by Antonia Watson | Sep 11, 2026 | Career Clarity & Direction
September always feels a bit like a new year to me. This is partly the school year starting again and the quiet house as everyone gets back to it, and partly the world of work getting back into a more typical routine. Several people I’ve spoken to recently have...
by Antonia Watson | Mar 19, 2026 | Wellbeing & Sustainability
For much of my corporate career, “work/life balance” felt less like useful advice and more like something I was permanently failing at. When my boys were small and I was juggling a demanding senior role, the phrase used to make me roll my eyes,...
by Antonia Watson | Mar 5, 2026 | Career Clarity & Direction
When did you last update your definition of success? Years ago, when I’d been promoted and was telling one of my sons about it, he listened and then asked me a question I wasn’t expecting: “But will you be happier, Mum?” I gave him some version of a standard answer...
by Antonia Watson | Dec 16, 2025 | Career Clarity & Direction
Do you ever feel like you’re on a career treadmill? Life can get so busy that we don’t always pause and take stock enough, and it can sometimes be easy to then find yourself in a role almost by happenstance rather than through any deliberate strategy. This...
by Antonia Watson | Nov 18, 2025 | Navigating Change
Change doesn’t always arrive with fireworks. More often, it builds quietly in the background while we’re busy keeping everything else going. I’ve seen so many women navigate a year that looked ‘fine’ on paper, yet felt completely different beneath the surface, simply...
