Esther Muchene

Many workplaces still equate long hours with productivity, rewarding presence over real output and overlooking burnout in the process.

Home is our private sanctuary where we do what we want, when we want, with whom we want.

Hard work is often mistaken for limitless capacity in high-pressure corporate environments, where high performers are frequently given the workload of multiple roles.

Your spouse asks, “Are we having ugali again?” but it feels like criticism; this is emotional overload, where every interaction is negatively filtered

The world is evolving fast, and work is no longer confined to office walls. Our identities now span LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp and other platforms.

Have you ever found yourself torn between staying silent or speaking up about a senior colleague, knowing your job and reputation could be on the

For years, professionalism was associated with seriousness. But today, happiness at work is increasingly being recognised as a driver of success

It is only polite to greet and check up on people you come across and this practice, learned, polite "How are you?" likewise receives the standard, automatic reply of "I'm fine".

Many people have been told to leave their personal problems at the door. While this may sound like practical corporate advice, real life is rarely that simple.

We can all relate to that point where someone close to us made a sneaky, critical remark mid-conversation and within seconds, we are boiling internally.