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 […]
Get Motivated
Is this a familiar picture? It’s getting towards the end of a busy week juggling everything we are all juggling at the moment. I’ve got a beautiful to-do list, a […]
Oops – my mistake
Mistakes. We all make them. It’s part of being human. We accept when mistakes are made in the workplace and are kind to others – but not always so kind […]
Cuppa, anyone?
I house sat for a friend for a week last year. During the first few days I suffered badly from a nagging headache – nothing too debilitating, simply one of […]
I love to laugh
They say that laughter is the best medicine. Humour and wit can be found all around us – even now when it seems there isn’t much to laugh about. But […]
New Mental Health and Wellbeing online learning resources
Today I want to signpost you to two new courses in our E-Learning Portal catalogue which both cover topics related to mental health and wellbeing.
Learning is Clumsy
I heard this phrase from a speaker at a conference recently and was struck by it. When we envisage learning we perhaps have utopian ideas that we will positively embrace […]