How mentors have changed my life
It was the Summer of 2006 and I was sitting in Cafe Brera with my associate Teo. A year later, I was landing in Boston MA for my MBA. How mentors can and will change your life – if you let them!
Category: Make Space for Growth
This is the blog for Make Space for Growth. Here you will find topics around business growth and leadership, personal growth and family as well as growth in your community.
Atomic Habits – tiny changes, remarkable results
I could tell from the first moment I was going to like reading Atomic Habits. It was clear what I was doing right in some of my newly created habits and what I was getting so wrong in others!
Performance Reviews: when authenticity is not good for you
When reading an old HBR article about authenticity, I finally found out how to frame (to the world and to myself), the outcome of my performance review. When is open communication too much communication for a leader. When is immediate feedback taken the wrong way? When does approachability hinder your authority? When is detail too much detail? Thoughts and answers and a lot of self-reflection!
Keeping the domino up … how the bullet journal changed my life
The Bullet Journal may be just a notepad, but it has truly made me intentional. It truly facilitates the concept of living my life intentionally. And I am grateful for that.
A To Do List at your service
It has been a long time since I had a job that has a defined amount of tasks which, in
A day at the park with ALG
A few Sundays ago, we had a different Sunday morning by welcoming Team AlG at the Royal Parks Half Marathon
The Stigma of Networking
I am a learner so I easily get attracted by a conference invite. As I chose to stay sitting and
Collecting myself… and everything else
Last week, I shared a few thoughts of when life and work collide. Little did I know that I would
When work and life collide…
… reverse and restart. This was an important week at work for me. It was business plan week. Despite market
Know your Critical Success Factors
Do you know what it takes to succeed in your new product or initiative? Here are some tips on howto think of your critical success factors.
The time of year for Performance Reviews — Dos and Don’ts
I worry when opening my browser on the evaluations’ website to see how many reviews I need to fill in.
I thought it was just me
Mental Health – in 2015, I suffered from depression. To this day, seeking professional help was one of the best decisions I ever made.
Working in Teams
For the last two weeks, one of my team members was out. I admit that I panicked when I realised
Where is the credit to the strategy?
Credit to being strategic does not mean you are not amazing at your day job, just means you raise above it. What is the value to having a strategy?
Performance measurement — why do we do it?
Say you have launched a new business area and even planned ahead what you needed to get done across the