Down to Business…
After a 20+ year corporate career helping organisations with developing their people, I started my own business Talentstorm. I have lots to say on the themes of people development, entrepreneurship and being a working mother!
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A colleague and mentor remembered
A few months ago a trusted friend and colleague passed away. Some months previously at my Dad’s funeral there was a group of his former work colleagues there, all from different employers. Some of them had worked with him over 30 years ago. They told me how my Dad had helped…
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Mentoring: a formal arrangement or an informal conversation?
While formal mentoring schemes have been shown to deliver great results, quite often we can benefit greatly from those ‘informal’ mentoring conversations. Here’s my top tips on how to maximise informal mentoring opportunities: 1. Recognise those ‘informal’ relationships. For me it took the death of someone I had worked with…
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The great childcare debate
After over 17 years, 3 children, and many thousands of pounds spent, I am now childcare free. When I say free, I mean free of a regular contract, thus marking a shift in my working pattern from office based to full-time home based. We’ll talk more about that later. For…
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The ‘Get-It-Done’ Mum
In an effort to use my ‘dead’ driving time more effectively, I have recently embraced the pod-cast for my journeys to and from work. One of my favourite pod-casts is the ‘Get-It-Done Guy’ whose catchphrase is ‘work less, do more, and have a great life’. After a week of having…
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Time management for working mums
A coach once told me, I have a strong ‘achievement driver’ meaning I enjoy the process of setting myself stretching targets and then achieving them. Henceforth my interest in reading and learning from those that are the so- called achievement gurus, how to do more with less, how to prioritise…
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