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Energy Is the Real Currency of Leadership
New daily ritual involves a walking pad under my desk. The fur child hasn't yet understood that he's not part of the new routine...so...
shelley
Sep 263 min read


The Myth of Balance: Why Integration Beats Perfection
The Trouble with “Work-Life Balance” We’re told to aim for “work-life balance.” As if life is a set of scales we can somehow keep...
shelley
Sep 192 min read


Why Rest Feels So Hard for High Performers (and Why It’s Non-Negotiable)
Girls weekend away - despite 3 hours of sleep, we still made time to watch the sunrise. Totally worth it. High performers are known for...
shelley
Sep 113 min read


Women Supporting Women: From Snacks to Strategy
Great Girls Mini-Fam - not just supporting our girls, but each other I used to brush off the whole “women supporting women” thing. Of...
shelley
Sep 42 min read


Boundaries Aren’t One-and-Done: Why Even Strong Women Have Blind Spots
Happy International Dog Day! I consider myself pretty good at boundaries. Enneagram 5 here 🙋🏽♀️. Sidebar: If you haven't done your...
shelley
Aug 282 min read


The Myth of Having It All: Why Balance Isn’t the Goal
For a long time, I thought “having it all” meant juggling all the pieces perfectly - career, social life, family, travel, relationships....
shelley
Aug 222 min read


Resilience Reimagined: Sustainable Success Without the Constant Push
For years, my career was defined by “pushing through.” I was running a project in Europe, living in the house I’d just bought in...
shelley
Aug 152 min read


A Year Since Glimmer: What I Would Tell the Woman I Was Then
A year ago, I stood on a hiking trail in Kogelberg, quietly analysing a short list of names for a business that didn’t even exist yet....
shelley
Aug 82 min read


Beyond Resilience: What Sustainable Ambition Actually Looks Like
There’s a moment many high-achieving women hit. We’ve been applauded for our resilience - for pushing through, fixing things, holding it...
shelley
Jul 302 min read


The Transition Trap: What No One Tells You About Reinventing Your Career
When I finally resigned in January, I thought I’d feel elated. By the time I officially left in May, I expected a sense of euphoria -...
shelley
Jul 253 min read


How to Know When It’s Time to Rethink Your Definition of Success
For a long time I thought I was doing it right. I had the impressive title, the full calendar, the track record of solving what no one...
shelley
Jul 103 min read


Presence, Precision & the Power of Reclaiming the Room
This week I stepped onto the Veblen stage (virtually) to facilitate a session called: “Presence & Precision: Elevating Leadership &...
shelley
Jul 43 min read


Why So Many High-Performing Women Are Secretly Struggling (And Why It Has Nothing To Do With Weakness)
On the surface, we’ve got it together. Professional presence? Polished. Project delivery? On time and under pressure. Leadership?...
shelley
Jun 272 min read


What's My Story?
I stepped away from the corporate fast lane as a Managing Director at Accenture to reclaim my health, redefine success, and make space...
shelley
Jun 201 min read


Burnout Wasn’t the End - It Was a Reintroduction to Myself
For years, I believed resilience meant being the last one standing - the one who could keep going no matter how depleted I felt. I wore...
shelley
Jun 133 min read


It's Been Two Years Since I Left Accenture...
Two years ago, I closed the laptop on my last project at Accenture. I walked away from the adrenaline of high-stakes delivery, a packed...
shelley
Jun 53 min read


How Coaching Helped Me Build Confidence (and Stop Burning Out in Silence)
My leadership team sent me to coaching because I was ‘impatient.’ I called it efficiency. The coach called it burnout. Let me take you...
shelley
May 293 min read


How to Build Boundaries Without Burning Bridges at Work
Setting boundaries at work is one of those things that sounds simple in theory but can feel incredibly tricky (subtext: impossible) in...
shelley
May 223 min read


How I Quieten My Inner Critic
Didi looks a lot like me 🤔 I used to think my inner critic was the voice of reason. Turns out, she’s just a drama queen with a good...
shelley
May 152 min read


Growth Through Service: Why Helping Others Rise Fuels My Journey to the Boardroom
Coaching others taught me a lot - mostly that personal growth doesn’t care about your five-year plan. Over the years, mentoring future...
shelley
May 82 min read
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