In an earlier blog I wrote about the importance of seeking feedback for your development. It’s also helpful to know how best to give feedback to those you lead. The feedback sandwich, in which the area for development is sandwiched…
I presented earlier in September with a Māori clinical psychologist and colleague of mine, Dr Pikihuia Pomare, at the New Zealand Psychological Society’s Jubilee conference in Auckland (NZPsS). We presented some ideas on navigating race and gender in the workplace…
Women can sometimes miss out on development opportunities because they are less likely to be offered feedback due to an assumption or fear that women will get emotional or upset about constructive feedback or criticism. (Tips on how best to…
The idea of networking prompts anxiety for many of us. And yet it is so important. You have to build relationships no matter what industry you are in. Lois Frankel author of Nice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office…
Working is good for you too. I left this to last, to Part 3 of 3. Do you do that? Think of others first? Leave yourself to last? That’s what nice girls do. I didn’t mean to. I didn’t notice…
Last week I wrote about how, when it gets tough blending both work and family, we need to connect with the reasons why we are working. The reasons for working are different and personal and ideally, values-based, but it can…
Often mornings before work are a pressure point, where the tensions between home and work are front and centre. On those morning when we rush to get ourselves presentable and our kids ready and delivered to childcare or school our…
