Uncrossing the Ts

On this us Episode, we explore what outgrowing your job role feels like and how to jumpstart your career after feeling stuck in a loop.Lydiah explores how she outgrew her role as a reporter and felt stuck until she figured out sometimes the only way through the drudgery of the boredom, was different challenge.With insights and personal experiences of being a regional journalist in rural Kenya, Lydiah shares how she had a front row to history but was too bored to see it.

Ever walked into a negotiation and ended up fired? Experienced a bad exit from a workplace that left you devastated and trying to keep it together.On this Episode, Lydiah delves into how to keep a cool head after being fired unexpectedly. Drawing from personal experiences and lessons, of being fired and being professional after she lost her job.She shares a few tid bits of advice on how to walk away with you head high when angry and dissappointed. And how she survived one of the most difficult chapters of her carrer.

Each of us have potential to achieve our goals and dreams but often it times it can be a blessing or a burden depending on the pressure to succeed.In this episode, we explore how to ignite the spark that is hidden potential and how we need to change the yardstick we use to measure whether or not we have actualised our dreams.

In this episode, I share my experiences with romance in the workplace and a few pointers to consider before you take the plunge to 'love' a colleague. Love and work are a tough mix and here's why....

On this episode I share how to reach out to a friend or colleague who has been fired, what to say and how to say it. Losing a job can be devastating but how people respond to you can make a difference between despair and home... Unfortunately many people do not know how to reach out so I give tips on what worked for me.

In this episode I discuss how to humanise the grief of losing a colleague. Throughout our careers we will encounter this painful reality and we need to better express yourselves as we process being on the outside of an inner circle. This episode is dedicated to the Late Job Weru and every one who has left an indelible mark in their workplace.

On this episode we chat with Tindi Musimba on the importance of referees in various stages of your careers. We discuss and the joys and pitfalls of trusting people with the privilege of speaking on your behalf for a future job opportunity or client.

In this episode we review the 4 agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and how these principles have shaped my career and interpersonal relationships. This is a new segment of the show which will feature book reviews and lessons we can apply in our work spaces.

In this episode, inspired by great researcher Adam Grant, I share my experiences with the 4 traits of a toxic work space which are Toxicity, Anarchy, Bureaucracy, and Mediocrity.

In this episode we explore why despite doing your job your career is not taking off. The promotions, recognition and career progression are not forthcoming. You need to make moves of socialising and networking your way to the top.

Despite doing everything right, going the extra mile and holding down the fort, they fired you....So how do you recover from being a pawn in the corporate space... Lydiah and Arriana share experiences and lessons on why employees succumb to fear and how to find your footing after losing a job.

Teamwork makes the dream work but some dynamic duos are at odds and clash. We discuss how to deal with difficult team mates who sabotage their colleagues and how to overcome the challenges of working when team work doesn't work.

As a new team member with a great deal of excitement and enthusiasm joins a team, they often find the old guard unwilling to embrace their enthusiasm. This leads to clash that leaves the new team member faced with the cynicism and resistance telling them to dim their light and calm down... We need to learn how to keep the new enthusiasm alive and ignite the old with new and fresh perspectives

Sometimes we wait too long to walk away from a job, a business, project or relationship. In this episode, I discuss how to quit with grace. Get out of the comfort zone, have the courage to walk away don't wait to be pushed out, or when its too late.

On this week's episode I have a conversation with Kairu Kuguru, on his work in the creative space and his efforts to document the stories of survivors of the struggle for independence. Kairu shares his story and lessons, how he deals with secondary trauma, creating spaces for creatives to connect and developing inter generational dialogue.

In this episode, I talk to Carol Kagiri, about being better colleagues and giving men a safe space to be heard and assisted when they are faced with mental health struggles. Isolation, loneliness, pressure and judgement are why men shy away from expressing themselves when they are struggling mentally. We explore ways for women to be better colleagues and create awareness on men's mental health awareness.

On this episode, Jamlick "Fushi" Fundi shares how he survived a near fatal road accident as a bike operator and how his friends, clients and passion helped him on his journey to mental and physical recovery. In a sector that is often misunderstood, we have an inside look at the brotherhood and challenges that the bike riders face every day, socially, mentally and physically.

Have you ever told the truth in your job in your business and had it backfire on you? How do you stand in your truth even when it feels like nobody appreciates it. Well today we discuss instances where I told the truth and it paid off in a big way or left me devastated. What is the value of integrity?

Ever wake up and every single step and decision you make that day makes it worse. Well we all have those days where everything that can go wrong goes wrong. It is in those days when we must fall back on our strengths, faith, family, friends and experience. In this episode I delve into how I had a terrible day that went viral and how to deal with a bad day.

Losing a job, or business can be such a distabilising circumstance, in this episode have a conversation with Waruguru wa Kiai on her experiences working in the public sector space, and how she had to learn to pick herself up. The mantra for this episode is You are enough, when things fall apart and you have to start over from scratch, You are enough.

Starting a new job or business can be so daunting, especially when you have to navigate, new rules, predators, and unfriendly co workers. But in navigating such unfamiliar territory we must fall back on our instinct and values, to keep us firmly on course to meeting our purpose and potential. This is the beginning of the journey for me.

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