Hello and welcome to my blog at DrKymDavis.com. I am really excited to embark on this journey with you where we have the opportunity to...

Retirement today looks nothing like the rigid, one‑size‑fits‑all model many of us grew up with. It is no longer a finish line or a moment of exit; it’s a flexible, deeply personal transition shaped by identity, autonomy, and the life you want to design. You are never too young to think about retirement — not in the “start saving early” sense (although that helps), but in the sense of imagining the kind of life you want to grow into. As I lean into my own version of retirement

I know right, it has been a while! Can you believe it is November – holy crap!!!!! When reflecting I have had a wonderful year, filled...

The book The Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Professor Suzanne Simard is a beautiful exploration of the intricate relationships within forests, focusing on the concept of "Mother Trees." Simard, a forest ecologist, presents her research showing that trees are not isolated entities but part of a vast, interconnected network of roots and fungi - the " wood wide web." Simard explains how Mother Trees , the largest and oldest trees in the forest, play a cr

I use the hashtag #TheEngagementDoctor on my social media platforms. My Doctor of Business Administration explored Employee Engagement in...

They say time flies when you are having fun. It hardly seems like 5 minutes ago that it was January. A re-cap from me:- I stepped out of...

What do you do when an organisation breaks your heart? In my personal sabbatical thus far, I’ve had the opportunity to chat and have...

Career Advice for Women – How not to Get Screw*d! © Hello again! In one of my earlier blog posts I posed this question: What career...

Career Advice for Women – How not to Get Screw*d! © I think a good foundation for setting yourself up for life, work and/or your career...

Wowser what a start to 2024 for me!!! When I wrote in December 2023, whilst some of these dreams were in my head, I had no idea how...

Well, bit of a break between my last post and this one. But time to wrap up the year and get ready, spiritually, physically and mentally...

Introduction – spoiler alert The intent of what will become my book is simple. You don't need to read 500 pages and hopefully find 'the...

Right, so now that I have posted my unfortunate breast cancer diagnosis it's time to get real about being healthy and well. This will be...

This was a tough one. But I felt it important to share my journey which also links to the motivation for my blog and writing. In July of...

1. Set clear goals: Define your career objectives and create a plan to achieve them. Setting clear, specific goals can provide direction...

Some years ago I recall being in my office and a plant scientist popped by to see me. They remarked that I had 'blight' on my indoor...

As you know, I am Dr Kym Davis - aka not a medical doctor. My doctoral thesis was focused on Employee Engagement in Shared Services Teams...

The desire to be Dr Kym Davis, had burned in me for a long time. The deciding moment arrived when quite by chance when I realised that I...

Have you noticed there are more a*seholes in the workplace? Terminator had the rise of the machines - workplaces, it seems, have the rise...

Right, so given my lotto plan has not worked out, I am working on my book! Career Advice for Women - how not to get screw*d will be a...