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Change of Direction…
All of us experience change of some sort during a 12 month period. Some unexpected, some saw it coming and some of us may have not yet...

Rupa Datta
Jan 29, 20213 min read
The Portfolio People Podcast – Episode 1
Making the best of furlough with Karen Farrell We've kicked of our podcast interviewing heaps of cool people starting with the...

Rupa Datta
Jan 29, 20211 min read
New Year, New You?
Resolutions Made Easy One of January’s bummers is that it brings in the New Year … with the OLD YOU. It has others, like running out of ...

Rupa Datta
Jan 8, 20213 min read
Dunbar's 5 Part 2
Did you complete Exercise 1? Surprised? Expected? For me, I’m glad of the first 2 and being able to slow down and spend time with those...

Rupa Datta
Jan 5, 20211 min read
Remembering Dunbar's 5
2020 was a funny year for most of us. Let's face it. Regardless of whether you are risk averse or not, chances are you saw people a lot...

Rupa Datta
Jan 3, 20211 min read

Rupa Datta
Dec 29, 20200 min read
Lockdown 1.0 vs Lockdown 2.0
I suppose it was inevitable that with the change of season, there would be some differences. It’s also inevitable that change...

Rupa Datta
Dec 25, 20202 min read
Santa's Public Speaking Secrets
Want to speak well in public? Learn from Santa!If you’d like to ‘sleigh’ your audience and shower them with your gifts, you can learn a...

Rupa Datta
Dec 24, 20202 min read
Routine, Habits and Environment
The world has lived the C19 dream for six months now, it is interesting to look back at who we have become as a society. There are...

Rupa Datta
Oct 26, 20204 min read
My remarkable portfolio that all fits neatly together
Volunteering All This is one of those posts that I write to myself in my head, almost monthly. Today. I thought I'd write and publish my...

Rupa Datta
Oct 24, 20202 min read
How to be better at your job? Volunteer your skills!
When I finished my education a couple of years ago, I realised that my uni transcript is just not enough to secure my dream career...

Rupa Datta
Sep 14, 20203 min read
A little bit of giving goes a long way
When you stand still for just a moment in this busy world and especially now, with all the noise and fear surrounding the pandemic,...

Rupa Datta
Jul 15, 20203 min read
WHAT’S IN A DESIGNATION?
For most of us, our work defines our name, fame and reputation in society. Designations and associations hold a major part in others...

Rupa Datta
Jul 8, 20203 min read
Why everyone should consider volunteering in their Portfolio Career
If you were to google “Why Volunteer” “Benefits of Volunteering” you would be presented with numerous reasons from “social” to...

Rupa Datta
Jul 5, 20203 min read
WE NEED A CURE FOR MEETINGYTIS
A man schedules a meeting, the meeting schedules a meeting, the meeting schedules the man.Did you know there’s a virus going around? I...

Rupa Datta
Jun 29, 20203 min read
How a deck of cards echoes your career game
I don't know about you, but one of lockdown little blessings has seen a return to family card games. It took us a while to get there....

Rupa Datta
Jun 10, 20202 min read
Why you should have an up-to-date resume (even when you're not looking)
'There was a running theme that recurred through last week. I count 5 conversations for sure. Whether it be the person I met (virtually)...

Rupa Datta
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Giftwork Phase 4 – where volunteering = reinvention
Have you ever thought that you looked good in your favourite outfits, and then realised you were so wrong? If I had to sum up my year...

Rupa Datta
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Gift work – phase 3….when contribution is great fun!
It was another accident. I'd been searching for a new hobby to fill my 'study work' segment. This thing called Toastmasters was ...

Rupa Datta
May 12, 20202 min read
Volunteering: more than that oxytocin-laced feel-goodness
Economists and social scientists have long researched the idea of charitable giving. Charity has existed since the beginning of human...

Rupa Datta
May 10, 20204 min read
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