In her own words 
ARE WE THERE YET?? THE DANGER OF CRISIS BOREDOM
With each crisis that the world faces – each generation defining crisis that is put in our path to challenge us, to teach us, to unite us, we work through and push past with a pledge to “Never forget”. And yet we do. The crisis becomes familiar. The crisis becomes...
ONWARD – OUR WORLD AWAITS
Airline Agent (AA): “Passport?” Hopeful Passenger (HP): “Passport.” AA: “Visa?” HP: “Visa on arrival.” AA: “COVID Test?” HP: “COVID Test – right test?” AA: “Right Test. Vaccination certification?” HP: “Vaccination certificate”...
2021 RELEASE – 2022 READY.
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick.... Tock. Slowly, slowly, the seconds count down. In a matter of hours 2021 will be no more. Another long, long year is coming to a close, the longing for the chance to start anew just a matter of hours away. What happened??...
BLACK FRIDAY – THE DAY THE WORLD SAW RED, AGAIN,
26.11.2021. It was meant to be a day of thanks. On one side of the world, Americans were sitting down to Thanksgiving meals surrounded by loved ones, each pausing to openly express for what they were most grateful. In a similar spirit, across the world minds and...
THE BLESSING OF ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’ AS OUR FRAGILE WORLD FOCUSES FORWARD
It is quite special being asked to go back to school when you're almost 30 years into your career. Going back to school as an ‘Executive In Residence’, that is. It is quite a surprising invitation to receive. It is a humbling ask. It is a very thought-provoking...
WHEN A MIGHTY PILLAR FALLS
When a mighty pillar stands, so often its strength is not fully seen. Nor its exquisite detail. Nor its exceptional courage. Nor its boldness of vision. When a mighty pillar stands, so often its protection is not felt. Nor its tireless dedication. Nor its humility....
RESTRENGTHENING THE HEART OF GLOBAL HOSPITALITY, ONE HEARTBEAT AT A TIME
Trauma. noun: trauma; plural noun: traumata; plural noun: traumas a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis. Source:...
‘HAVE’ VS ‘HAVE NOT’: TODAY’S STRONG DIVIDE RISKING A WEAKER TOMORROW
COVID-19 has united us all - one global community bonded through challenge, through fear, through stamina, and through patience. The tireless, tenacious nature of the beast, with its omnipresence, invisibility and increasingly rapid transmissibility, continues to...
‘LONGTIME COVID’: EVERYONE IS SUFFERING, EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAL
'Long COVID' is one thing, suffered by some. It is serious, not to be overlooked. 'Longtime COVID' is quite another, suffered by everyone. It too is serious, yet under-explored. Both are very real. Only one, however, we really hear about. The term ‘Long COVID’ has...
APPLAUSE – MONSOON RAINS HEALING PARCHED COVID19 SPIRITS
It was a sound that made the mind’s eye think of a dark, cloud-filled sky cracking open to release heavy, quenching, monsoon raindrops falling onto dry, parched, cracked desert ground. It was a sound that broke through silence, flowing swiftly, soaking into the...