Tag: Featured

Nicole's Corner
Career & Executive Support /
Let’s Rethink References on CVs

Your CV is not your biography. It’s your pitch deck.Here’s why you should leave references off—and what to include instead. As someone deeply immersed in HR, recruitment, and talent development, I’ve reviewed hundreds of CVs—some brilliant, some promising, and others… still holding onto outdated…

Women in Leadership /
When Praise Becomes Poison: The Hidden Trap of Leadership

The most dangerous thing for a leader?Not failure—but unchecked affirmation. In our context, we’ve cultivated a culture that claps too soon and questions too little. Once someone earns a title—CEO, Founder, Director—suddenly their every word is met with “You’re so wise,” “This is deep,”…

Women in Leadership /
Negotiating in Boardrooms… and Living Rooms

Office politics and family politics run on the same currency: power.But real leadership? It lives in how you hold space. Sometimes the boardroom and the living room feel exactly the same. Only difference is — one gives you a payslip, the other gives you…

For Mentees /
To the Girl Child: Don’t Lose Yourself at University

University offers a degree—but it can cost your dignity.This is a letter to the girl preparing to leave home. To the girl preparing for September intake – “Let’s talk, girl to girl.” I know the usual comments will come. “Why not talk about the…

Initiatives & Impact /
Entrepreneurship is Not a Payday

Some businesses fail not because they lacked potential—But because the owner ate the harvest before watering the field. There’s something I’ve come to learn from walking closely with entrepreneurs: Not all failed businesses failed because they lacked potential. Some failed because the owner started…

Reflections & Lessons /
Yesterday, I sat in an audience and found myself fighting tears

Yesterday, I sat in an audience and found myself fighting tears. A young man stood to share his story — and something about his honesty, his composure, his journey… broke me. He wasn’t crying. But I was.             He…