Every year on March 8 we celebrate International Women's Day. Started in 1911, this year marks the 115th celebration of collective action, advocacy, and progress toward gender equality. When I think about this day, I often think about how lucky my daughter and I are. We were born in a part of the world where much of the work on gender equality has already been done for us. We have access to education, we can choose our careers, and we have opportunities to work and the freedo

During the Christmas holidays, I had dinner with a friend. When I told her about my work and how much I enjoy helping businesses with their growth strategy, she asked a simple question that sparked an interesting conversation: “Why does everything always need to grow?” When we talk about growth, we quickly associate it with more or bigger: more revenue, bigger markets, more products, bigger teams, more pressure...less control. But that is not the only definition of growth. Gr