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Tag: work-life balance

  • Time management

    Time management

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    Whether you’re a student making your way through vet school or a practising veterinarian, nurse or technician, mastering time management is essential if you want to balance study, work and self-care. One of the most popular methods is the Pomodoro Technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s and named after his kitchen timer that…

  • Corporate feminisation

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    In a previous blog, I alluded to the feminisation of the profession. Here, I speak very carefully to avoid confusion of this with feminism. I’m not going to preach equal rights or pick holes in generalisations, but the facts are unavoidable: feminisation of the profession is happening and we need to find the best way…

  • 2014: a year in review

    2014: a year in review

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    So 2014 has come to an end – and before we begin our journey through 2015 in earnest, it’s traditional to reflect on the past year and think about what has happened and what we’ve learned. Number one for me was: “Don’t take on too much at once” This is one of my biggest failures.…