4 Tips to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Learn to work smarter, not harder. We all keep hearing this – hence my 4 tips to work smarter, not harder post today. And truth is, nowadays I am focused much more on working smart and not just hard. I’ve come a long way from the days I used to spend 10, 12, 14 (and sometimes more) hours in the […]
5 Career Tips to Make Your Work Life Easier In 2023
Today, I wanted to share 5 career tips to make your work life easier in 2023 and to help you advance in your career. Throughout the last few years, I have seen that when taking the driver’s seat of my own career and also day-to-day work life, I always ended up in a better, more sustainable place. I’ve been changing […]
2022 Year In Review – What I Learned This Year
It’s that time of the year once again; time for a 2022 recap. I kind of made it a tradition already. As the year is ending, I love to look back and take stock of my work and personal life; what I enjoyed, what I learned, and what I was excited about. Part of it I always do it on […]
Lessons and Tips from My Career Journey – Part 2
I recently shared a post detailing my career journey. Where I started and where I am currently but also all the steps I took in between. I made some good decisions along the way, while some others were probably not the best. Looking back, however, I wanted to share a few key lessons and tips from my career journey that […]
Lessons and Tips from My Career Journey – Part 1
I’ve been working a full-time office job for over seven years. During this time I’ve worked in three different companies, changed industries and took a pay cut twice, and did a pretty major career change once. Some things I’ve learned, some things I probably haven’t yet, and I thought I would share a bit more about where I started and […]
How to Stand Out in the First 6 Months of a New Job – Part 2
As shared in the part 1 of this series, looking back at the last 6 months, I thought I would reflect on what has been important during my first few months on the job and share some tips that can help you too. There is one important thing to achieve during your first 3-6 months at a new job, and that […]
How to Stand Out in the First 6 Months of a New Job – Part 1
Life as a Product Manager is good so far. Since joining in my new role and company, I’ve been spending a lot of time learning about the business, the market, the products, the users, the processes and really everything that comes with a new company and a new role. Already before starting out, I built a pretty hefty list of […]
2021 Recap & what I learned
It’s that time of the year once again; time for a 2021 recap. As the year is ending, I love looking back and taking stock of my work and personal life; what I enjoyed, what I learned and what was I excited about. Part of it I do it on the blog – you can read last year’s recap here – and […]
How I changed my career or what it took to go from Tech Consultant to Product Manager in 6 months
In today’s post I wanted to share how I changed my career, and what it took to go from Tech Consultant to Product Manager in 6 months. As shared a few times, I’ve been navigating a career change for the most part of the year. I’ve spent the past 6 years working in tech; my roles were usually on the consulting and […]
Career change update – Thoughts on my journey
As you might have seen if you’ve been following me on Instagram, at the start of the year I embarked on a career change journey. After about 6 months of actively working on it, this summer, I finally landed a good opportunity and took the plunge. A couple of months in already, and I couldn’t be happier with the change. […]
Four tips to manage projects more effectively
Six plus years in managing high stakes projects have helped me learn a trick or two in how to manage projects, deliverables and timelines effectively. I don’t know about you, but I personally don’t like to run from deadline to deadline like a headless chicken. But truth is, been there, done that. Being in a client-facing role for over six years, […]
Four tips to help you work smart, not hard
In my last post, I wrote about the best career advice I wish I was given before entering the workforce. And part of it refers to working smart, not hard, as a way to getting ahead while still preserving your health and sanity. Today, I wanted to share with you four tips that enable you to follow just that, and […]
The career advice I wish I was given
I have always been an ambitious kid and this has led me to work hard in all areas of my life. School, work, fitness… you name it, I was always ready to put in the work. Growing up and throughout my studies, I always had to balance school – and later university – and work – many times with a […]
Thoughts on work and life balance
I haven’t been too active on the blog lately. This is the biggest “writing” break I took so far. While it wasn’t triggered by anything in particular, I was a little exhausted of doing a million things. Working, taking courses, writing on the blog, applying for jobs and interviewing… and it just felt right to put it all on pause […]
Three tools to help you find your strengths
Knowing your strengths and honing in on them, is a key driver of career growth. That is why I think it’s important to spend some time figuring out what they are and then continuously polishing them. In the very first years of working, I had a tough time recognizing my strengths; it just wasn’t easy to pinpoint them, despite being […]