You know when you buy a yellow car, you start seeing yellow cars everywhere? Well, right now, for me, it’s the word ‘settle’. Different people keep using it in different places. It’s got me thinking about the benefit of settling ourselves, taking a moment of calm and resetting for whatever is to come next. Settling feels like resilience walking. Join me as I share my musings and how a 3 second reset can benefit us all.
Navigating the experience of redundancy is never easy, but it can be a turning point: a moment to reimagine what comes next. Whether you’re facing it now, have been through it before, or just want to be prepared for whatever life throws at you, I hope my reflections and reminiscences offer some comfort and maybe even a bit of inspiration. You’re stronger than you think, and sometimes, the path forward is brighter than the one you left behind.
I’ve been thinking a lot about redundancy lately. I’ve walked along the path with my colleagues over the last few months and now I too am heading for another instance where one door closes and another opens. So, I thought I’d share with you my reflections and reminiscences of my first redundancy in 2019 and what I learned from it.
In this week’s paid article, I’ve talked about my thoughts on my next career step and how it’s important to follow your own path and be authentically you. Whether you’re leading a team, working solo, or somewhere in between, the key to success lies in staying true to who you are.
I’m often asked whether I’m going to make the leap into solopreneurship and turn Knowing Self Knowing Others into my full-time career. My response? No. As I ponder and plan my next career step, I’ve talked to lots of people. Some are employed, some are freelance, some are consultants, fractional, interim and volunteers. People are walking all sorts of paths to achieve their purpose. Here’s a bit about my thoughts on my professional journey, and how being true to yourself is the only route to take.
I need to share with you my frustration about the world’s worst office offences and management misdemeanours – the PowerPoint crimes. Reports, Scripts and Presenting Backwards. Discover 3 ways to keep yourself from being thrown into professional prison and keep yourself on the right side of presentation law.
I need to share with you my frustration about the world’s worst office offences and management misdemeanours – the PowerPoint crimes. Reports, Scripts and Presenting Backwards. Discover 3 ways to keep yourself from being thrown into professional prison and keep yourself on the right side of presentation law.
Continuing our series of reflections on last week’s NCB Summit, “A shared vision from conception to reception”, Dr Nia Thomas, Director of A Better Start Southend, offers her own takeaways from the event.
One of the most important things I learned from leading a restructure many year ago, was to communicate, communicate, communicate. And when you have nothing to say; communicate some more. Don’t leave people without any news. I mean, who really interprets no news as good news??
One of the most important things I learned from leading a restructure many year ago, was to communicate, communicate, communicate. And when you have nothing to say; communicate some more. Join me as I share with you my experience and five recommendations for good communication and transparency when you’re dealing with big changes that impact lots of people.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how you leave an organisation lately. Probably because I’ll be leaving mine soon. Over the last 6-8 months I’ve been watching people leave my organisation and head on to their next big adventure. It’s prompted me to think about all of the different endings people have had or created for themselves, across my 25 years in work. So, join me on a journey out the door!
In my 25 years in the world of work I’ve seen lots of people come and go. The journey people take out of the door is not always the same. Some strut out of the front door with a bouquet and a big smile. Some fling the door open, breathe a big sigh of relief and never look back. Some choose to slink out of the back door, hoping that no-one notices. And some are walked around the lake, never to be seen again. Join me as I reminisce and share my experiences of saying farewell, goodbye and toodle-oo!