In the 5th episode of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast, I was delighted to be joined by Gunther Verheyen, Independent Scum Caretaker, who is working to humanise the workplace with scrum. Here are my Top Takeaways from our discussion…....
I had a great conversation with the fabulous Alison Smith on the 4th episode of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast. Here are my Top Takeaways: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FPr6LUKGaUakeG9Jj2VKR?si=dcHkMN8wTuGuD-aaqeZx3A Metaphors for Problem Solving:...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cy8zETsRGC9nvUyO1baON?si=VHbjRRZTR-azPw4S5DtFgg In episode 3 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast, I was lucky enough to catch both Donald Henderson and Sathpal Singh for a conversation about self-aware leadership. Self aware...
I had a great conversation with Sally Evans, Organisational Psychologist in episode 2 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast, all about self-aware leadership. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3d0sdjEwvCKsbo5PwJoj9h?si=UfiGUYK6Ssqba-DWv3rNHA Self aware leadership...
I was delighted that Sarah Metcalfe could join me as the very first guest on my podcast. If you haven't already, you can listen to the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0puprDnXks1kOKlqMYYZOJ?si=FwrR-YVfRCe7Emzepfdrzw Here are my Top Takeaways from our...
When you are tasked with leading a room it’s as much your role to listen to what is being said as to what isn’t being said. The things that people aren’t saying can often be that very important missing piece of the jigsaw that allows understanding to happen. That...
It’s the end of my first week in my new role. I know. A whole week!!!! So, what are my reflections? Induction: I’ve been onboarded and involved in onboarding others into news roles for over 20 years. This induction has been the best. Why? It’s focused on how we do...
I love sharing knowledge and information for the furtherance of learning and innovation! You share with someone and they share with you. You debate and discuss. You laugh and you cry. You might even argue a bit. Then all of a sudden the little idea you both came with...
It’s Friday and I’m feeling in reflective mood because I’ve realised 3 very important things: Sharing learning is important. As you climb the career ladder your experiences, good or bad, shape what you do and how you do it. To be in a role that allows you to draw from...
I had a thought….. Going to work is tiring. I don’t mean in a burnout kind of way, I mean more in a fitness kind of way. We all recognise that we spent two years walking no further than the circumference of our house five or six times a day, with the odd dog walk here...
What a weekend it’s been!! House move weekend…. It always seems a good idea at the time, right!?! We experienced two examples of leadership: The supervisor of Trunk Logistics was just brilliant. He was happy to help carry furniture with his team, was quick to step in...
Today I say goodbye to my amazing, supportive and clever colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care. Its been a great experience and I’ve grown a lot. Here are my reflections and some things I’ve learnt… The language is different. The Civil Service (CS)...