Last year, I attended a corporate offsite—my first with the new business division my department joined four months ago. On paper, it was just another event in the corporate calendar. In reality, it was a juggling act, a moment of quiet anticipation, and ultimately, a surprisingly affirming experience. In this post I am sharing about…
If you are reading this, I assume that you are pregnant. Congratulations! I hope everything is going well. Between summer 2019 and late autumn 2022, I went on maternity leave 3 times. Today I found my mind map that I used to prepare my time away from the office to make sure I left my…
Life has thrown me some curveballs lately—dealing with tantrums from both my kids and my team members has been a rollercoaster. But every cloud has a silver lining, right? As time’s been a little scarce these days, I just described the basic situations to CoPilot and asked them to write the post. Due to said…
It is the fifth of January as I am posting this article. My socials have been filled with ways of how to end the year, how to reflect, how to be grateful, how to plan for the new year and how to best start it. If you haven’t finished your planning for the year, don’t…
Public speaking is an empowering skill that opens doors to countless opportunities. Whether you aim to inspire, educate, or entertain, mastering the art of public speaking can make you a more confident and influential person. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you start your journey. It’s been an unspoken and maybe unadmitted goal of myself…
One of the best parts of being a manager is coaching and mentoring colleagues on their way to become managers themselves. In our company, you have to go through an assessment center to prove your potential as a manager. My first coachee from this year just passed and started, the next one is anxious for…
During my pregnancies and postpartum I managed to keep up with my workouts. Since returning to work with 3 under 4 it has been a bit more challenging to find the time or maybe jus t the energy for a regular work out regimen. “Papa Globy” felt inspired to remind me why working out is…
My youngest is about to turn one-and-a-half years old so that I am getting ready for the third round of potty training. My mother would say ‘if a child is not potty trained by 2 years old, the parents were lazy’. If children aren’t potty trained by the age of 2, the parents were lazy….
This post is a summary of experiences around the return to work after maternity leave with tips for new mommas and colleagues sourced from an instagram post and its comments.
My first years as a team manager had been filled with so much more experience than I ever thought possible. Also, I had been starting to wonder about my next steps. Being on child care leave gave me time to review both. I had studied management and leadership in uni, taken several trainings as part…