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
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
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
I’ll keep calling it out. Last week I saw an event later this year with a genuinely balanced speaker lineup. But they’re promoting their podcast alongside it, so I had a look. Eight episodes of one-to-one interviews with eight guests. Here’s the diversity breakdown: Or to put it plainly: all men. All white. All but… Read More You keep doing it…
I know I get stuff wrong. When I write something like the 50 more Big Ideas for example, I ‘know’ some people will be looking at it and criticising, challenging and probably laughing. As Seth Godin so brilliantly put this week, if people aren’t laughing behind your back: …it’s possible you’re not being bold enough,… Read More Comedic interludes