At work I was teased (appropriately!) for my untidy desk, heaps of notebooks, papers and folders teetering precariously, ready to topple like a game of jenga; I had pens, bluetac, […]
A Summer Coaching Walk
It seems like an age ago when I wrote the Spring Coaching Walk blog, in which I described how my plans for a series of coaching walks around campus linked […]
Assert Yourself
Everyone has value. We should all feel that our contributions, ideas and suggestions have been heard. But, in order for this to happen, we need to speak up – to […]
Filling in the Blanks
I spent much of yesterday interrogating the results of the latest staff pulse survey, exploring the move back to campus based working. Unsurprisingly one of the key themes was a […]
Six Thinking Hats
Over the last few months we have had to adjust our way of working, living and thinking to an (dare I use that most overused word) unprecedented level. This has […]
Sacred Space
Support for us all comes in a variety of ways and from all sorts of places. Many of you will have family and friends to turn to. We often hear […]
The Wheel of Life
My life right now feels like a constant juggling act. Round and round spin the ever-increasing plates of family, friends and work. And I’m notoriously clumsy. So it’s inevitable that, […]
What have you done today to make you feel proud…
One of my favourite TV programmes is Miranda – a sitcom about a thirty-something woman who found joy in life everyday, despite the expectations of the world around her to […]
Work Hack #4: Five Things
Today’s work hack is deceptively simple, but I can honestly say it has changed my working life since I started it a few months ago.