When poor management becomes bullying.

Recently, a good friend of mine has been experiencing a long stint of being bullied by her two managers in the Public Service. The first manager was acting in a managing position above my friend, who used to manage her. The manager above this person has been wreaking havoc for a few years. Now things […]

When the escalator stops…..

How does it makes you feel? I’m always amazed at how a simple thing like a non-rolling escalator can suddenly throw you completely off-balance and make you feel really weird. It got me to thinking about life and how we cope when things suddenly change or stop working the way they should. It could be […]

Choosing a Diary……what’s the secret?

“Buy diary” it said on my to-do list.  Such a simple-sounding task, right? Wrong. My local stationery store dedicated one side of a long aisle to the mysterious process of diary-selection.  As I arrived to tackle this task, there was already one other young woman looking confused and tired in her quest for the perfect […]