Take life by the scruff of the neck darling, and know you can cope. This is a video by a great, and very brave friend. And boy does she have a way with words as… View Post
What I said back in 2015, at the FT Lives’s Middle East Banking Forum is as relevant today as it was then. It’s not so much about predicting the future, as things happening in cycles,… View Post
Calling all women – especially those juggling children and work: don’t wait for someone else to offer you the chance to better yourself, to learn something, to be more. Do it yourself. Step up and… View Post
When Lean In came out, all I could think was heck no! I need Lean out. Life was way too many plane trips, early starts, and time differences that had me mapping out living life around when I… View Post
So, how do you deliver a poem about toilets? With a straight face of course! This something I wrote – lots of research has gone into it – if you want to know more, click… View Post
Illustration by Keanan He handed me the piece of paper – in silence – and waited. As you can see from the image above, no words were needed. He felt like rubbish. It was now… View Post
This morning I lay in bed and went over how many people I had spoken with yesterday. 5. The physio, his colleague, the receptionist, someone I’m brainstorming with over Skype and my son. And it… View Post
Illustration by Keanan Eltaweel “All eyes are on me.” This is how the student I saw being firmly talked to (at) by his teacher felt. He was mortified – you could see it in the way… View Post
Who are you today? I’m going for music-mama & ditching the head-scratching one. Translation: Today I will be inclusive, creative, open and clear about what I’m doing. I’ll be getting through my to-do list while… View Post
Happy days! But how many are left? It’s impossible to tell which of these children is living with HIV just by looking at them. Today is World AIDS Day. It’s in memory of those lost… View Post
‘Lisa Let’s Get Lost’ by Marc Ferrero I love Marc Ferrero‘s work. This one makes me wonder what people think a woman leader looks like. I’ll get to that another time. As for 50:50 representation… View Post
Illustration by Keanan The world’s finest minds are on the case: How to explain Brexit and the sentiment around it. It’s a tough ask to get stories across in a way that is simple, resonates,… View Post
This postcard shows a tiny part of the resplendent Chehel Sotun – a pavilion, in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool, in Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas II as a place to receive… View Post
Illustration by Chris Madden Got your consumer-fix? That high that comes from getting what you want… Cyber Monday.& Black Friday. It’s hard to pass them up. You’re probably exhausted. Exhausted from hours of trawling online for… View Post
Sebastien Bazin & Nima Abu Wardeh at the launch of Riise – AccorHotels I was fortunate to be involved with AccorHotels’ launch of its Riise initiative. It’s about embracing diversity – with a specific focus… View Post
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“Do you have any wine?” A little voice with big eyes greeted me this morning. My 11 year old was desperate not to disturb me, and to lay on a feast for my breakfast in… View Post
Time to bring out an old fave! This song, written and initially performed by comedienne Anita Renfroe, never fails to make me laugh out loud. She figured out what a mum says in 24 hours,… View Post
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