Zoë SandersWorking with your partner? Tips to stay saneWe’d only been dating about six months when I recommended my boyfriend to my company’s bosses. The Marketing Director had just quit, and…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Zoë SandersGetting personal at work — why cultivating emotional intelligence at the workplace mattersThe world of work has changed dramatically since the start of this millennium, never mind fifty years ago. The jobs that exist now are…Dec 4, 20191Dec 4, 20191
Zoë SandersTwo exhibitions. And one encounter with strangers.I weaved my way through the crowded room to get up close to the artwork in front of me: drawings by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, two…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Zoë SandersSex Education: lessons in love. And what it means to be humanWe made a big mistake. On episode 8 (of what I thought was a series of 10) I turned to my husband and said I didn’t want the series to end…Feb 4, 20191Feb 4, 20191
Zoë SandersThe V&A and pink lipstickIn the elaborate, high ceilinged, glorious space of the V&A café, over tea in a pot and a slice of something sweet, an elegant older lady…Dec 6, 2018Dec 6, 2018
Zoë SandersThe work-enhancing magic of journeysFor me, life-changing backpacking or work abroad trips belong to a long time ago, to a different version of me. Now that I’m immersed in…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
Zoë SandersConversations to spark ideas and change livesIt’s not every day I get to chat with a real-life inventor. A couple of weeks ago I met up with Tom Lawton. Tom devises and makes useful…Nov 23, 2018Nov 23, 2018
Zoë SandersWhy tell personal stories at work?Personal stories at work = powerful.Jul 18, 2018Jul 18, 2018
Zoë SandersBreaking habits: my non-drinking experimentWe used to hang out after work in small, underground izakayas. The camaraderie and friendship was wonderful. We were a bunch of Brits…Jun 5, 20181Jun 5, 20181
Zoë SandersA desk of one’s own.It’s a Wednesday morning in March. And half a mile from my front door, for one day, I have a room of my own. I’m in Chalkwell Hall, a four…Mar 27, 20181Mar 27, 20181