New Year, new resolution and new job
It’s mid January, festivities are over for another year and it’s back to work and back to school. Perhaps one of your resolutions is to return to work since it might be the end of maternity leave. Whatever the reason for a career break returning to the workplace is often not as easy as it [...]
Diversity – the Bottom Line
There are many moral and ethical reasons why businesses should engage in the whole diversity agenda (by which I mean respecting and valuing difference). But in addition to the pink, fluffy feel-good stuff, there are also some pretty solid business benefits to be gained. Understanding the diversity of potential customers and what might appeal to [...]
Happy being a misfit
I’ve always been a bit of a misfit when it comes to life. Back in India, I could never really fit the stereo type of the high achieving, society succumbing, docile girl I was expected to be. Image via Wikipedia When everyone else was rushing to be a doctor or lawyer or simply get settled [...]
The importance of dreaming big
By the time y’all read this blog, I will be 30,000 feet in the air somewhere between New York and San Diego. This week, the busy scientist will be at a conference on the molecular origin of lung cancer hosted by the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR). Image by susanbrandstudio via Flickr How this [...]
Linda Speaks…
Initiation as a newbie into any group can be tough – unless you have the hide of a rhinoceros – so I’m delighted (but not surprised) to see friends and acquaintances already here. Bit of Background How Back in 2005 I set myself up as an independent trainer and guide to help small (mainly business [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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