Those of you who follow me on Linkedin will know I have a long history of designing and facilitating workshops for corporate clients, mainly in the branding, marketing and media space. Those of you who regularly read my blog, or follow me on twitter, will know that I've been through the wars recently following a … Continue reading Leaning into Uncertainty
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What cancer taught me about living with uncertainty
Photo: me, a few days post op, modelling my new glasses. This is the level of excitement possible while sporting fresh stitches I’ll kick off with a bit of context. I was diagnosed with Endometrial Cancer in 2018, although the diagnosis was a very long time coming. Women, I cannot stress enough how important it … Continue reading What cancer taught me about living with uncertainty
The New Work – Embracing Flexibility
(Gratuitous photo of sunny day outdoor working last year, have high hopes for this year) A few weeks ago I attended The New Work's "Embracing Flexibility" event. It is one of the few work events I've been to that has had such a female dominated audience, which is unsurprising if you consider how important the … Continue reading The New Work – Embracing Flexibility
Making your awards entries shine
When I used to work in Media Agencies, one of my favourite jobs used to be proofreading and editing the various awards entries we were pulling together from across the agency. It was a great way to see what innovative work was being done by the different teams, work I might otherwise only had a … Continue reading Making your awards entries shine
My one year freelance anniversary
8th April 2016 was my last day as a full time employee, with me starting my first freelancing gig on 11th April. I already shared a lot of what I've learned along the way as a freelancer a few months ago, when I reflected on my first 9 months. To celebrate my 1 year anniversary … Continue reading My one year freelance anniversary
Attack of the Post It Notes
In the world of advertising we love a brainstorm (ideation session/workshop/ "bespoke agency name for it"). There seems to be this deeply held belief that if you want to be really creative and come up with original ideas, the best way to do it is to shut a group of people away in a room … Continue reading Attack of the Post It Notes
Diversity and creativity
Diversity, and broader accessibility to opportunities, have always been subjects close to my heart. If I had one wish for humanity, it would be that we could construct a world that allows all people to live their best possible lives. There is this very dangerous assumption, by many in a position of privilege, that offering "equal opportunities" … Continue reading Diversity and creativity
Professional identity crisis
In April 2016 I quit a great job to go self employed, and free up more time for my writing. The hardest thing with this transition has been trying to explain what I do in social situations. Let's face it "what do you do?", or variations thereof, is one of the first questions you're asked when … Continue reading Professional identity crisis
Appraisal Dread
I know I'm not the only person who has experienced dread before their work appraisal. I used to think I was, but once I started being open about my feelings I discovered very quickly that appraisal dread is a disturbingly wide-spread thing. The problem is that people don't talk about it, it's one of those … Continue reading Appraisal Dread
My first 9 months as a freelancer
In April of 2016 I took the plunge and decided to go freelance. There were several reasons for this: I'd been working on a novel for years but kept being distracted by the pressures of an intense day job, so the whole process was starting to feel like a frustrating game of snakes and ladders, … Continue reading My first 9 months as a freelancer
