by Alison Gitelson | 13 Jul 2015 | Uncategorised
A few years ago a friend recommended her hairdresser in Illovo. So the next time I needed a haircut off I went. Grant did a great job and I’ve continued to see him regularly since. I love how my hair just feels different after a good cut and how it comes alive....
by Alison Gitelson | 23 Apr 2015 | Uncategorised
When our lives are upset by big changes we need time to vent, to rail against the unfairness of it. And then we need to move forward.Loadshedding is one of those big changes that have turned our lives a bit upside down. We’ve done plenty of moaning about Eskom and the...
by Alison Gitelson | 4 Oct 2012 | Uncategorised
We frequently hear that we need to have a vision, that we should look ahead, keep our eye on the goal. But some years ago a wise person told me that we also have to lookbackwards. Why look backwards? Imagine you were sailing from Durban to Mauritius. That takes a few...
by Alison Gitelson | 15 Jul 2012 | Uncategorised
A client in a senior management position recently came to me for a couple of sessions after being over looked for a promotion. Her boss told her that although she was highly qualified and did very good work, she “didn’t make her presence felt” in meetings or...
by Alison Gitelson | 20 Dec 2010 | Uncategorised
My friend, Rob Filmer, died in November this year at the age of 46. Reading the many condolences sent to his wife, Julie and talking to people at the beautiful funeral service I was struck by the huge number of people who had been touched by Rob during that relatively...
