Sometimes, it’s time for a career move. Sometimes, it’s time for more.
Here will be the place and time to share that move. Maybe it will move you too.
Changing Google for Changing Diapers – a Review
In the end, these are other peoples’ words and beliefs. We, my husband and I, were more interested in our own thoughts.
Who Will Hold Your Hand? – Stories from 10 years at Google
Little did I know that I was acting like those overtired toddlers. They run around the house until suddenly they collapse and fall asleep.
In my case, I fainted and fell on my face in a public place.
Thank you but no thank you – Stories from 10 years at Google
Eventually, it became clear, though: I don’t want to manage people. I want to partner with them to help them grow and live the lives they want. There is a clear overlap but there are also a few areas that are at odds. Tempting as it was to accept the invitation, it would move me away from my passion of coaching.
Table for one
Fast forward and I am now completely in love with my husband and son. What I felt at the time, though, was real and sincere. My husband just changed my whole world and life upside down.
Failure is Victory – Lessons from 10 years at Google
Still, there had been a damage to the brand – the opposite of my main purpose at work.
Notes for life
I wish I had told her how her work had a rippling effect not only throughout my life but also my son’s. Now I can only hope she found something else, maybe even better. Most of all, I hope she kept bringing music to children’s souls.
Stomach Massage, Knee and Tendon Stretch Series
Pilates Apprenticeship Training: Observation Notes Stomach Massage, Knee and Tendon Stretch Series. See tips & guidelines for performing these Pilates exercises.
Beauty and Integrity
There’s no beauty without Integrity. Find training notes on Pilates exercises to improve your health, posture and wellbeing: Physically and Emotionally.
Many faces of Bias
I did miss and wish there had been more diversity in my teams. If we were serving global users, it made a lot of sense to have global teams.
An Ode to my husband
May there be no doubts, though: Family is the highest priority for both of us. We simply figured out this was the best format for us, as a unit, to build a life we loved.
What a wreck – Stories from 10 years at Google
I wondered about the answer I could have given, the words I didn’t say. L’esprit the escalier, as they call that feeling of the having the perfect reply too late. The difference is that this feeling lasted for months, if not more.
The Great disappointment – Stories from 10 years at Google
It was too late. I was already in love with the company. But that day, I felt stunned, and that feeling remained for a while. I had invested a lot to make “this” happen and, it turns out, “this” was something very distinct.
MBTI Fiasco – Stories from 10 years at Google
“So what must we do to help Inês not feeling excluded?” I can tell you what: asking questions like that.
Needs and Love
I seem to wish him to need me, not just love me. He can’t say “I love you” but he can come to my breast and relax.
Doing it for free – Stories from 10 years at Google
“If you are doing this for free, in your spare time… you might as well do it for real. How do you feel about being the Marketing person for Portugal?”
Great Managers – Stories from 10 Years at Google
My manager, trying hard to help, had the brilliant idea of giving me a paper and a pen to write it down. I picked a pencil, instead – it was less permanent – and wrote the words: “my mother has cancer”.
Photography: Hot Air Balloons
An incredible flight at sunrise, over the desert sands of Dubai. These colourful Hot Air Balloons made for a unique experience that made you wonder if you are really awake or just day dreaming.
Photography: Underwater
These magical creatures are simply mesmerising. The jellyfish have been around for over 500 Million years – just imagine the stories they’d be able to tell…!