How to get women to apply for your senior job
One sentence in a job advert about valuing diversity is below minimum effort to ensure more women apply for senior jobs, especially if all the other company signals are smelly.
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Improving representation on boards
“Iesha, what’s you opinion on how youth focused charities can have more Black representation on their boards?” Well…
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Creating change in organisations
People in leadership roles often have to implement change. I share what I learnt from implementing a peer coaching program when I was a teacher and the lessons it taught me about creating organisational change in various sectors. Background Almost a decade ago I was an assistant head teacher in a school that was doing […]
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5 ways to improve nature connectedness
Nature connectedness is a person’s sense of their relationship with nature. It has been linked to positive wellbeing. This article outlines 5 research informed ways to improve nature connectedness. They could form a framework for activities for young people and other members of society who would benefit from wellbeing gains associated with nature. You are […]
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Avoiding back and neck pain when working at home
Practical tools to avoid back pain for people who use laptops at home.
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What if… education policy was shaped by a commitment to social justice?
Education policy underpinned by social justice would banish the myth of parental choice.
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Trailblazers: Women Leading the way. Best panel event I’ve been to this year.
“If you want a friend in politics get a dog.” Lessons from a great panel event Last week I was working in Manchester on Wednesday and Leamington Spa on Thursday. I had several hours’ train travel ahead and realised that I’d booked a ticket for an event on Tuesday in London ages ago. On Sunday […]
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How leaders should communicate to implement change
Without effective communication from leaders to create staff buy-in any strategy or change will ultimately be unsuccessful. Here are some tips for leadership communication .
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How to communicate when things go wrong- lessons from my train driver
You can influence how people react when something goes wrong by the way you communicate with them. Here are some lessons I learnt from my train driver during a recent delayed train journey.
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How to be useful and build great professional relationships
I’ve been told that the key to success is to be useful to people. Read on to find four ways that you can implement this week to be useful, successful and build great professional relationships