How to play the office politics game at work
Getting ahead at work has something to do with your performance and a lot to do with your perceived performance. What I call perceived performance is nothing new but just the good old office politics. One thing that I learned – rather the hard way – is that office politics matter. I, personally, am not a fan at all and […]
How to handle mistakes at work in three steps
Work mistakes happen. No matter how good you are, sooner or later you will mess up. And that’s fine. It’s what happens afterwards that matters most, in my opinion. When I make a mistake, for me, personally it’s all about letting it sink in for a moment, coming up with a plan of action, and then moving on. These are […]
Three tips to coach and mentor junior employees
Over the past few years, I’ve been working with teams and also had the privilege of managing people. Even though it was fairly hard at the start and I made a lot of mistakes, I also learned a lot and found ways to teach, coach, and mentor my team members. I love coaching, mentoring, and sharing knowledge whenever I can. […]
Feedback is a gift, but self-awareness is the key to unlocking it – Tips to handle constructive feedback
My take on receiving and handling feedback is a little bit unorthodox. Similar to many people, I do think that feedback is a gift. However, I don’t think that everyone sharing feedback is Santa Claus. I don’t really think you should mindlessly take in every single piece of feedback without first deconstructing everything around it and understanding the different lenses […]
Build your reputation at work, and your reputation will work for you
The best piece of advice I could probably give to anyone is to make sure you build your reputation at work. A wise person once said “Work on your reputation, and your reputation will work for you.” – or something along the lines. And they could not be more right. Ever since I’ve started working full-time (6 years ago) I’ve […]
Career Pivot – Thoughts & Fears
Since I am sharing my journey through this career pivot pretty much in real-time, I figured I’d do it all the way. As mentioned in the latest Weekly Reads, last week I’ve hit a bit of an energetic low when it comes to pushing forward and definitely experienced more negative thoughts than positive ones running through my head as I […]
21 books to read in 2021 – My 2021 Reading List
I have to start this post by saying that the name of the post “21 books to read in 2021” was not planned. It just ended up this way. I actually had 22 books on my 2021 reading list but I was too eager to get started on it, so I read Bob Iger’s “The Ride of a Lifetime” in […]
What I learnt in 2020
2020 was a different year for most of us. A static year. A painful year. A year of loss. A year far from loved ones. A year when plans had to be put on hold. However, 2020 was also a year of rediscoveries. A year of growing inward. A year of change. A year of resilience. A year of hope. […]
Best career advice from this year – 2020 Roundup
Not to brag, but throughout 2020 quite a few memorable pieces of advice have been linked and shared in the Weekly Reads. With the year wrapping up, I thought I would put together the list of the best career advice I’ve read (and shared) throughout the year. Below are the pieces of career advice that impacted me most and that I […]
Why it’s important to set boundaries with yourself at work
Today I wanted to share a more personal post when it comes to career growth, attitudes in the workplace and especially when growth comes at the expense of your own sanity, as well as how I’ve changed my attitude in regards to that. Last week I lost a client and while it was disappointing news, I know I did everything […]
Five newsletters for the professional woman
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I am at that stage in my life where I have to read and delete a dozen newsletters on the daily. Otherwise, I risk having to clean up a hundred of them on Sunday night – all containing news roundups though – as I have signed up to countless of them with the hope of […]
My top tips for staying productive
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I would say that I am generally quite good at time management. I am a very structured and methodical person, so everything that is organisation is good for me and comes more or less naturally. However, staying productive is truly an art and even more so during these times. So, I thought it’s a good […]
How to get ahead at work
Getting ahead at work – most often read as setting yourself up for a promotion – has something to do with your performance and a lot to do with your perceived performance. I will talk about how to prepare for and handle your promotion talk in an upcoming post. However, I think no matter how well you prepare for the talk […]
How to find what your strengths are
This is a perfect time for introspection, for digging a little deeper and finding out more about ourselves. What we like to do, what we don’t or what we’re good at. One thing that for a long time I lacked was not having a set of strengths “by the book”. I saw myself as a high performer but with good […]
Business casual office outfits for winter
I almost feel like I have a tradition, posting a few office outfits ideas that inspire me for the current season. I skipped fall but truth is, there was not much of a fall season in Berlin so I could say I had to transition directly to winter temperatures. Since winter is not quite done yet, I think this post is […]