A new pavement etiquette?
February 25, 2021
Going outdoors at the moment is fraught with danger isn’t it? And not just due to the risk of picking up Covid-19. Having to keep our distance from other human beings on often narrow pavements isn't easy. On daily walks I have noticed certain types who make this spati...
Something missing?
January 15, 2021
The global health crisis is sharpening our understanding of leadership and what has been lacking. There is inspiration out there if we are willing to learn. ...
Feeling switched off?
October 30, 2020
Why working online isn’t always the joyous experience it’s cracked up to be.
Imagine a meeting. In a room. With other humans. You know – old school from back in the mists of time – say last year. How would we have felt if people had said:
‘You have frozen.’
‘You sound like a dalek.’
‘Where did you go?’
‘You are melting… You l...
Do less with more: handling lockdown's flatness
July 22, 2020
Inspiring hope: Samuel Remi-Akinwale
June 22, 2020
This blog collection is dedicated to people who are changing our society for the better. I feel privileged to know them and to have worked with them.
If I ever risk losing hope, I only have to think of them and their work to regain it....
Inspiring hope: Jass Thethi
June 18, 2020
This blog collection is dedicated to people who are changing our society for the better. They are asking new and important questions. I feel privileged to know them and to have worked with them.
If I ever risk losing hope, I only have to think of them and their work to regai...
What is it like to be deaf under lockdown? Might our experience as deaf people, strangely, give us some advantages? And how could these advantages benefit everyone looking for ways to handle life under lockdown? Here are five reflections and related tips....
Should we be building hope into HR policies?
April 15, 2019
Here is a question for you:
Should HR policy development start from:
a) legal compliance and risk avoidance
or
b) a values-based ethos?
Difficult, right? I posed this question to a group of post-graduate HR Management students at Leeds Business School recently. This was part...
Summary
This article describes the process and timeline of applying for an Access to Work grant to support a key business trip to Myanmar (Burma) for me as the deaf Director of a thriving and growing social enterprise, Result CIC.
The key points:
I applied 6 weeks before travelling ...
Keep going! 3 tips for feeling calmer in a time of turmoil
February 5, 2018
There is so much change and uncertainty at the moment. This can knock our confidence. How can we protect our well being?...
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