Line managing software teams

Some time ago, I wrote about the importance of adapting to the individual working styles of your colleagues. It was in this article that I reflected on my (then) position as digital project manager and how altering the way I approached sharing and delivering information was key to creating lines of …

On Being A Beginner Again

I’d like to dedicate this blog post to my Grandad who very sadly died recently. I was very close to my Grandad and he was the biggest supporter (and for a long time, the only reader) of Good Golly Miss Hollie. Given the topic of this post, it seems apt …

How To Plan For A Super Productive Week

For better, or for worse, I’m a Type A personality through and through. Apparently, us Type A folk are rigidly organised, overly concerned with the finer details and thrive on structured time management. And whilst this may not always sound like a good thing see this post on the perils of …

5 signs that a company is stringing you along

When you’re at the mercy of someone else’s decision, whether that be in a job interview process, a potential new business pitch, or even in a personal relationship, it can be difficult to not feel a sense of failure and disappointment when you’ve poured your heart and soul into something, …

5 ways to give better feedback via email

It all sounds so obvious I know, but hear me out I cut my teeth in a digital marketing agency. Working agency side means that by nature, I work across multiple accounts every. single. day. Broadly speaking, I’m spinning those plates and directing my attention to different projects and different …

How to stand out in a crowded industry

They say that comparison is the thief of all joy, and they, whoever they may be…are right. When it feels like hundreds of people are already doing the same thing you’re currently doing, or want to do – It can be all too easy to wonder: ‘What is the point in trying?’ Someone …