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The 5 hidden work stressors draining public sector professionals

The 5 hidden work stressors draining public sector professionals

July 6th 2026 Five months after I started, excited at what could be a great role for me with leaders I got on well with, my manager resigned and left. It was the first of multiple resignations in my team, due to Read more

A simple weekly reset for work - for public sector professionals feeling snowed under

A simple weekly reset for work - for public sector professionals feeling snowed under

June 29th 2026 You know how there are times where you end up at the end of your day with only one thing achieved? Or, maybe worse, five different things, all started and none finished? Yip, me too. That's work. Read more

Why burnout looks different for women in the public sector

Why burnout looks different for women in the public sector

June 22nd 2026 Burnout has had a lot of air-time over the last couple of years. Whether that's in the press, on social media, in TED Talks. You may even know someone who's been through burnout, or been through it Read more

From surviving to thriving: what career wellbeing looks like

From surviving to thriving: what career wellbeing looks like

June 15th 2026 "So how's work?", your friend asks. "Good", you say, "really good". But as you walk away from your coffee date, you're wondering if that was really accurate. It's Wednesday afternoon, and the day's b Read more

Why public sector people are my people

Why public sector people are my people

June 8th 2026 Most coaches will work with any client. In this blog post, I'm going out on a limb! I've made a deliberate choice to specialise. As well as having a particular interest with solving work-related Read more

Recalibrating work: the most helpful books I've read this year

Recalibrating work: the most helpful books I've read this year

May 28th 2026 Whether we like it or not, work keeps changing. Whether it's the tasks we have to complete in our role, or the different aspects of our work environment. Or it might even be us that's changed - maybe Read more

Self-confidence at work: quiet your chatter and push off from hard moments

Self-confidence at work: quiet your chatter and push off from hard moments

May 22nd 2026 Let me share with you, if I may, a blow-by-blow account of the highs and lows of my self-confidence at work last week. I could probably draw it as a graph. It would look like a rollercoaster. Monday, Read more

What does job satisfaction mean to you?

What does job satisfaction mean to you?

May 14th 2026 Job satisfaction is not something I've written about here on this blog yet. Which is kind of remiss of me - it's at the heart of why I started this little coaching business. Job satisfaction has a Read more

Walking in nature to reduce your work stress and boost your thinking

Walking in nature to reduce your work stress and boost your thinking

May 5th 2026 I have always walked - as an adult, anyway. I live in Wellington, New Zealand, which may not seem an ideal walking location. It is as hilly as it is windy. But I walk almost every day, even multiple Read more

The importance of making progress at work

The importance of making progress at work

April 28th 2026 I really hate behavioural event interviewing. That's when an interviewer asks, "Tell us about a time you encountered conflict at work…" or something like that. They can be so hard to answer well. Read more

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