by Debbie O'Connor | Sep 28, 2012 | Personal Development, Well-Being and Self Care
by Martina Mercer As a journalist, copywriter and author I work very long hours and like every working mum I have this nagging guilt in the back of my mind that I’m not spending enough time with the children. Over the years I’ve tried to find the right balance,...
by Debbie O'Connor | Sep 26, 2012 | Home Working Hints
A professional career can be very rewarding, but mums in business face special challenges. They may have husbands who pressure them to “do it all,” keeping up with their household responsibilities just as if their day job did not exist. They may need to...
by Debbie O'Connor | Sep 25, 2012 | Home Working Hints
In a previous life (ie. before I got married and had the children), I was an accountant, and worked in the Corporate Finance department of a UK Plc. The company was going through an aggressive expansion, and I got to see first hand how mergers, and takeovers are...
by Debbie O'Connor | Sep 18, 2012 | Personal Development
Mum’s The Boss has been many things to many people over the years – but one consistent theme and founding pillar has always been cake! So it seemed only right and proper that when it came time to pass MTB on to its new owner that we should meet up and do the deal over...
by Debbie O'Connor | Sep 12, 2012 | Home Working Hints, Personal Development
My friend and colleague Grace Marshall is launching her book today – 21 Ways to Manage the Stuff That Sucks Up Your Time. Let’s face it, we all have the same 24 hours in the day, but sometimes ‘stuff’ takes over – little stuff (like email) and the big...