Uncrossing the Ts

On this us Episode, we explore what outgrowing your job role feels like and how to jumpstart your career after feeling stuck in a loop.

Lydiah explores how she outgrew her role as a reporter and felt stuck until she figured out sometimes the only way through the drudgery of the boredom, was different challenge.

With insights and personal experiences of being a regional journalist in rural Kenya, Lydiah shares how she had a front row to history but was too bored to see it.

Ever walked into a negotiation and ended up fired? Experienced a bad exit from a workplace that left you devastated and trying to keep it together.

On this Episode, Lydiah delves into how to keep a cool head after being fired unexpectedly. Drawing from personal experiences and lessons, of being fired and being professional after she lost her job.

She shares a few tid bits of advice on how to walk away with you head high when angry and dissappointed. And how she survived one of the most difficult chapters of her carrer.

Each of us have potential to achieve our goals and dreams but often it times it can be a blessing or a burden depending on the pressure to succeed.

In this episode, we explore how to ignite the spark that is hidden potential and how we need to change the yardstick we use to measure whether or not we have actualised our dreams.

In this episode, I share my experiences with romance in the workplace and a few pointers to consider before you take the plunge to 'love' a colleague. Love and work are a tough mix and here's why....

On this episode I share how to reach out to a friend or colleague who has been fired, what to say and how to say it. Losing a job can be devastating but how people respond to you can make a difference between despair and home... Unfortunately many people do not know how to reach out so I give tips on what worked for me.

In this episode I discuss how to humanise the grief of losing a colleague. Throughout our careers we will encounter this painful reality and we need to better express yourselves as we process being on the outside of an inner circle. This episode is dedicated to the Late Job Weru and every one who has left an indelible mark in their workplace.

On this episode we chat with Tindi Musimba on the importance of referees in various stages of your careers.
We discuss and the joys and pitfalls of trusting people with the privilege of speaking on your behalf for a future job opportunity or client.

In this episode we review the 4 agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and how these principles have shaped my career and interpersonal relationships. This is a new segment of the show which will feature book reviews and lessons we can apply in our work spaces.

In this episode, inspired by great researcher Adam Grant, I share my experiences with the 4 traits of a toxic work space which are Toxicity, Anarchy, Bureaucracy, and Mediocrity.

In this episode we explore why despite doing your job your career is not taking off. The promotions, recognition and career progression are not forthcoming. You need to make moves of socialising and networking your way to the top.