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Leaving a job. Why is it so hard?
I was chatting with a client who’s secured a new role and the excitement that the prospect of a new role has. As someone who’s also about to leave a role for a new one, one part of our conversation struck a chord. “I just feel really guilty about leaving my team” If I think about the position I currently find myself in, I start to question why I am having these feelings of guilt. This took me back to when I had my first ever paid job aged 17 at a card and gift shop (I LOV
Katherine Holdstock
Jan 84 min read


Surplus to requirement: why redundancy can feel more painful than a necessary business decision.
I first learned about the impact of redundancy when I was 19 years old at university. I’d had an email from my dad saying he’d been busy...
Katherine Holdstock
Jun 11, 20246 min read


Burnt-out: the curse of the over-achiever
Have you ever thought to yourself “I wonder what my life would have been like if I hadn’t done so well at school and just got a normal...
Katherine Holdstock
Apr 15, 20247 min read


The Unexpected Joy of Being Single
Being insanely early to the airport brings about its benefits, one of which is being able to spend time in the WHSmith Bookshop perusing...
Katherine Holdstock
Apr 2, 20245 min read
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