For me, Halloween marks the start of the count-down to Christmas, with cold frosty mornings and dark starry nights. And, though not this year, plenty of little goblins, witches and gangs of batmen on our doorsteps, looking more gruesome and scary with each passing year – a tradition harking back…
Each year, the Oxford English Dictionary adds new words to its collection. Such gems as “YOLO”, “selfie”, “hangry” have recently being accepted as part of our official 21st century vocabulary. Maybe the next edition will include a raft of lockdown lingo – we’re on a coronacoaster, coronadosing on quarantinis that…
Runners talk about “hitting the wall” when doing long runs or marathons. Something suddenly changes, leaving them drained and struggling to keep going. (Those of you who know me will know that this is hearsay rather than experience speaking!) 10 weeks in, I hit the Covid-wall. As I shared a…
I’m a bit of an old-hand at “home-working” because of many years spent running my own HR consultancy business and travelling a lot to engage with clients across the country. In a typical day, desk-time would be very early in the morning before I hit the road, or in the…
The coronavirus outbreak has proven just how central work is to all our lives. Not only does work give us financial security and a sense of purpose and belonging, this crisis has also reminded us how much we all rely on the work of others – be it healthcare professionals,…
