by Amy Wilkinson | 5 01, 2026 | Burnout Prevention, Career, Food Industry, Habits, Mental Health, Resilience, Stress
January in the food industry is brutal. Let’s just say it. While the rest of the world is easing back into work mode with New Year’s resolutions and fresh starts, those of us in food and retail are already deep in the trenches. Christmas post-launch... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 5 09, 2022 | Communication, Confidence, Habits, Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, Perfectionism
You know you need to be more assertive at work but you’re worried you’re going to turn into that d!ck that works in Ops* and come across as aggressive, awkward and unhelpful. This probably goes against every fibre of your being as you were brought up to be polite,... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 25 07, 2022 | Confidence, Habits, Imposter Syndrome, Leadership, Perfectionism, Stress
For a long time, I thought confidence was a personality trait – you either have it, or you don’t. I used to watch other people present and think I would never be able to do that. Last week, I stood up in front of an audience of over 200 people at one of the UK’s... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 4 07, 2022 | Burnout Prevention, Confidence, Habits, Leadership, Resilience, Uncategorized
I work a lot with people that are in the New Product Development (NPD) function who are constantly juggling multiple projects on tight timescales, with lots of what needs to happen being out of their hands. I think the project management skills that are needed in... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 26 07, 2021 | Burnout Prevention, Confidence, Habits, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Resilience
For a long time, I thought doing everything perfectly was the way to get on in life and in my career, but it turned out it held me back. Early on in my career it helped my progression – management knowing they could trust me to do a fabulous job every time meant I was... 
by Amy Wilkinson | 2 05, 2021 | Confidence, Habits
For a long time, I thought confidence was a personality trait – you either have it, or you don’t. When I started out in my career, I was quite shy. The idea of standing in front of a room of people would literally bring me out in hives (it still does sometimes, more...
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