New term, new look
Hello again. It’s been so long since I last wrote a blog, wrote in detail for others to read. It’s hopefully the start of a regular practice again. Not least …
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Keep stepping
This is the fifth and final blog from my day at the CIPD Midlands Area Partnership. Our final large session is from Joy Marsden and she launches straight in to …
Future technologies
This is the fourth in a series of short blogs from the CIPD Midlands Area Partnership event. After a good lunch we move back to breakout sessions and I’ve opted …
New organisations, new jobs
This is the third in a series of short blogs from the CIPD Midlands Area Partnership event. Having had the big headlines from our keynote speakers it’s now time to …
Building workplaces for the future
This is the second in a series of short blogs from the CIPD Midlands Area Partnership event. A keynote is always a difficult gig. Plenty of expectations – particularly if …
Brexit Breakfast
This is the first of a series of short blogs from the CIPD Midlands Area Partnership event. First up I went to the “Brexit Breakfast” from Richard Barker and Abisola …
The MAP is not the territory
I love maps, always have. From my first tentative adventures with a compass as a child to qualifying as a Mountain Leader they have helped me make sense of the world. From life …
Loyal Antagonism
I was listening to a podcast last week. The screenwriter of the Imitation Game was being interviewed about the creative process and the many challenges he had faced whilst preparing …
Informed choice
It’s good that the conversation with my current psychiatrist is actually a proper dialogue. We talk about what matters – to both of us. I’ve made it clear that I’d …
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The first round of the table always leaves me watchful for the little niggles between colleagues, the hierarchy being established, power being displayed and measured. It’s the kind of place where everyone quickly …