I love to travel. Last year I went to China to deliver a 4-hour seminar on Performance Management. Whilst most of my colleagues thought I must be crazy, for me it was a chance to have some uninterrupted sleep (albeit on a plane), watch a movie, catch up on some work and of course deliver…
Are you a bit of a control-freak (like me)? Do you like things done a certain way? Find it hard to let go? Ever wonder why you end up doing what feels like everything? Then read on my friend. I first recognised I might have a problem with letting go of control when, heavily pregnant…
In today’s modern society it’s a constant battle for men and women to manage the work-family issue. Finding the boundaries between employment and childcare can be a constant struggle. One measure has been to ensure there is statutory leave for parents when children are young, with full job protection. The EU requires all member states…
A lot of women that I work with love their jobs and wouldn’t consider being a full time stay at home mum. Some mums dream of being a stay at home mum but it’s not an option due to financial considerations. I do know that whichever you camp fall into being a working mum is…
Last week I attended the Image Networking Breakfast in the Marker Hotel Dublin. The topic was ‘A woman’s world – the challenges and rewards facing women in business’. The speakers – Lucy Gaffney (Chairperson of Communicorp Group Ltd), Anne O’Leary (CEO of Vodafone Ireland) and Natasha Fennell (Director of Stillwater Communications) gave an honest account…
You can call me shallow, but whenever something big is going to happen, be it a party or a big presentation my first thought is always ‘what am I going to wear?’ Getting my outfit right helps me feel more confident. So when I became a working mum I knew I was going to have…
As a working mum – is it really possible to “have it all”? The women that we work with at Mumager are often concerned about how they can balance having a fulfilling career and quality family time. Many mums have worked really hard to get to where they are and are reluctant to let all…
One of the biggest questions that the mums who come along to our Mumager workshops have is how to manage relationships with their boss and colleagues when they return to work. A recent survey showed that the average office worker clocks in an extra 10 hours a week – that’s an additional 3 months a…
I’ve just had 3 nights of unbroken sleep so forgive me if you can detect a jaunty spring in my voice. It’s a cause for celebration because over the last 18 months, a full night’s sleep has teased and flirted with me – but has rarely asked me out. I’m hoping that we’ll see each…
It’s one of those mornings; all your tights have ladders in them, someone put the milk carton back in the fridge empty and now your toddler, who was fine yesterday, has started vomiting and has a fever. You know you can’t take them to the crèche like this, so what do you do? Apart from…