“My managers are overwhelmed. But I don’t have time to coach them.”
Your middle managers are firefighting, and so are you. How to develop managers in 20 minutes a week, without a leadership programme.
“It was only a joke.” When words make you smaller
No shouting, no insults, yet you feel smaller after every conversation. The subtle difference between healthy and toxic communication, and how to respond.
I’m not managing everything. And I’m fine with that.
Back to school, back to work, back to the endless list. Why trying to manage everything perfectly drains you, and small ways to let go.
“I’m not angry. I’ve just had enough.” Women and anger
You swallow it, smile, and then explode at the wrong person. Why women learn to hide anger, what it turns into, and how to use it well.
Career change at 40 or 50: when you don’t know what you want anymore
Your life looks fine, so why don't you feel happy? Feeling stuck in your career at 40 or 50, and how to work out what you want next.
Early signs of burnout in women, long before the crash
Burnout rarely starts with a collapse. The early signs in high-achieving women: irritability, small things feeling huge, not feeling like yourself.
The mental load: holding everything together, with nothing left for yourself
Holding everything together, with nothing left for yourself? What the mental load is, why it is so tiring, and why nobody sees it.
Can’t switch off from work? Why your head won’t stop
Tired but wired, lying awake with your head still at work? Why switching off feels impossible, and what actually helps.
How to recover from burnout while you’re still working
You can't stop working, and you can't keep going like this. What recovering from burnout while still working actually takes, and what the research says.
Tired all the time, but your blood tests are normal
Tired all the time, even after sleeping, and your blood tests came back normal? What may be draining you, and what to look at next.