Colleagues reading this who have some kind of leadership function in the University may be feeling a weight of responsibility beyond their previous expectations. Risk assessments, virtual team discussions, complete […]
And now, the end is near…
Ok, I’m being dramatic again and bursting into song unnecessarily – I can see you, I know you are too ;-). But today’s blog marks the end of our daily […]
Don’t break the chain
It’s been a really busy few weeks and I’m not ashamed to admit that my productivity levels are dipping and my motivation is slipping. Instead of accepting this (I’m stubborn, […]
New Job…in my own Home
It’s probably fair to say 2020 hasn’t gone according to plan for most people. But if you had told any of us we would be starting a new job in […]
My favourite TED-Ed videos
I like to binge-watch TV shows. Some nights I find I’ve lost hours online, just watching episode after episode: Netflix, Prime, iPlayer (have you watched Staged yet? If not, you […]
Almost Paperless
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 […]