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Organisation, systems & processes are my jam!

I was mid-way through my pharmacy degree, aged just 19 years old, when I lost my mum to cancer. All of a sudden not only did I have my university classes to attend, exams to study for plus my part-time job as a lifeguard (not quite Baywatch, but good fun!), but now I had a household to manage too - meals to cook for the family, laundry to wash and a home to clean. 

My dad hired me a life coach, and some of the first areas that we tackled were how to prioritise my to-do-list and manage my time.

Organisation and planning became an integral part of my identity, and I wholeheartedly believe that it has been these skills that have allowed me to flourish both professionally and personally.

I’m known professionally for my organisational skills and time management, having worked for 13 years in corporate project management roles in the pharmaceutical industry. I have had a very successful career - it was in my most recent organisation that I joined as a Project Manager responsible for client projects at the Glasgow site, and when I left 6 years later I was a Senior Director of Global Program Management with teams of project managers across Europe and America!

Most people will use project management skills in their everyday lives, they just might not realise it. The skills are also very useful for small business owners.

Some of the activities that we can use from a corporate project management office, and apply in our own lives (& businesses, if this is applicable to you) are:

• Planning / goal setting

• Effective communication

• Monitoring finances

• Being organised

• Time management

• Streamlined processes