A Leadership Lesson from Ukraine I’ve been thinking about Ukraine. I suppose most of us have. As the Ukranians come forward and give it their all for their country and leader, the Ukraine leader, President Zelensky, once refrained as ‘in over his head’, is now a celebrated world hero and…

There were times I considered co-workers family. Now, I don’t. — ‘We’re like one big happy family,’ says the boss as they all sign-off the weekly Zoom call playing a few tunes to motivate the team. Enquiring about each other’s weekend plans as family might, the team of 10 loved working with one another and looked forward to these calls. But…

In the era of embedded finance, banks must structure their thinking Introduction No matter who you are and what you do, I’m assuming you have a bank account, perhaps even several of them, such as an account for payments, another few for credit cards, some for your business and so on…

A story of little moments that mean a lot I’m pouring a glass of orange juice for my son. The glass is small and transparent. It looks a bit like the ones we get on flights. As fresh fruity aroma fills the air, I’m transported into another world. ** It…

What’s embedded finance where does the money come from? — Bill Gates famously said in 1994, ‘Banking is necessary, banks are not.’ As the financial services industry begins to understand what that truly means and the threats and opportunities on offer, the effect it’s having is nothing short of ecstatic. …

I packed all my best habits into 17 days of concentrated work and here’s what happened — First, you probably want to know a touch about who I am. Although an inner calling to glean greater meaning has made me an author at heart, an equivalent desire to make a dent in the here and now drives me to remain a corporate employee. Somewhere between the two…

My journey from 22 to 44, from being little to being more. Hi, I hope you’re well. For today, here’s another honest post to mark #thislittlegirlisme and share my thoughts on what it means to be you. ** As a little girl, I was always bright, bold and outspoken. …

Through focused effort, you can be relaxed yet productive. — Often people ask me how I’m so productive. And also, as though it bears some direct correlation to lack of sleep, the statement that follows is, ‘when do you sleep?’ Rest assured, I sleep plenty! As for productivity, I believe that it’s one of the most overused yet poorly understood…

Here’s a small scene from my fiction novel that I hope to release this year. — Sitting by window on a mild morning in London, as I reach another major milestone of my novel, I thought that now might be a great point to share more of the book with you. So for today, here’s a full scene. Whether you read this as a page from…