New Normal
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How to overhaul your toxic relationship with your laptop, according to a psychotherapist
Is life lived entirely online ruining your motivation? Here's how to repair your toxic relationship with tech
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How to ask for a pay rise, plus have any difficult work conversation while WFH
Your complete guide to approaching any difficult question, professionally
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Jess Phillips on how to take a stand against workplace inequality
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Why diversity is crucial in our post Covid-19 workplace
Companies have long paid lip service to diversity. But in a year that saw the world changed by Black Lives Matter and the inequality of the pandemic, we need less talk and more action if we're to create a truly diverse post Covid-19 workplace, writes award-winning business strategist Melanie Eusebe.
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Online meetings: how to hold the room and stop men taking over
Because there are only so many times you can switch off the camera so they can't see you silently screaming. Here are five bullet-proof ways a business consultant and leadership coach deals with mansplainers
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How to be your best self by embracing your flaws
Rita Clifton is one of the most successful businesswomen of her generation (FYI Hillary Clinton loves her), and she's sharing her take on the 'faking it 'til you make it' myth with practical advice on dealing with imposter syndrome
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Adrienne Herbert: “I’ve definitely dropped the ball"
Feeling uncertain about the future of work? You’re not alone. We spoke to trainer and author Adrienne Herbert AKA Adrienne LDN about her own experience navigating the changing working landscape and why it's OK to drop the ball sometimes...
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6 high-paying jobs that don't require a degree
No degree? No problem. Turns out you don’t have to go to university to score a great job - these are the highest paying roles out there…
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Want some Instagram business advice? Meet the women using it successfully through the pandemic
Life in those little squares has never been better. Don't take our word for it. Let these women and Instagram's brand development expert share their secrets
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The work/life balance lessons we can all learn from lockdown
Charlotte Philby's trying to keep zen and hold on to the positives of lockdown life but she's pretty angry too
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Anna Whitehouse: 'why flexible working is the future'
Mother and author Anna Whitehouse - also known under her online alias @mother_pukka - has been campaigning for flexible working for years. In the light of a pandemic that has pushed us into a forced period of remote working, Anna pens the importance of implementing agile working for good in our new world
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The end of the office? How COVID-19 crushed the 9-5
Marie Claire collaborated with LinkedIn to investigate how you feel, following months of enforced WFH, about resuming the traditional 9-5. The results may surprise you
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How mental wellbeing at work will change after Covid-19
With many of us fearful about a return to the office, our mental wellbeing will take centrestage in a post-COVID workplace. Psychotherapist Kristina Kennedy tells us how
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Money-saving tips to help you cope with redundancy
Top accountant and business coach Faye Watts shares ten practical ways to cope with a rubbish situation and help you bounce back quickly
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What to really say to a friend who’s been furloughed or made redundant
If a friend’s job is under threat does a chat have to be awkward? Not if you can become a good listener
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Life’s tearing you a new one? I literally wrote the book on that
Author and comedian Emma Markezic is alarmingly good at being optimistic. Something she discovered almost by accident in her early 30s when she found herself bald, broke and living alone in the middle of cancer treatment. If anyone can help you achieve COVID-era resilience, Emma can...
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Friendship in the New Normal: 'Why I'm practising radical compassion'
Laura Jane Williams is not kidding when she says coronavirus has made her reassess the meaning of friendship
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How to be a great team player when you’re WFH
Love it or hate it, our work environment may well be the four walls of home for the foreseeable. Leadership and mindset coach Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour shares her top advice on being a team when you’re miles apart
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Launching a start-up? 4 things you can’t afford to get wrong
There are many businesses thriving post-lockdown but to be a successful entrepreneur you need to do some serious prep. Brand expert Aarti Parmar knows how to avoid the classic pre-launch mistakes many startups make
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This is how the pandemic has changed our shopping habits
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Emotional intelligence has never been so important than right now and here's why
Words: Fiona Murden
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Being a Mumboss is tough but author Vicki Broadbent has some survival tips to share
Words: Vicki Broadbent
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How coronavirus has changed dating habits forever
The pandemic has made dating better than before, says Olivia Adams
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Only 6% of us want to return to pre-pandemic times, and it's obvious why
The only way to make a comeback is for it to be stronger, fairer and greener
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How to be happier and calmer in a stressful world
We may be edging out of lockdown, but research suggests we're heading towards a new pandemic of complex mental health problems. Psychotherapist and best-selling author Owen O'Kane explains how to live in the now and let go of future-based living
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Keep your career on track with these 5 expert insights
Leadership coach Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour career's spanned psychology, acting, banking, recruitment and sales, so she's uniquely placed to combine science-backed research with an innovative approach to help achieve your full potential
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Your 5-point career action plan for post-lockdown success
What will really make a difference to your career prospects in an overcrowded job market? Tech entrepreneur Vic Peppiatt tells writer Marina Gask that adjusting your mindset and developing the right skillset will ensure you thrive in challenging economic times
