Career Planning & Transitions

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...

As we reach the midpoint of the year, it is a natural time for reflection. We’ve spent the last few months discussing the various layers of professional life, from navigating complex business models and...

During these times, many people are seeking new jobs, new opportunities, or ways to advance their careers. Employers are not hiring as much as usual, so job seekers receive few or no responses to...

When women tell me they’re preparing for maternity leave, the conversation usually revolves around logistics: when they will leave, who will cover their work, which projects need to be handed over...

You're not stuck because you lack options. You have too many and no clear way to choose between them. Here's how to get clear, get moving, and build a second half of the year that actually counts.

For years, I believed the safest place to put my future was in someone else's hands. It didn't feel reckless. It felt responsible. I had been taught, like millions of professionals before me, that...

The middle of the year offers something January rarely does, enough distance to see what is truly working, what is draining your energy, and what needs to change. For women navigating career shifts...

Career growth can eventually feel unsustainable, prompting many high performers to change roles. Initially, a new position feels like progress, but familiar issues often resurface over time. This tends to happen...

At the beginning of 2026 I walked out of a steady, well-paid corporate career and into my vocation. I had the tattoos, the earrings, tattoos and the long hair, but I also had the salary, so for years...