For many women, life often gets in the way. You can be motoring along in a career, and then kids arrive, or looking after an elderly parent takes over, or illness interrupts your flow. And before you know it, a few years out of a career you loved stretches into more than a decade. Then…
JUST STOP IT, STOP IT! 🛑 Don’t worry, this isn’t a deliberate attention-grabbing ploy on our part (although we’re delighted you’ve stopped what you’re doing to read this!). You’ve just experienced the power of a ‘pattern interrupt’. It’s a nifty little trick Joy, our fab founder, employs whenever she needs to shift her energy or…
Quick question for you: what does your life at work have in common with the design of Apple’s first PowerBook? Incredibly, it’s way more than you may realise according to this week’s esteemed guest on our Sparkle and Thrive podcast. The brilliant Bill Burnett, alongside his friend and colleague Dave Evans, founded Stanford University’s hugely…
Career breaks happen for many reasons: childcare, becoming a carer for an elderly parent, mental or physical health illness, or just a period of re-evaluation. This episode in our May ‘Return to Work’ series looks at how to address career breaks on your CV and LinkedIn as well as covers how to talk about a…
Could there be a better time to listen to the advice of a Happiness Consultant? In this episode, TechPixies founder, Joy Foster, is speaking with Samantha Clarke author of “Love it or leave it. How to be happy at work”. You guessed it we’re talking all about changing career … or loving the job you’re…