Just Thinking...
Sometimes I struggle to find the balance between keeping this blog focused on my professional interests and writing about more personal reflections. Today, the latter has won. I have a bit of a mental block. Rather than forcing myself to write about the usual, I want to talk about where I am right now. Over the past year, I have been craving change and looking back, I can honestly say that things have changed. Perhaps not always in the ways I expected, but they have changed. Professionally, I have had a glimpse of strategic thinking and I think that is where I want my career to head. My approach now is to absorb as much as I can from every conversation, meeting and person I work with. One of the biggest influences has been my current team, who have created a culture of reflection. It has changed the way I think about my work and, more importantly, how I learn from it. May not be profound but here are a few things I have learnt over the past few months. Connections matter. In...