For years, we have all heard the drum about bad diets and obesity, and when weight-loss drugs hit the mainstream market, there was a lot of positivity about them. Ozempic and Wegovy took to the celebrity world like never before, and soon, even people you know began to try them…
“Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent.” Did you know that there are a lot of people around the world who could help make the world a better place but don’t? People who have the power to shape their own careers – but…
This week’s blog talks about the pressure on women to be likeable in the workplace. When I thought about this, I found it pretty depressing as it alludes to the lingering trope about assertive women still being seen as ‘bossy’ unlike their more ‘commanding’ male counterparts (hasn’t the world had…
I read an article on the Guardian website recently which piqued my curiosity, and I wanted to put forward a question: Is Gen Z’s reluctance to adhere to workplace surveillance something we should all be taking note of? Perhaps even agreeing with? And does it even work? Surely we can…
Thinking of retirement? I don’t know about you, but I am!! But while many people wait for the moment they can finally be free from work, others have different feelings about it. Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Harvard University and a columnist at The Atlantic joined the Working It…
Has a job opportunity ever felt like a gamble? Maybe the risk is worth the reward? Working with actuaries for 20 years has made me appreciate their enlightened risk appetite – risk-taking is often seen as undesirable or unwise and at the very least, deserving of a lot of thought.…
