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Job Levels for All!

Job Levels for All!

In my research questionnaire, I wanted people from all over the Welsh public service to identify their job level. I looked at organisational stratification literature which mainly came from the private sector and military. They offered weird and wonderful job levels...

Rocks and Opinions

When we seek to find out what people think, we often use questionnaires. In researching self awareness, lots of studies used questionnaires. Very few used interviews or diaries. It made me think about quantitative versus qualitative methods. I discovered there’s a big...

Auf Wiedersehen, Sabine Schmitz!

Auf Wiedersehen, Sabine Schmitz!

Today I was saddened to learn of the death of Sabine Schmitz. Everyone who likes cars and watched Top Gear will too, I’m sure, be feeling a little blue. Sabine was the Queen of the Nurburgring and the epitome of Girl Power. I first saw her on Top Gear racing a transit...

A Year in Our Life

A Year in Our Life

It’s been a whole year. 17th March 2020 was the last time I went to the office in the Before. Today is the 16th March 2021. Today I went to the office for my second vaccine. It’s a strange way to celebrate a new year. When we left the office in 2020, we thought it...

Leaders, Leaders Everywhere!

If you read the literature about leadership, you’ll notice that it’s weighted towards the idea that leadership sits with people in senior roles. A number of the journal articles that I looked at focussed on individuals either in senior positions or training to take on...

Presenting Just Got Better

Presenting Just Got Better

This week I’ve attended a conference and two workshops, and have been impressed by all three. Speakers have been engaging, backdrops have added value and the tech has been stable. I’ve talked about presentations before - about preparation, style of delivery and how...

Remote Leadership

Remote Leadership

Today I had the absolute privilege to join the Centre for Army Leadership's conference on Remote Leadership. Each presenter was absolutely excellent. Here are a few of my take home messages… To achieve effective remote leadership there needs to be a devolution of...

Take Back Control

Take Back Control

Sometimes you have to take back control. When things don’t go as planned and you’re buffeted off course, you have to take control. In my 20 years in the public sector, too often I’ve heard stories of colleague that were promised project opportunities, jobs and pay...

Just Exhausting!

Just Exhausting!

It’s exhausting, isn’t it? Not the kind of exhausting when you’ve spent a 16 hour shift caring for patients in Intensive Care. It’s a different kind of exhausting. It’s like when you’ve been on a long car journey and done nothing but sit and watch road signs. When I...

International Women’s Day 2021

International Women’s Day 2021

Today I’ve been reflecting on some of the women who have guided & inspired me… My English Teacher. She was cool, respected and did the best for us pupils. Once she took us to a regional competition. My first memory of a world outside school. She made me love...