by Joanna Farnsworth This time last year I wrote about my optimistically realistic intentions for 2020, so you may wonder how did that go in what has been one of the most challenging years many of us will have ever lived through? Looking back now I wonder if we should have seen this coming but …
Going beyond flexible hours – By Secret Surveyor
Here’s a little story that some of you may find familiar:- You work in construction, moving between sites and meetings. Life is already a juggle with a small child at home and nursery hours that do not align with working hours. Then lockdown arrives and, whilst the government and your boss tell you that you’re …
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Redundancy. What next? – By Natasha Stone
However it may feel, you’re not the worst person in the room, you’re not the weak link. I promise you this. Redundancy is always a difficult topic, there’s often a tranche of posts extolling the virtues of ‘Best thing that happened to me, gave me a kick to get on with what I wanted to …
WWTSD? by Sara Cameron
I want to talk about doing the right thing. No, this isn’t a reference to Spike Lee’s film from 1989 ‘Do the right thing’, although 30 years on it is sadly still as relevant as it was then. It looked for answers in the everyday, and demonstrated that the everyday is full of flash-points and …
Don’t stand alongside – stand in front – By Natasha Stone
Observing the news unfold over the last week, I can’t even begin to imagine how the BAME community are feeling at the moment. I’ve been watching events unfold with abject horror, disgust and such a deep sadness of feeling so useless that it pales into insignificance with the enormity of it all. Black lives matter. …
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