For those who are considered “office workers” there are a number of different aspects of the working day. Pre pandemic (to be generic) there would have been a day scattered with meetings, key messages being delivered by leadership (or maybe you are the leadership delivering), solving problems and building relationships with teams. Our workplaces areContinue reading “We don’t need another meeting”
Category Archives: Leadership
We need to look after ourselves
So I have not been able to write recently – life has gotten very busy. A combination of family and work related challenges has meant that I needed to focus elsewhere and to unwind I have been trying to spend more time outside enjoying the natural world. Particularly as the evenings have become lighter IContinue reading “We need to look after ourselves”
Look after your time and yourself
We live in a world with increased pressures on our lives. There are demands on our time at every turn. I have felt this for probably the last 10 years (hint: child one was born 10 years ago). It is easy to be overwhelmed by everything but over the 10 years I have learnt withContinue reading “Look after your time and yourself”
I’m gonna love me again
The voice inside my head is the one I hear…. Over the course of the week I have shared some personal stories and thoughts around mental health and yesterday hosted a video call with a number of colleagues from the Leeds office (thankfully only 20 showed on my screen so I can pretend the restContinue reading “I’m gonna love me again”
A need for learn new skills
Over the last 18 months I have heard many stories about how people have handled working during the pandemic. From having to set my parents up to allow my mum to work from home (thankfully Dad retired!) to hearing others having to learn new skills to allow them to do the work they are requiredContinue reading “A need for learn new skills”
Completing a personal challenge
So on one of the hottest days of the year we thought it would be a great idea to, well climb a mountain. I mean what else would you do on a hot day. In February 2020, me and Kate decided we would climb Snowdon. Thankfully a pandemic put a stop on that for aContinue reading “Completing a personal challenge”
Making home working a success
Working at home can be a positive experience. You just need to make sure you are prepared. With more people working remotely, you need to think about how you create an environment that allows this time spent to be productive. Remote working is a part of the future way of working and therefore we needContinue reading “Making home working a success”
New World. New Skills
Back in September 2020, over a couple of days I had the opportunity to take part in the PwC UK digital academy. The digital academies (delivered virtually) are in place to help digitally transform our workforce allowing us to utilise data to solve business challenges. Some people may have insight into Alteryx and Tableau alreadyContinue reading “New World. New Skills”
It’s all about being well!
We all seek to improve our wellbeing. This may be intentional or inadvertent. We may feel tired so go to bed – this is looking after our wellbeing equally as much as someone who isn’t necessarily tired but knows they need 7-9 hours. Our ability to thrive in the modern world depends on our abilityContinue reading “It’s all about being well!”
Planes, trains and swimming lessons
A blog from a few years ago, still relevant in today’s world. I recently read a statistic that 42% of the UK’s working age carers are male but only 72% are in employment. It that good or bad? It feels bad and has certainly made me think about my own personal situation. I’m just aContinue reading “Planes, trains and swimming lessons”
Words of Wilko 