I work better under pressure! I really believed this. When working on my first dissertation I was still writing the night before the deadline. I also had a bubble jet printer which took hours to print. I now wonder what...
Category: Seeing the Vision
Seeing the Vision
Jumping with Joy!
Yesterday I saw a grown man jumping with joy at the prospect of his children going back to school. He explained the impact schools reopening would have on his children, their social and emotional wellbeing while receiving a full education...
The Power of Silence
What does silence do for you? I find when I am in my office alone, I put on music to fill the silence. I sometimes find myself singing along and turning the music up little by little. I hadn’t really...
Thinking Strategically!
Do you ever look back at strategy from past years and celebrate what has been achieved? I always think about strategy as a future focus, but recently I found a strategy I created in 2018. I was amazed and elated...
The Cycle of Uncertainty
For many years I found myself worrying about what might be in my career. I worried about organisational change, reorganisations, mergers, acquisitions, disposals and delivering a role that had a meaningful impact on the business and the people I...
Paying it Forward!
Mentoring at the University of Aberdeen is a true learning experience. I have had the pleasure of fantastic mentees across a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. My mentees to date have all been international students (Swedish, French, Greek/Polish...