In this post on burnout prevention, I explain how advocating for your own rest time — to yourself and others — can enable you to work hard and achieve your goals without burning out.

In this article I explain how to climb out of the pit of despair a moment of negativity can throw you down, by taking a step back and reminding yourself that the only constant is change.

In the next part of my blog series on burnout-proofing yourself, I discuss your inner critic and imposter syndrome, plus other ways to stand up for yourself to yourself.

In this article from my blog series on using self-advocacy to protect you from burnout, I explain how to tweak your motivation dial to meet your own needs in different situations.

In this video I describe two important self-advocacy tools for Asian and South Asian women; dancing between the ‘We’ and the ‘I’, and engaging your interruption shield.

In the first of a blog series on using self-advocacy to protect you from burnout on the road to success, I describe how to stand out from the team and get the credit you deserve.

In the final clip from Neelu’s LinkedIn Live with Kelly from Equipt Women, Neelu discusses the effect of growing up in a collective culture, in which the self takes second place to the group.

In another quick clip from Neelu’s LinkedIn Live with Kelly from Equipt Women, Neelu shares a counterintuitive approach to problem solving; knowing when nothing is the most appropriate thing to do.

In this quick clip from Neelu’s LinkedIn Live with Kelly from Equipt Women, Neelu discusses how to reframe the questions you ask yourself and others in order to achieve more positive outcomes.

In this quick clip from Neelu’s LinkedIn Live with Kelly from Equipt Women, Neelu shares her one biggest tip for quietening your inner imposter and learning to appreciate your own skills.

In this quick clip from Neelu’s LinkedIn Live with Kelly from Equipt Women, Neelu shares how to prepare for being interrupted in a meeting so you can take back control and make your point.

In this quick clip from Neelu’s LinkedIn Live with Kelly from Equipt Women, Neelu discusses one of the most important ways to move forward and unlock self advocacy skills in the workplace; forgiveness.

In an extract from Neelu’s Book, Be Your Own Cheerleader, Neelu shares 10 quick skills to help Asian and South Asian women self promote at work.

Some of us spring out of bed in the morning with excitement for as-yet undiscovered mysteries and life-lesson inspiring challenges we could uncover during the short time we have before the sun dips back over the horizon. The rest of us wake up groggy and reach for the coffee to jolt us awake. Here are 5 simple tips to wake you up (hint: caffeine isn’t one of them).

You are killing it at work. But one bad bout of the flu has you out of commission for two weeks, and you are scrambling to cover your workload. Overwhelmed, frazzled, and energetically depleted, you attempt to tough it out without sharing your burdens with your manager or team.

Burnout is real, and it’s affecting more and more of us as we navigate through uncertainty, upheaval and grief to keep life ‘normal’ in the midst of a pandemic. In this article I share my tips for making the most of the time before bed to relax and answer to no one but you.

These days the only thing that doesn't change is change. We changed to working from home, then we changed to a hybrid working model. Perhaps by the time you read this we will have changed to working on the moon. Who knows? All this change leads to worry and negative self talk. So here's how to switch it OFF.

We have been 100% virtual for well over a year and a half and Zoom fatigue is real. Full disclosure, Zoom fatigue was real in my home office after a couple of weeks. So how can you reduce the impact of Zoom calls on your day?

Overwhelm when facing a seemingly huge task is real! In this video I share one simple trick to get you on the road to completion.

As a woman, and particularly as a woman of color, I’m sadly accustomed to being talked over in meetings. Over the years I’ve developed a strategy that helps me to speak up and be heard, switching the focus of the meeting back to the very valid points I have to make.