by Elizabeth Harrin | May 26, 2022 | Career, Work/Life Balance, Working Women
Work/life balance comes up time and time again when I speak to people. We’re all desperate for a bit more time in the day, either to fit in more work or to fit in more slippers-and-TV time or something in-between. An extra hour in my day would probably just mean more...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Apr 8, 2022 | Career, Working Women
Are you going up? Sometimes you don’t need to take a promotion in order to get a new job or to get ahead in the career stakes. Taking a sideways move is just as valuable and can get you where you want to go, faster. The career path for many types of jobs is pretty...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Apr 4, 2022 | Work/Life Balance, Working Women
I’ve had two periods of maternity leave and returning to work after having a baby doesn’t get easier the second time! I did do a little freelance work during my maternity leave, supported by my wonderful family, and my book, Shortcuts to Success, was published. But...
by Michelle Symonds | Mar 22, 2022 | Working Women
Michelle Symonds This is a guest post by Michelle Symonds, on behalf of Parallel Project Training. Clearly, men and women are different and deal with situations differently in the workplace. The skills that they naturally excel at rarely coincide and it is the innate...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Feb 15, 2022 | Career, Working Women
I spoke at an event for women in construction management and I was a bit put on the spot when they asked me to share a tip that had helped me most in my career. I said: Assume you’ve got permission until told otherwise. Own it. Don’t wait to be given the authority if...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Feb 7, 2022 | Career, Working Women
I wanted to share some tips from the fabulous women in project management whom I have interviewed on this blog. Looking back through the discussions we had, there is so much wisdom and what struck me was the total willingness to share. Here are 15 practical tips from...
