I have written about this before; I have clinical anxiety that is managed with medication and CBT, but it’s still there. It doesn’t go away, and it’s part of who I am. I had a conversation recently that reminded me why I post about this. Because people look at me and don’t see it. They… Read More Fine Is Complicated
You can prepare for everything: the slides, the mic, the sound, the room, the speakers, the notes, and the images. And then, midway through the session, you lose power for a fraction of a second, and you disappear. You can always prepare, but some things will always trip you up. The response isn’t to prepare… Read More Preparation
I’m really pleased to be joining the judging panel for the CIPD People Management Awards 2026. One of the genuine benefits of a role like this is seeing work that rarely gets visibility. Organisations doing rigorous, grounded people practice tend not to shout about it. Awards panels are one of the few places where that… Read More Seeing Real Work
Showing up day after day is tough. The demand is familiar: more, faster, better. AI makes it feel achievable but it probably isn’t, at least not in the way people expect. Speed without diagnosis produces more of the wrong thing, faster. AI amplifies that problem before you notice it. The professionals holding their ground right… Read More Showing up
It was International Women’s Day on Sunday. You’ll have seen thousands of posts on LinkedIn – it was even mentioned at Crufts as “International Ladies Day” – that in itself is telling in how the speaker considers women. The task, as always after IWD, is to do a check-in in 10 days and 10 weeks.… Read More Sweeping up