Career Planning & Transitions

There comes a point in a woman’s career when everything may still look polished from the outside. When her title still sounds impressive. The résumé still tells a powerful story. The calendar is still...

Here’s the truth, vulnerability isn’t weakness. Vulnerability is courage repackaged. Every time I put myself out there, sharing my story, opening up about my past, or speaking on something I know...

Have you ever found yourself asking, "What’s next for me?" Maybe you want the promotion. Maybe you’re ready to leave a career that no longer fits. Perhaps you’ve stepped into leadership and suddenly...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people in the UK return to work after maternity leave, long-term illness, burnout, redundancy, or other life events. Most are expected to slot back in as if nothing...

Many people begin searching online for phrases such as “I need a new job”, “I want a new career” or “I need a career change”, hoping the right opportunity will magically appear. Most career advice...

By now, you’ve probably heard this term many times in the media, from public figures such as Nicole Kidman, Chloé Zhao, and Anderson Cooper to television shows and podcasts, and maybe even in your...

People search for their life path like it’s this hidden path that they need to find, when the truth is, they’re already walking it. The expectation that we should somehow find our life path can be paralysing...

If you're currently considering a career change, you're one of a very large group in the UK. The largest survey of active UK career changers to date found that three in four have been thinking about it for...

For many organizations, maternity leave is treated as a logistical process. There are handovers to organize, paperwork to complete, and cover to arrange. Then, months later, the employee returns and...

For much of my professional life, I believed that being capable meant being able to do almost anything. If something needed organising, I could organise it. If something needed finishing, I could push...

You are a capable leader. You have delivered results, carried real responsibility, and performed under pressure. Still, something feels different this time. Whether you are stepping into a new role...

Over the past six months, many of my conversations with friends and family about finding new work have circled back to the same worry. They apply for job after job, despite being well qualified, and...

Changing careers or searching for a new opportunity can be one of life’s most stressful experiences. Faced with uncertainty, many professionals immediately update their resumes, revise their LinkedIn profiles...

Many professionals spend their careers building expertise, earning trust, and becoming known for delivering results. Yet there is an often overlooked downside to becoming indispensable: the strengths...

Ageism in the UK workplace is real, widespread, and well documented. But what if the most damaging form of age discrimination is not coming from employers, recruiters, or colleagues, but...

I had built the kind of television career that, from the outside, looked difficult to walk away from. I was an award-winning broadcaster and national television host for nearly 25 years across two major...