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Reflections on clarity, ambition, and the space between effort and alignment.
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...
Sep 26, 20253 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...
Sep 19, 20252 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...
Sep 11, 20253 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...
Sep 4, 20252 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...
Aug 28, 20252 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....
Aug 22, 20252 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...
Aug 15, 20252 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....
Aug 8, 20252 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...
Jul 30, 20252 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 -...
Jul 25, 20253 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...
Jul 10, 20253 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 &...
Jul 4, 20253 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?...
Jun 27, 20252 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...
Jun 20, 20251 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...
Jun 13, 20253 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...
Jun 5, 20253 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...
May 29, 20253 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...
May 22, 20253 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...
May 15, 20252 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...
May 8, 20252 min read


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