Create your own closure…

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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…

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When is ANY level of bullying okay?

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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…

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Well that was different…

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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…

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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

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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…

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Stormy weather at work

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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. …

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Back to the office

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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. …

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Behind the mask

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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…

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Zoom Doom

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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…

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