Posts Tagged ‘Intentional Careers’
Inspiring Stories 077 – Dr Catherine McDonnell
Dr Catherine McDonnell – CLIENT STORY Catherine is a Global Market Intelligence Manager in the Life Sciences industry. In this episode we talk about: How to be the person job descriptions are…
Read MoreThe Ball Gown, The Duck Slippers, and the 16-Year Squiggle
At 20, I lived in a grotty flat above a kebab shop. I was studying for my MChem. The night of the Chemistry ball, I stood washing up in a…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On The Tethered Camel 🐪
There are moments in life where no option feels right. As a parent, I’ve found those moments particularly confronting because every choice feels loaded with consequence. And I’m in one…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On being nice vs being kind…
I’ve known I needed to speak up about something for the last 3 weeks, but my Pleaser silenced me. I was trying to be overly accommodating to avoid a potential…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the cost of delayed living…
A businessman meets a fisherman resting beside his small boat. “Why aren’t you out fishing?” Says the businessman. “I’ve caught enough for today.” Says the fisherman. “You should work harder,…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the tension of “firsts”
Over Easter, my guilty pleasure wasn’t chocolate, it was the Artemis II mission. Watching Christina Koch, 47, step into yet another record-breaking chapter lit something in me. I even created…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the return to work, your body doesn’t lie…
For those of you based in the UK, today will mark the return to work after the extended bank holiday weekend. I’ve certainly spent lots of time on walks with…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the land of topsy-turvy…
For a moment, everything feels upside down and disorienting. Like you’ve stepped into The Magic Faraway Tree and landed in the Land of Topsy-Turvy, where nothing behaves the way you expect. And…
Read MoreInsight to Action: On the importance of not assigning meaning
Last week didn’t go to plan. At the start of the week, my middle child Jenson quit swimming. For context he’s ranked top 2 in the UK for most of…
Read MoreInspiring Stories 076 -Sayema Rahman Khan
Dr Sayema Rahman Khan – CLIENT STORY Sayema is a Research Project Manager at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust and Project Lead/Project Manager for Enhancing Research Culture at The University of Manchester. In this episode we…
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