Following his popular blog last year, we are delighted that Tom Delahunt from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work has been inspired to share more reflections with us, […]
Mindful Positivity
I do lots of thinking, reading, listening and talking about wellbeing and mental health. It is a core part of my role, a focus in my volunteering activity, and something […]
New Learning and Development Guide
Want to know what development opportunities are available to support you while working at the University? Introducing the all new interactive Learning and Development Guide…
Autumn coaching walk
Time steams ahead and already we are well into Autumn, so today I offer you the next in my series of seasonal walks.
The new ‘Team Toolkit’ – What is it?
When asked to develop a team toolkit for the staff re-orientation webpages my first thought was ‘where do I start?’ It needed to be something that was useful to teams […]
Work Hack #5: Procrastination
I am a master procrastinator. I like to think it’s because I’m super chilled, mañana mañana, but in reality it’s often just avoidance. Sometimes it bothers me, sometimes it doesn’t; […]
Creative Team Building
Our team recently piloted a short creative session facilitated by Tina Atchison-Thomas from the Arts and Culture team. Tina is an Outreach and Programme Co-ordinator and had contacted me a […]
Learning from Lockdown Teams
We hosted our first ever Virtual Staff Orientation this Wednesday and, to my mind, it was a very positive experience: no technical hitches, all the various presenters were there when […]
3 Top Tips for Winning at Work
Disclaimer: I don’t always get these things right. I am not the perfect colleague, and there’s probably lots more than 3 top tips I could have shared (feel free to […]