by Ishwari Samarakoon | September 3, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance
Do you know how long a task takes you? Not the big tasks like writing a report but the little ones? Importantly, do you give yourself enough time in your day for these small tasks? Or do you find yourself at the end of each day going “Where did all my admin time go?”...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | August 12, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance
Saying NO is hard. Not just for you but for everyone. Why is that? Because we are conditioned, especially as women to say yes. It has been drilled into us. We are taught to consider other people before we consider ourselves and what we need. So what do we do? How...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | July 15, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog
Have you ever wondered – why do I need a mentor? Why is one important? Especially since you have seen plenty of people around you do well without one. I think this is such a fair question. So let me know answer it for you. A mentor is not just a supervisor,...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | July 8, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance
Let’s talk billable hours. Why? Because it has a huge impact on your caseload, your confidence and your skill development. Your billable hours will change as you move from new grad to early career speech pathologist and then mid-career. Why? Because when you first...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | May 6, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog
Equity. It’s such an important concept. It’s not about being equal but rather getting what you need to be able to do what everyone else can do. I am sure we have all seen the image of the people standing on the boxes to look over the fence. Equality is us all having...
by Ishwari Samarakoon | March 4, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog
Are you looking to ask for a promotion? Or a pay rise? Maybe you want to negotiate your duties. Or you are looking to get more PD paid for or drop a day of work. Whatever it is that you are looking to ask for, it can fill you with dread and worry. You know you need to...
