I'm back after a week away which happened to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. I've come back from this break rested, calmer and with a fresh new outlook on intentions vs goals and appreciating the Now. ❤️

Some people run towards managerial roles. They see this as progression, a reflection of their own superior knowledge and standing. Working in the tech space, I've learnt this is nonsense and pure ego.

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I recently stumbled across a great Harvard Business Review video on YouTube about How to Say No at Work.

If you are uncomfortable saying No, meetings are a great playing ground to build up this skill.

One thing I love about my current company, Silverfin, is we are proactively trying to find ways to bring back work-life balance to our employees. One of these initiatives is encouraging our team members to push back on the need for meetings, and where a meeting is booked, challenging start and end times, duration and insisting on an agenda. We're encouraging our team members to have boundaries to protect themselves.

Link to the HBR video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrX7yT4gNWA. A must-watch! Kudos to Christine Liu, Innovation Editor at HBR, for being so open.

I recently wrote a three-part series on tackling the job market, which touched on three core areas:

There is no perfect science to tackling the job market. However, I believe there are some key things you can do to increase the possibility of a productive and positive outcome.

One common thread in all three articles is the need to research.