I mentioned the other day that I’d finished an assignment last week so this week is about taking time to tidy up. Some of these things are emails, admin, and receipts – the small jobs that, if left and ignored, develop into substantial and significant tasks. More important this week and next are the relationships,… Read More Tidy up
It’s my last day to day today with the Test and Trace team at the Department of Health and Social Care. The team – Caroline, Anthony, John and Terese – have been amazing to work with. I’ve been here since December and the work has been hard – really hard at times – and as… Read More ‘Proper’ results
2 days ago I wrote about mental health and the post received less than a fifth of the views of the post the day before, and less than a third of the views of the post yesterday. I’d love it to be that it was because the previous posts were so insightful, on point and… Read More Keeping quiet
Yesterday, I saw my friend Sukh Pabial has been recruiting for a new venture. What was different was the way he recruited – no CVs, just a cover letter to meet 3 questions he set for the applicants. I’ve mentioned that we need to think about flexible working and flexible learning differently – I’m interested… Read More Flexible recruitment
It was Mental Health Awareness Week from the 10th to the 16th May. You might remember; there were lots of posts, articles and corporate noise about how organisations were supporting people’s mental health. Everyone and their dog had a webinar, a workshop, a comms campaign and a dedicated intranet page. Success will have been measured… Read More Out of date
Lost and Desperate 