Discussion is part of a larger initiative to inspire, promote and support female leaders and leadership: The purpose of the Leading Ladies initiative is to advance women in…

Experiencing a global crises like we are doing today may lead to many of us beginning to question our choices in life. Because when faced with threats to our life and to our sense of safety and security the big questions in our…

How do we talk about our work and life? What’s the narrative we are creating? Is our story all about our stress and busyness? Are we glorifying being busy? I admit I fall into this pattern myself. It was my need to be busy, to…

“America: the land of the free and the vacation-deprived”, this according to an article in Huffpost on 6.7.2019. For an immigrant from Finland who has called the USA my home for 21 years my fellow Americans’ willingness to work…

Do you welcome Monday morning? We love saying TGIF (Thank God it’s Friday), but what about TGIM? Does Monday have to be dreary and gray? No, it does not. But sometimes it is. I usually like Mondays, because I enjoy the work I do.…

Sunday Summary: Avoid excessively personalizing others’ poor behavior towards you or criticism of your performance at work. It’s not about you, it’s about them and their behavior. Relevant criticism is about your work performance…

Ever been in a meeting and not being able to raise your voice and contribute? Perhaps you have an important conversation scheduled. A conversation where you want to stand up for yourself and ask for, perhaps, a new project, a…

In early May, 2019 I had the opportunity to lead a workshop on Mental Health and Well-being at Work for #UNFPA staff at the Regional Office in Bangkok and a Webinar on the same topic for all Offices in the Asia-Pacific Region.…

In a previous blog I examined the impact the health of the leader has on organizational performance. Today’s blog will discuss a couple of possible myths that can hold us back from creating a corporate culture of well being. Myth…

Make sure you are moving towards something meaningful, not just running away from something bad, when you are seeking change. Lately a few of my clients have sought my help with deciding upon and designing a career & life…

Is consulting for you? Working from home, a good fit? I recently had a chat with a client who was considering going into consulting as she was looking for more flexibility, independence and rewarding work. She asked me what…

What stories are you creating about your life and career? We are storytellers by nature. That is how we make sense of life. Of our successes and our failures. Of pain and joy. Love and hate. You can change your narrative, and…