(*Note: For the purposes of this discussion, I am defining a ‘new entrant’ or ‘early talent’ individual as someone who has joined the workforce for the first time within the past 1 to 3 years, usually after graduating from university or a technical program.) I have been reflecting on one…

For Christmas my family and I opted for a ski holiday in Austria. Having grown up in the Caribbean, careening down a snow-covered mountain has always seemed like a somewhat distant pastime. However, my husband and (step-)daughter love the sport so I’ve now embraced it as best as I can. …

The start of the Accenture financial year is September. I normally start with a well thought out plan and new year resolutions but found myself too deep in execution of client and internal leadership roles to do so. Here are my belated reflections and plans. I am pleased with the…

The start of the financial year reminds me of the mix of excitement and trepidation that heading back to school in September used to trigger for me. In September, I found myself in a room with a bunch of other #Accenture partners asking ourselves three difficult questions — requiring deep…

It’s mental health week and I want to share my personal reflections on how I manage my own mental health. I recently chose the words “precision and impact” to be my guiding principles for 2022. I find it helpful to refer to them when faced with decisions that require focus…

A few months ago, I shared my journey on how I got to my latest Executive role. Now I’d like to reflect on the first 100+ days as an Accenture Partner. It has been quite thought-provoking, mainly because of how different this experience has been from my time at other…

In summer 2020 I left my job and decided to take a sabbatical. As soon as the UK borders opened, I packed my bags and embarked on a slow-paced road trip across Europe. This was an opportunity for me to clear my head and explore the continent in a Covid-safe…

In my last article I shared our 4 month journey travelling across Europe in 2020 during covid times. After the success of the 2020 trips, we ended up taking the travel overseas and spent the first 3 months of 2021 across the Maldives, Dubai, Egypt and Turkey. We were grateful…

2020 started off with a bang, and not in a good way. Shortly after my other half retired, I found myself saying sayonara to the organization I was part of. Unless banks decided to lend to the unemployed, there too went the idea of buying a home. …