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…
Winter Coaching Walk
If I had told the March 2020 version of me that I would be writing a full cycle of seasonal coaching walks, I wouldn’t have believed it. Or, in fact, […]
Pause for Thought
Throughout the month of February, we are hosting a series of 10 minute Daily Wellbeing Pauses for staff. They include a mix of topics and ideas and are an encouragement […]
How Are You?
To start off the New Year, we are encouraging every manager to have a wellbeing conversation with their team. What does that actually mean though, and how can you do […]
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; […]
Hopeful Winners
Over the last couple of weeks I have had the joy of receiving entries for our World Mental Health Day Photo Competition. We chose the theme of “Hope” this year, […]