by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 12, 2020 | Leadership, Reflections
I’m so delighted! I’ve been made a trustee of Coram Voice! Coram Voice is a charity that focusses on children and young people in care, leaving care or requiring support from the state. They champion the rights of children and young people and ensure that their voices...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 10, 2020 | Reflections
I’ve always been inspired and motivated by interesting, intellectual thoughts, ideas and discoveries. Many years ago I took the Strengthsfinder 2.0 test and discovered that my strengths were: input, intellectual, learner and futuristic. It was spot on. I love learning...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 9, 2020 | Reflections
Working from home when it’s only you is relentless. If you’re lucky you’ll have a pet to tell to be quiet on a regular basis but equally you may spend your working day alone with your virtual colleagues From 8am-8pm it’s just me, doggy and virtual colleagues. I’m...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 8, 2020 | Reflections
With our homes now becoming our workplaces, I wanted to change the 70s wardrobe doors that constantly feature behind me in my virtual meetings, a bit of an upgrade. I asked my friends at www.wallbos.co.uk if they could print a wall mural for me to stick over them. A...
by Dr Nia Thomas | Nov 7, 2020 | Leadership, Reflections
I’m so glad that the Democrats have won, but the win is too close for my liking. Close to half of the voters chose Trump. NEARLY HALF! If you take our Equality Act as the yard stick by which to judge Trump, the last 4 years have been a considerable retrograde step....