After having our tickets burning a hole in our pockets for a year, we finally got to see Hamilton at the Wales Millennium Centre last week. What a powerful musical and, as well as telling a little-known story, Alexander’s character, struggle and journey shows the importance of being your authentic self….
In a previous blog I suggested that workplace bullying is, more often than not, subtle: disguised as “strong management”, creating a culture of fear of speaking out or saying no, leading to feelings of inadequacy, and often resulting in long term anxiety and stress. It’s all too easy to dwell…
Dominic Raab is aggrieved because two of the eight complaints against him have been upheld, stating that the findings of Adam Tolley KC’s report “set the standard for bullying too low”. How is any level of bullying okay? When will we stop allowing people to hide behind “strong management” as…
Those of you who know me personally, will know that I rarely (much to the annoyance of many and against every bit of advice I dish out) take a proper break. But last week I did! And spent it supporting – in the car, I hasten to add! – a…
As St David’s Day approached, I was thinking about the most famous words attributed to our patron saint , “Do the little things”… How can we interpret that in the context of our profession? You don’t need me to tell you that it’s so often the smallest things that make the…
It’s been a great summer of sport so far. On top of the “usual” calendar of events, we’ve been spoilt with a British and Irish Lions Tour, the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and today the Paralympians take centre stage. We’ve cheered on our favourites, agonised as the unexpected shatters dreams,…
I’ve wondered about this for some time. Why are some of the most devastating natural occurrences named after people?! Remember Storm Dennis in early 2020? He wreaked havoc across the whole country, causing widespread damage to thousands of people. Then along came Storm Ellen in the summer, compounding the disruption. …
It finally seems as though Wales is making a big step towards reopening, and as we have been hearing for some time, the “new normal” is going to be very different to life pre-Covid 19. It’s going to be a long process; we’re still a considerable way from any form…
Back to the future office “Next Saturday night, we’re sending you back to the future,” are the words uttered by Prof Emmett Brown to Marty in the 1985 film “Back to the Future”. And for many workers across Wales, returning to the workplace feels the same. Back to the future. …
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…
