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Now and then

Change, Community, Courage, Creativity, Curiosity, Self-awareness, Self-knowledge11 December 2024583Views 0Likes 0Comments

Twenty-five years ago, Carl and I got married, and what a day we had! It poured with rain all day, though my half-French husband-to-be assured me that this, according to the French, was a sign of good luck… and he was right!

The Four Day Week

Change, Courage, Creativity, Curiosity, Leadership development5 November 2024632Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve long been a believer in the benefits of the four-day working week. The opportunities to both the individual and the organisation are plain to me, and are supported by research. In 2022 a six-month trial in the UK involving 61 companies saw evidence that productivity improved, as did staff wellbeing and staff turnover rates.…

What is Coaching? (Part 2)

Advice, Courage, Leadership development, Self-discovery5 November 2024524Views 0Likes 0Comments

Coaching can be seen as a mechanism. A set-duration meeting between two people in which a framework, or curated space, is created for the problem-solving process of one of those people. And this view of coaching is true enough, as far as it goes; the coaching session is indeed a core and vital part of…

The Power of Coaching

Change, Courage, Curiosity, Self-discovery5 November 2024360Views 0Likes 0Comments

I’m still taken by surprise by the power of coaching. Usually it’s when I see a coachee make a particular breakthrough, or come to a realisation that had been lurking under the surface. But it’s useful sometimes to remind myself of what that feels like from the other side of the fence. Recently I was…

Self Care

Advice, Courage, Self-discovery, Tips5 November 2024425Views 0Likes 0Comments

Self care, like many aspects of working life, is not innate; it is a skill that needs to be nurtured as part of our professional development. Sadly, it is often also a skill that gets overlooked until we hit a crisis point. When I first joined AWS I took an unusual tack in my interview.…

Ofsted needs to be Ousted

Courage, Leadership18 March 2023383Views 0Likes 0Comments

On Friday 17th March I read with horror about the death of a head teacher in England who took her own life after an Ofsted inspection on the school she was leading. In the words of her family: ‘Ruth Perry was a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunty, niece, sister-in-law, friend.’ That newspaper report took me…

Today is a gift that is why it is called ‘The Present.’

Change, Community, Courage, Leadership9 August 2021489Views 0Likes 0Comments

I have lived in Barnet for many years and have watched shops come and go on my High Street. A shopkeeper’s life before the pandemic was already a challenge, with rising rents and reducing footfalls. There have been plenty of initiatives – from government, local councils as well as celebrities – to highlight the benefits…

Working from home? How are your employees feeling right now

Community, Courage, Leadership, Leadership development17 February 2021369Views 0Likes 0Comments

For many, working from home may have been ‘living the dream’ in pre-pandemic times but this new daily reality has now opened the eyes of many workers around the world. Sitting in their kitchens, their bedrooms or their home offices, instead of being distracted by the chatter in the office, their thoughts have gone inwards;…

February virtual gift to you all

Courage, Creativity4 February 2021369Views 0Likes 0Comments

A virtual gift for all of you. After feeling and seeing the pressures that so many of you are under right now, I thought this might help. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………... I want you to cast your mind back your most favourite sweet shop. Now go to that place where you would find a lot of children and…

Naturally Wild Girl

Courage, Creativity, Curiosity27 November 2020379Views 0Likes 0Comments

'@Naturallywildgirl deserves perseverance as her middle name. Alexandra Dodds is a wildlife photographer. She is an experienced fieldworker with a history of working in the environmental sector. She has worked for a number of environmental and conservation charities and has a passion for natural history. Currently based on Bird Island - South Georgia in the Southern…

The Ripple Effect

Courage27 November 2020373Views 0Likes 0Comments

A surplus of empty jam jars led to a meeting with the wonderful Kathryn Joy who answered a call-out on my Facebook page. She was keen to use them for her homemade plum jam. Just like a stone dropped in a pond, the jars acted like a ripple effect on our conversation. When you catch…

It is World Mental Health Awareness Day Saturday 10th October 2020

Change, Community, Courage, Creativity, Curiosity9 October 2020340Views 0Likes 0Comments

The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day. The theme for this year is to do one thing for better mental health. According to research at Mind of 16,000 people, half of the adults and over two-thirds of young people said their mental health got worse during lockdown. All week I have been posting…

Now and then

The Four Day Week

What is Coaching? (Part 2)

The Power of Coaching

Self Care

Ofsted needs to be Ousted

Today is a gift that is why it is called ‘The Present.’

Working from home? How are your employees feeling right now

February virtual gift to you all

Naturally Wild Girl

The Ripple Effect

It is World Mental Health Awareness Day Saturday 10th October 2020

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