Top Tips from Working Mums #3: Workplace Management
A Back To Work Coach Survey of 178 mums has identified that workplace management is the third most important thing you can do for yourself as you return to work.
Right up there with self-care and expectations of self and getting organised, read what working mums have to say about how you start back at work being crucial to your ongoing work/life satisfaction and sustainability.
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Top Tips from Working Mums #2: Be Organised to Be Present
Knowing the importance of being organised and planning ahead so that you can achieve your priority of spending as much quality time as possible with your family is Working Mums’ Top Tip #2.
Read what working mums have to say about achieving the goal of spending as much time as possible with those who are most important to you.
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Top Tips from Working Mums #1: Self-Care and Expectations
The mamas have spoken and what they have to say is crystal clear!
A survey of 178 working mums has determined that self-care and keeping your expectations realistic is the best (and most important) thing you can do for yourself as you prepare to return to paid work.
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Intentions are the new black ... and now is the perfect time to set yours!
Hands up who’s already broken their New Years resolution? Eight weeks in and yep, me too ... or rather I would have if I’d made one. Let me explain…
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The Value of Routines
Not having a routine means you risk feeling stressed and overwhelmed trying to remember all the things that you need to do. Having a routine means you do the thinking first, develop your routine, and take a deliberate approach to what’s most important to you.
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A year like no other … what can you take from 2020?
People have been saying it for months … “I can’t wait to see the back of 2020! It’s been a shocker!” In so many ways I agree, but in others I don’t…
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What does it mean to be a "working mum"?
It’s hard work being a “working mum”. Working mums have to be organised, deal with mum-guilt, carry that mental load, be successful at work, nurture their children, and who knows what else. Plus, we seem to be in a endless competition with “stay at home mums”.
It led me to think: “Is there really a difference between being a ‘worker’ and ‘mum’ or “working mum”?
The answer, frankly, is yes.
Let me share this story for context…
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8 ways to say NO at work - without feeling guilty!
Do you have trouble saying no at work? Here are a few tips that will help you say no and bring a little more balance to your life. Our loved ones deserve it.
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How to say NO and reclaim your career
How do you say “no” to requests and projects that come across your desk? I want to be helpful and do everything that’s asked of me, but if I said “yes” to every request I received, I wouldn’t actually get to my top priorities and that would reflect poorly on my performance. How do I balance urgent requests with long-standing responsibilities?
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The 5 Faces of the Professional Coach
During the course of the coaching relationship, a coach will hold many roles for their client, depending on where the client is at in their journey and what they need in that moment.
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Building self-confidence
Self-confidence can come and go. There are certain things we can do to build and nurture it when we find it lacking.
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