Life is a contradiction. We are awash with good intentions, performative actions, anger, and apathy. We’ve never had it so good; or so bad. Everything is changing faster than ever yet progress is also extremely slow. Technology is going to make us work smarter not harder; things have never been so complicated. Which is true? All of it and also none of it! For this week’s blog I’m taking a look at some of the recent research that points to [...]
Grief is both a universal and deeply personal experience. We will all experience grief in our lifetimes — that is guaranteed. The impact it has, how we process it, what happens beyond the grief — that is different for everyone. […]
When I’m coaching and mentoring my clients — whether as part of a larger corporate effort or individual engagements, there are a few questions that come up time and again. I thought it would be useful to go over the three most common scenarios and share my tried and trusted strategies. #1 I really want to make a big change, how do I know if it’s the right move? When I hear that someone is looking to make big changes, [...]
By now we are familiar with the ‘Great Resignation’ as thousands of people embark on a COVID-induced career rethink. Gallup reported late last year that nearly half of U.S. workers are watching or hunting for job opportunities, while 35% of all U.S. workers have changed careers in the past three years. […]
When I started out in my career in oil and gas I was the only female on my team. There were NO female leaders or managers and barely any female colleagues across the whole organization and very few in the industry itself. In the 11 years I was with my first employer, I never reported to a woman. As I look back on my 16 years since setting up 2Hill Consulting, I can see there has been some… slow… progress. [...]
Why do we fail? There’s research to say only 8% of people who set New Year’s goals actually achieve them. A recent online program I completed started off by telling students that only 30% of participants would complete the studies. A PwC study of over 10,640 projects found that only a very small proportion of companies – 2.5% – completed 100% of their projects successfully. […]
Unbeknownst to me at the time, I lived through a moment of Black History that would prove to be instrumental in shaping my future. […]
The civil rights movement was born in the 1950s. Black History Month was proposed in 1969 and first marked a year later. It is 2022 and we are still having the same conversations. We must move DEI further this year. We must expand our understanding and empathy because dismantling structures and systems has taken, and is taking, decades… and it will definitely take more than a month. […]
If you’ve taken a flight you’ll be familiar with this advice in the safety announcement: “Put your oxygen mask on first before helping others.” The cabin crew are serious about this – they mean even before you help your children, which goes against every parent’s instincts! […]
Being able to declare ‘I did it!’ is a pretty great feeling! I recently graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program and after an intense 14-week endeavor that stretched me in ways I didn’t expect, it felt so good to celebrate success. For myself and for my fellow students, and collectively for what we had been able to create during this experience. […]
