Working Mothers Show They’re Still Players
I’ve been casting my mind back to all the people I was in touch with during the writing of Mothers Work! Samantha was/is an HR manager, one of the first contributors to my book and a woman intent on developing her career. One of Samantha’s first comments to me described how she felt she was being sidelined at work since adding parenting to her skill set. This being the time of year for re-writing performance development plans and signing off last... Read More
Opportunities
Do you know how amazing your mind is? How awesome you are? Yes, you are astonishing. How about that as a welcome to January? (But no, this isn’t a celebration of how well you did managing all those people, presents, palaver and general overwhelm at Christmas – although I’m sure you’re very deserving of praise on that front too). It’s astounding what complex things your brain undertakes every day and in this short Flourishing Female... Read More
When Giving Up is Good
‘Quitting’ is probably not something you’d expect me to talk about in glowing terms – unless of course we’re talking dirty habits – but that’s where we’re at in this month’s Flourishing Female column. (I realise I have published a book that advocates not changing one’s bed sheets too often so you may be disinclined to let me be the judge of what is and is not a ‘dirty’ habit.... Read More
5000 mentors or free childcare?
UK Home Secretary Teresa May has to be applauded for continuing to bang her drum for women despite her (male) colleagues’ attempts to do away with policies that would help women get back into employment and do more whilst they’re there. (That’s Steve Hilton I’m thinking about). Among the stats Ms May revealed in her speech on 4/11/11 on women and the economy there were three stunners: 700,000 women are ‘stuck’... Read More
Persevering Job Seekers
This month as well as becoming very familiar with the inner workings of a high street bank and J22-28 of the M25 (all in the name of client delight) I started to get to know a remarkable young woman called Victoria who has been searching for a job for 18 months. We met on BBC radio where we dissected the struggle for work many young people are enduring at the moment and the requisite tactics to triumph. With Victoria as my inspiration in this month’s... Read More
