When Should You Take A Sabbatical? One of the questions you might consider at some stage in your career is whether it is a good idea to take a sabbatical or not. The answer to this question, like many other big decisions in life is “it depends”. Let me tell you a...
Getting Passed Over For Promotion Being passed over for promotion isn’t a good feeling, especially when the evidence doesn’t align with what is happening. I had been working for Sasol for a few years and had been in an on-going discussion with my supervisor about a...
Changing Industries Industry Pivot – How I Switched from One Industry to Another I’ve made a few changes from one industry to the next and the most challenging and courageous one was leaving the Oil & Gas industry to start working in the Renewable Energy...
Why Are Values Important in Your Career? I was standing in front of a group of about 300 people and trying my best to explain why the South African government was going to place a lot of focus on landfill gas harvesting and burning the methane to convert it to carbon...
From Kat Walk to Coaching [Video here] When I was about 5 years into my career I was working in a good job that paid relatively well but I felt unhappy and unfulfilled. I had been passed over for promotion twice after being told that I was eligible for promotion and...
Changing a Career Within an Organisation If changing your role and direction within your organisation is something that is on your mind then I have a quick story for you about how I did this when I was working at Sasol. In this video I describe why and how I made this...
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