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.
Digital Accessibility
When creating anything in the digital environment, be it in Word, PowerPoint, on a web page or in Blackboard, digital accessibility should be at the heart. Making sure your digital […]
Remembering our learning
I’ve talked before about our experience of learning, the moments in which it happens, its clumsiness, how those around us facilitate our learning and where our own responsibility for learning […]
Where am I now?
“This is where I am now; this is how I got here; and these are some of the reasons why I think/feel/act as I do” Hunt, 2006b
What kind of positive is helpful right now?
I’m a generally optimistic person. I tend to hope things will work out for the best and I’m usually quite smiley and cheerful. Don’t get me wrong – I can […]
Finger on the Pulse
Colleagues will have noticed that there is a second pulse survey of recent months available to complete, this time exploring thoughts and feelings about the transition back to working on […]
A Midsummer’s Distance Drift
It’s Sunday morning and the adrenaline starts to kick in. 9.30am: Distance Drift starts in half an hour. I’m responsible for guiding folk around the country, and possibly beyond, through […]
Personal strengths narratives
In my professional field there is an increased focus on strengths and the impact of a positive mindset, which I love. However a focus on strengths does not mean being […]