2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Her
I love putting together small gift guides around this time of the year. It’s usually full of items that I take inspiration from for my own Christmas shopping (for both myself and loved ones) or things that I’ve already bought myself and love – therefore tried and tested. So I genuinely think they are solid options, thoughtful, and items to be used […]
Pre-Maternity Leave Career Thoughts & Lessons
I’ve recently started my maternity leave and as I was preparing to start it, I penned down a few thoughts and career lessons that I also wanted to share here on the blog. Closing in on almost a decade of work, I’ve been through several phases and embodied several work personalities. I’ve been the fresh out of uni junior employee […]
The Monthly Edit No. 04 | August | Go lightly, beach days, feedback and confidence
Here we are, going through the August edit and it means that summer is over. And I can’t quite believe it. It went by both really fast and also a little slow. As I was doing my best to keep my intention for this summer – to live a vibrant summer – and I was cramming in as much as I […]
3 Actionable Tips to Help You Gain Visibility at Work
I have been talking about the importance of having the right visibility at work in the past in different posts. That’s because exposure to the right people is power. It’s a key part of getting ahead at work and securing your next promotion. That’s why today I wanted to focus on that and share 3 actionable tips to help you […]
Career Coffee Chat – Monday Thoughts on Tasks That Feel Important
Our to-do lists grow only bigger and bigger by the day. I know that’s the case for me, and I’m sure also for many of you. I proactively try to assess the type of work I am doing. And I ask myself iif I am focusing on the right thing. In the Product world, this is essential, but not only. […]
What’s in My Work Bag
I am a little nosy and I absolutely love it when I come across a “What’s in my work bag” type of post, video, reel etc… so I thought I would (finally) do one as well. I try and keep my bags rather light, but of course, it does not always work out. Especially when going to work, I end […]
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 […]
Weekly Reads – February 15th
Last week was pretty insane. As expected. The wheels are moving for my career change – advancing with courses, getting certifications, and doing interviews – and this feels great. The downside is that it takes quite a time from other things such as reading, chilling, or blogging – I haven’t posted a long-form blog post in forever. Nonetheless, last week […]