Dear Friends, if you were among 20 000 readers who came last year to read the posts on the steppebystep,  before all the changes me and as a result, this website went through, you probably know that I was in the search for new experiences and new places. When I...

Hi Friends, Incredibly happy to share the news: I am going to teach a course: International Career Development in cooperation with the Swiss SASem School of Applied Science. As of today throughout the remaining days of December and January, will be providing regular 3-hour workshops to the teaching staff of...

Linkedin post In the mid of October, I have moved back to Kazakhstan. Exactly 20 years ago, I went to Europe to search for a better life for my 4-year-old son and me. I found what I was looking at at the level that Europe could give to me at...

In this post, I am sharing a video created by the guy from my country, Kazakhstan who is living now in the other country which became mine – the Netherlands. His name is ChingizKhan and he lives in my city. I have not met him, although we were members of...

Dear Friends, As you know, I am currently teaching a course with Swiss Business School to the professors and teaching staff of Kaz NU. So far, I have given eight workshops, each lasting 4 hours, for the Program Building competencies to develop the international career. 15 fantastic, bright, intelligent professionals...

Экстренная госпитализация в больницу с камнем в почках. Массовые протесты в стране. Ковид. Три события произошли одно за другим, в течении месяца  – сразу же после написания поста в  Linkedin,  в котором рассказала о  переезде в Казахстан. Моя международная нетворк, поставив смайлики и сердечки,  тепло поддержала   farewell послание  аккурат перед...

Step by Step offers you a chance for an unforgettable experience – spend a week in Kazakhstan, while there is still plenty of snow and crystal crisp fresh air. It is not going to be just an ordinary trip – we want to allow you to see the best of...

  People from Kazakhstan rarely show signs of vulnerability. Overall, others perceive us as full of dignity and self-respect people. These qualities take roots in ancient times in history and are conditioned by the climate: when you survive in the cold weather and have hostile tribes around, you cannot allow...

Хрен редьки не слаще  – такие мысли витали в голове, когда  в связи  с санкциями на этой неделе пришлось  менять  только что  выбранный  – в ноябре,  счет компании из Сбербанка на Халык.  Честно говоря, Сбер после работы с ING и  ABN AMRО в Нидерландах откровенно раздражал – несмотря на провозглашенную ...

I almost never ever talk about my Family Members. Now it is a great chance – we just came back from our holidays in Dubai – me, my Mom and my Niece. It was one of the best holidays I have ever had –  relaxing, informative, full of love, care,...

This week I met with a fabulous group of senior contract management people of #KPO. #Karachaganak Petroleum Operating Company is a large oil and liquified gas supplier. Among shareholders of one of the major taxpayers to #Kazakhstan‘s budget are the companies as #ENI, #SHELL, #Chevron, and well, Lukoil. I have provided a training course dedicated to #strategic contract management...

I always thought three things would stay in my life forever, and I will never have enough of them  – reading books, eating chocolate, and traveling to new places. I have recently realized that one of those three, is ready to be dropped from the list. Unfortunately, it is neither...

I was reading the book “Steal Like an Artist” by Austin Kleon, and I saw stages of the life of a project in the attached diagram. After following the dots on the curve, I could find the resemblance between the description given by the Author with my own experience. How...

It 7:45 am in the morning. You are a Senior Contract Manager in one of the Fortune 500 companies. You just arrived at the office and saw 154 unanswered emails, 37 of them are marked as very important. One is from the CFO, who demands to deliver him a piece...

It is scientifically proven that women who gained 5 pounds in one month live longer than men who noticed it.😊 Now, let’s talk about serious research. Last week, at  Purpose Collective online event (great one, by the way👍), Aaron Hurst, author of “Purposeful Economy” book, CEO of Imperative, and founder of the...

I am preparing to conduct a “Negotiations” Course for a Corporate client, so I will read ( reread) these books this month. The picture is taking from REDDIT. Needless to mention that they are all related to the subject of “Negotiations”. “Never Split the Difference” is on top of the...

Nowadays, holidays are exhausting (think of flights delays, COVID requirements etc). By the time the whole trip is booked ( Hotels, flights, trains and other), there is no energy left to relax at the new destination. A five-star hotel that looked incredibly chick on the website, in reality, is outdated;...

I see more and more healed, healthy and happy women around me. Some of them are my close friends, some of them just recently acquainted. 2 of July  is a special day for me. My Father passed away 6 years ago. He was a Great Person, he was always empowering...