LOUISE GILBERT
Founder & Director
Making Work Work for Me – Why I’m Taking a Step Back (and What’s Next)
Riding the wave ….
“Just because you can doesn’t mean you should” – Louise Gilbert.
This is one of my favourite sayings.
It captures how I see our work and life – the balance so many are seeking can come
down to thinking about this statement. I believe if you continue to push through with
your work, day after day, week after week, year after year without checking in on
yourself; but something will give. Your health; physical or mental or your ability to
perform your work to the best of your ability.
You must take your own temperature and pursue the work and life that is healthy and
right for you at the stage you are at. Workplace burnout and stress are at an all-time
high. Yet there are ways to manage the stress and mental load before you reach
burnout.
I wrote my book, Make Work Work for You to support people and organisations to
manage the realities of workplaces today.
And with the release of the book late last year, came a surge of conversations with
people, and an opportunity for me personally and professionally to unpack my work.
So, I began to ponder two questions more closely….
What is it time for now?
Just because I can, does it mean I should?
Following such a successful year for Louise Gilbert in 2024, I decided to take the
time now to properly ride the wave of my book, including further research on how I
can apply the insights to support more people and workplaces into the future.
I am excited by the idea of spending some of my riding the wave time with my young
family and to create more space to fully appreciate the hard work I put in to writing
and publishing my book.
Just because I can, I will take time out of doing the consulting work and
keynotes for the rest of this year and look to booking in more work in 2026.
So, if you want to grab some of my time, get in touch.
Now is the time to ride the wave of my hard work and success as an author, thought
leader and mum. I look forward to seeing you on the other side in 2026 for the big
updates… except be on the lookout for when I share little grabs and insights from my
book.
Don’t forget to grab your copy of my book and consider how you can make work work for
you now!
