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Karen
Jan 61 min read
Stress Awareness Response Worksheet
1. Identify the Trigger What situation, task, or thought caused you to feel paralysed? Example: 'I have a presentation due, and I don't...
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Karen
Jan 34 min read
The Tug-of-War Between Loving and Loathing Your Job
It’s a tricky thing: that push-and-pull dynamic with the job you’ve worked so hard for. Some days, it feels like you’re on top of the...
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Karen
Nov 26, 20243 min read
The Performance Paradox: why reducing stress can improve your success
One of the fears some of my clients have is the belief that reducing stress, high work levels, and becoming calmer might reduce...
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Karen
Nov 6, 20243 min read
The Never-Ending To-Do List: how it’s affecting your well-being (and what to do about it)
If you’re reading this, you probably have a to-do list (or more than one!) sitting somewhere on your desk or tucked into a digital app,...
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Karen
Sep 26, 20243 min read
The Perils of Task Switching: Why it prevents you from getting things done and how to avoid it
As a busy leader, you probably find yourself juggling multiple tasks, responsibilities, and priorities at any given moment. In a typical...
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Karen
Sep 7, 20243 min read
The 3am Wake-Up Call: A Leader's Silent Struggle
If you're a leader in learning delivery or operations, you’ve probably experienced it: the 3am wake-up call. No, not from your alarm, but...
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Karen
Aug 19, 20243 min read
How Work-Related Stress Impacts Your Personal Relationships and What You Can Do About It
As a life coach specialising in helping learning delivery leaders find balance, I’ve seen firsthand how work-related stress can seep into...
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Karen
Jul 18, 20244 min read
Working Smarter: Streamlining Work Processes to Reclaim Time for Life
Working Smarter: Streamlining Work Processes to Reclaim Time for Life Having worked in client delivery leadership roles for many years,...
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Karen
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Discovering Your Core Values: The Key to a Fulfilled Life
Understanding your core values is crucial for living a fulfilling and authentic life. Your values are the guiding principles that shape...
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Karen
Jun 29, 20242 min read
Reassessing Your Life Priorities: A Guide for Busy Operations Leaders
As an operations leader, your job is demanding. Work often overshadows other important aspects of life. To achieve true balance and...
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Karen
Jun 29, 20245 min read
The Dark Side of the Pursuit of Perfectionism and How to Create More Balance (from a Recovering Perfectionist)
The Pursuit of Flawlessness As a ‘Recovering Perfectionist’, I know that my perfectionist tendencies are something that I need to work on...
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Karen
Jun 9, 20243 min read
Finding Joy in Life While Feeling Stressed About Work
I spend many years, decades in fact, dealing with chronic stress and anxiety as my familiar ‘friends’. Life can often feel like a...
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Karen
Jun 9, 20244 min read
The Hidden Costs of Overworking: a call to reassess your life balance
From experience I know that as an operations leader, the demands of your role can be all-consuming. The relentless pursuit of efficiency,...
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Karen
Jun 9, 20243 min read
Letting Go: Are you letting your leadership control ruin your life?
Leadership is often synonymous with control. Many leaders feel the need to maintain a tight grip on their teams, projects, and outcomes....
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Karen
May 30, 20243 min read
Discovering Your Authentic Self: a journey to true fulfilment
In a world that often pressures us to conform to various societal norms and expectations, discovering and embracing your authentic self...
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Karen
May 22, 20243 min read
What I Wish I'd Known: how to make scary big change
My life change: Two years ago I made the decision to make big changes, as I wasn’t happy with the way I was living my life. In the past...
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Karen
May 20, 20244 min read
Six ESSENTIAL skills to be a successful leader in today’s world
As we all know, the world is ever changing and it takes a different kind of person and approach to be a successful leader today than it...
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Karen
May 13, 20242 min read
Beyond Buzzwords: Why true empathy in leadership is rare
Beyond Buzzwords: Why True Empathy in Leadership is Rare Empathy is routinely regarded as an essential leadership quality, yet few really...
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Karen
May 7, 20242 min read
Embracing Vulnerability: The Power of Not Knowing
How easy do you find it to say ‘I don’t know’? I'll confess - I was once the typical 'control freak' manager. I believed my role required...
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Karen
Apr 29, 20243 min read
The Big Picture: How to inspire your team to see beyond the horizon
The Big Picture: How to inspire your team to see beyond the horizon You’re probably tired of reading that as a leader, you need to be...
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