I AM a former junior primary school teacher and co-founded
adult education company Media Works, having to juggle work and home life so as
not to let the ball drop in either instance.
I'm the mother of a daughter, aged 10, and a son, aged 13, whom I love. It is a job I never want to retire from. I do feel a lot of guilt being a working mom with a job that requires much time and commitment.
I sometimes come home shattered with no energy left, but although I am tired I listen to the kids who want to share their day with me. I insist that we eat dinner together every night at the table, no TV – I ask how their day went, I try to be involved.
Although tricky at times, it is important to find the correct balance between the time and energy you spend on work and on family life, raising your children.
I attend as many school functions as possible and support the children's interests as best I can. It is a bit lonely at these events.
Many of the moms attending don't work and they have their own social network for non-working moms, so I struggle to find something in common with them.
To effectively balance work and home life, planning is key and of utmost importance.
To effectively balance work and home life, planning is key and of utmost importance.
I am highly organised, and I ensure that I have an incredible support structure, both at work and at home. It is the only way I get through the home and work week.
I map out a delivery plan for the next 14 days in advance. I know what we are eating, what extramurals the children have happening and what my entertainment plans are in advance.
Similarly, I know which clients I have to see, what reports are due and what new business has to be sought after.
This of course does not mean that everything runs without a hitch, and that curve balls aren't thrown. Managing the exception is however a lot easier than trying to manage a circus.
There is no way I could just take each day as it comes, not with so many responsibilities and so many people counting on me at home and at work.
Media Works started out of a basement 14 years ago and it cost a lot of hard work and late nights to raise the capital needed.
I found it totally unacceptable that there were still millions of adults in South Africa unable to read or write when there were solutions readily at hand to remedy this, and that was the reason why Media Works was born.Get your oil art oil painting supplies accessories here.
The company was built over a couple of years and has turned into a successful organisation, employing 400 people and servicing 3 000 clients.
We have completed over 32 Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) contracts and have trained over 300 000 people. In the first year of operation we achieved an annual turnover of R360 000, which has increased to R55m in 2012.
Without literate people, we cannot develop the skills that this country so sorely needs to promote our economy and make South Africa a global competitor.
I am committed to gender empowerment within and outside the company and have made it my mission to bring about this change.
It is, however, no easy task being a woman in a man’s world. I have had experiences in the past attending meetings where the men would ask questions, but not address me, simply because I am a woman.
I would answer their questions, which was directed at a male member of my team, but they would continue to converse with him, regardless of my presence or interaction.
I have also been in a situation where I have met with men from East Africa for potential business and they refused to shake my hand because I was a woman.
I did not let it get me down and rose above it, writing it off to ignorance. Empowering women not only benefits the individuals but also their families, the communities they live in and their work environments overall.
I believe that being a woman is an advantage to being a CEO, because of our natural multi-tasking abilities.
At the same time understanding and dealing with staff's complex feelings,A tutorial on landscape oil paintings including nearly three hours of video tuition from the studio of Andrew Whyte. giving clients the attention they deserve and having a personal life is all in a day's work, but it certainly is not easy.
I try and set a good example and expect nothing less from employees as well as from my family and my children.Shop for high quality wholesale faceted agate beads products， I don't believe in excuses.
I think that education, hard work and determination are what led to me receiving the Annual Top Women Award in November 2009.
The award is organised by Topco Media in association with Top Women in Business and Government. It recognises women who can demonstrate their commitment to gender empowerment, both within and outside the companies that they started.
I have dedicated my life to promoting literacy in all our 11 official languages as well as in Braille and sign language,Creative stone mosaic for your distinctive kitchen and bath. and I will continue to assist in educating women to better their lives and those of others.Best selection of crystal beads wholesale and jewelry-making supplies，
I'm the mother of a daughter, aged 10, and a son, aged 13, whom I love. It is a job I never want to retire from. I do feel a lot of guilt being a working mom with a job that requires much time and commitment.
I sometimes come home shattered with no energy left, but although I am tired I listen to the kids who want to share their day with me. I insist that we eat dinner together every night at the table, no TV – I ask how their day went, I try to be involved.
Although tricky at times, it is important to find the correct balance between the time and energy you spend on work and on family life, raising your children.
I attend as many school functions as possible and support the children's interests as best I can. It is a bit lonely at these events.
Many of the moms attending don't work and they have their own social network for non-working moms, so I struggle to find something in common with them.
To effectively balance work and home life, planning is key and of utmost importance.
To effectively balance work and home life, planning is key and of utmost importance.
I am highly organised, and I ensure that I have an incredible support structure, both at work and at home. It is the only way I get through the home and work week.
I map out a delivery plan for the next 14 days in advance. I know what we are eating, what extramurals the children have happening and what my entertainment plans are in advance.
Similarly, I know which clients I have to see, what reports are due and what new business has to be sought after.
This of course does not mean that everything runs without a hitch, and that curve balls aren't thrown. Managing the exception is however a lot easier than trying to manage a circus.
There is no way I could just take each day as it comes, not with so many responsibilities and so many people counting on me at home and at work.
Media Works started out of a basement 14 years ago and it cost a lot of hard work and late nights to raise the capital needed.
I found it totally unacceptable that there were still millions of adults in South Africa unable to read or write when there were solutions readily at hand to remedy this, and that was the reason why Media Works was born.Get your oil art oil painting supplies accessories here.
The company was built over a couple of years and has turned into a successful organisation, employing 400 people and servicing 3 000 clients.
We have completed over 32 Sector Education and Training Authority (Seta) contracts and have trained over 300 000 people. In the first year of operation we achieved an annual turnover of R360 000, which has increased to R55m in 2012.
Without literate people, we cannot develop the skills that this country so sorely needs to promote our economy and make South Africa a global competitor.
I am committed to gender empowerment within and outside the company and have made it my mission to bring about this change.
It is, however, no easy task being a woman in a man’s world. I have had experiences in the past attending meetings where the men would ask questions, but not address me, simply because I am a woman.
I would answer their questions, which was directed at a male member of my team, but they would continue to converse with him, regardless of my presence or interaction.
I have also been in a situation where I have met with men from East Africa for potential business and they refused to shake my hand because I was a woman.
I did not let it get me down and rose above it, writing it off to ignorance. Empowering women not only benefits the individuals but also their families, the communities they live in and their work environments overall.
I believe that being a woman is an advantage to being a CEO, because of our natural multi-tasking abilities.
At the same time understanding and dealing with staff's complex feelings,A tutorial on landscape oil paintings including nearly three hours of video tuition from the studio of Andrew Whyte. giving clients the attention they deserve and having a personal life is all in a day's work, but it certainly is not easy.
I try and set a good example and expect nothing less from employees as well as from my family and my children.Shop for high quality wholesale faceted agate beads products， I don't believe in excuses.
I think that education, hard work and determination are what led to me receiving the Annual Top Women Award in November 2009.
The award is organised by Topco Media in association with Top Women in Business and Government. It recognises women who can demonstrate their commitment to gender empowerment, both within and outside the companies that they started.
I have dedicated my life to promoting literacy in all our 11 official languages as well as in Braille and sign language,Creative stone mosaic for your distinctive kitchen and bath. and I will continue to assist in educating women to better their lives and those of others.Best selection of crystal beads wholesale and jewelry-making supplies，
