Category: Workplace
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What are we busy avoiding?
Ask almost anyone how they are and the answer arrives instantly. “Busy.” Sometimes it is said with a sigh and an eyeroll. Sometimes with a strange sense of pride. Occasionally both reactions at the same time!…
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Recharging for Success: Unleash Your Superpowers!
Hey, I hope you’ve had a good week? – I headed to Switzerland for a few days to do some visitor and employee experience mapping workshops. It served as a reminder that I am great at…
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Why Hybrid isn’t Working (Part 2).
Hello, Following on from part 1 where I covered: definitions, gaps, the employee voice, proximity bias and technology. Here comes a part 2 brief summary, of just why Hybrid isn’t working. Issue 6: The post-pandemic hangover…
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Hybrid Working: Where are we now?
Hello Fellow Humans, 3 years ago we were unaware of the shit storm that was about to unfold. What a ride it has been and after the period of trauma inducing events; we’re certainly scarred and…
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Adulting is hard; it’s time to play
Hey Everybody! Today’s writing is a bit different. A bit less work related. A bit more me related. When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I wanted to go to work, earn…
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The work trance: can we escape the vortex?
Why do you work? How many hours do you currently work each week? Are you in a work trance? Is work having a negative impact on your wellbeing, leisure, or family life? What do you want…
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2022: The approaches and behaviours needed for your people to thrive
Happy New Year! Firstly, you won’t see any predictions here – I just want to share how I am approaching Workplace Strategy during these crazy times and offer you some guidance, support, an ear, a shoulder……
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Workplace Technology and COVID-19.
Perspex screens, hazard tape and PPE will allow a few boxes to be ticked but it will only take the return to the Workplace so far. How safe would you feel arriving at a workplace to…
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I can’t believe it’s taken a pandemic…
My last blog, just 3 weeks ago, on ways of working in relation to Video Conferencing during CoVid-19 seems like a lifetime ago. Like many, day 1 was great, day 2 was great, day 3 was…
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Covid(eo Conferencing)-19
As the virus spreads so does the concern of the economic impact. The companies that are already offering remote working will see little to no disruption to their businesses. Twitter, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Indeed, L’Oreal,…
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Misfit. Trouble Maker. Rebel?
During a recent coffee with my first boss she said, “Well, you used to call things a spade, and now it’s a shovel, so at least you’ve calmed down a little bit”. I wasn’t entirely sure…
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The Official SFJ Top 20.
My #100bookchallenge has finally(!) come to an end. 15,194 pages read (58 Books). 4,711 minutes of listening (26 books). I believe it’s crucial to reflect on why I started this challenge: I love learning, I wanted…