The Glass Cliff: Empowerment or a Hidden Risk?
The Glass Cliff is a pattern where women and especially underrepresented leaders, are promoted or handed responsibility during moments of crisis.
The Quiet Disappearance: When Humility Erases Us from Our Own Story
Humility is a beautiful value until it erases the very people doing the work. Until it lets credit drift upward or outward. Until it becomes the reason your name is missing from the very legacy you helped build.
Unconscious Advantage: When Job Hopping Isn’t a Luxury Everyone Can Afford
For many professionals, especially temporary workers, migrants, and those from underrepresented communities who moved their whole families to follow the job, unroot their children, struggling with intercultural challenges, et. Career mobility isn’t just about ambition or readiness. It’s about legal restrictions, financial realities, and deeply rooted systemic constraints.
Unconscious Bias in Daily Life and Work
Unconscious bias can mean a lot of things. For me, it means being constantly reminded that I do not belong, reminded by people I know and strangers who feel entitled to try to fix me, solve me, explain the world to me or do whatever else they feel they have the right to do, often under the guise of kindness.
The Sound of Laughter: A Privilege Not Every Child Enjoys
The sound of my grandchildren laughing fills my heart with love. It’s pure, carefree, and full of life; a melody of joy that I cherish deeply. Their giggles echo through my home, a reminder of the innocence and happiness every child deserves. But as I celebrate their laughter, I can’t ignore a painful reality: for many children around the world, laughter is not a given
Reinvent myself
You’re in a powerful yet tricky phase. Your expertise is solid, you’re succeeding as a coach, but you don’t feel like you’re fully showing up the way you want to. You want to command space again, feel seen, and break out of the rut that’s making you feel invisible.
Why I Chose the Name “Diversity Compass”
A compass provides clarity when the way forward isn’t obvious. In careers and workplaces, people often feel lost—not because they lack talent but because systemic barriers make the journey unclear.
For individuals, success is not just about moving forward but doing so with intention. For organizations, diversity efforts should go beyond ticking boxes; they should strategically harness diverse perspectives to drive growth.
A compass doesn’t dictate a single route—it helps you adjust course when necessary. It ensures you don’t ride a dead horse but recognize when it’s time for change.
The Grandmothers Who Held Us Together
When I grew up in rural South Africa, young parents—both men and women—were noticeably absent. I was fortunate; my parents were teachers, so I had them at home. But for many children, it was their grandmothers who raised them, filling the void left by apartheid’s cruel policies.
Wheels of Freedom
Sometimes, freedom comes in unexpected forms. For me, it was two wobbly wheels, a lot of determination, and the refusal to stay in one place.
Why I Became a D&I Executive Coach
When people ask me why I became a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Executive Coach, I tell them this isn’t just a career—it’s personal.

