Indulge me
It’s my birthday today, and at 58, I am now the age my Nan was when I was born. Please indulge me for a while longer; I’m not going anywhere.
Category: Random
What grinds my gears…headshots
Another in the occasional series where I let off some steam and poke fun at the workplace. As always, this post is just for fun and a bit of teasing, so don’t take it personally! This time, it’s the omnipresent professional headshot. To the men reading: the black-tie photo is not your professional headshot.You wore… Read More What grinds my gears…headshots
It’s all about ME
We get requests for people to be on Women Talking About Learning and truly welcome the opportunity to encourage more women to speak about topics they have a passion about. And then the process gets hijacked. We’ll get an email from someone wanting to propose their boss; we say, ‘Yeah, but these are the topics.’… Read More It’s all about ME
Your priorities
I’ll not be watching the England World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Not because I don’t want to but because I’ll be watching System of a Down live for the first time. I’ll be with my eldest son, and we could have swerved the gig to watch the game, but he’s not really a football fan;… Read More Your priorities
Professional cost
I was reading an article last week about leadership pipelines and diversity. In the list of 10 systemic barriers to advancement, one stood out for me: Mental health stigma. “Invisible disabilities are still stigmatised. You hide it because you want to be seen as capable.” Organisations accommodate physical disabilities but rarely neurodiversity or mental health… Read More Professional cost