For Christmas and birthday this year I decided that I wanted books. Real, hold-in-the-hand, flick-a-page, smell-the-paper books. In the end I bought 18 brilliant business books and here’s my review of the very first one I’ve read in 2023…. ‘Mindset - Changing the way...
Happy new year! As we head in to 2023, here are my watchwords for the year; the things that will dominate the world of work and impact our organisations, give us the opportunity to grow and work out way out of challenges and be the resounding drivers of change….....
In the first week of January, I set out my watchwords for 2022: self-awareness, purpose, kindness, connection, tolerance, acceptance, knowledge, innovation, care and learning. As the year comes to a close I thought I would reflect on my hopes and hunches to see if it...
Over the last 4 years I’ve been the new kid in lots of contexts. Jobs, volunteering roles, geographies and homes. Every new beginning has been facilitated by the preparation and kindness of others and here’s what I’ve learned…… Plan new people’s induction and welcome...
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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...
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)...