I love this beautifully written piece – and wanted to share it with you. It gives us an inspired take on what it really means to work, and what we receive in return: ‘Speak to us of Work’ – an excerpt, by Kahlil Gibran from his much celebrated book ‘The Prophet’, first published in 1923. […]
The purpose of this blog is to acknowledge how it is possible for people to be silenced – be it at work or in any situation where there is a power differential. I make specific reference to the Hillsborough disaster of 1989. This blog is not intended to be an indepth exploration of the events […]
I have worked with so many organisations which although they have mission and vision statements in place- do not actually live by or follow them. Usually the staff do not know what the company vision and mission statements are and moreover, if they do, they do not believe in them – they see their organisations’ […]
Networking is key to running a successful business. Why? Well networking is an opportunity to get ‘out there’ and and tell people about your services. You cannot get customers if your customers don’t know you exist. So networking is a important way of increasing your profile and growing your business. See my previous *document about […]
This blog will share some ideas of ways to ease yourself back to work (after the Christmas break) and maintain some of the rest and relaxation you enjoyed over Christmas. Coming back to work after the Christmas holidays can be a real chore. If you’re like me, you’ve spent more than a week over the […]
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What do we know of ourselves? And do we take note of what we know? We have established that to succeed in the way we want, requires that we are resolute in our resolutions. This demands of us that we change our habits and thus preceding this requires that we are aware of our habits […]
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This blog is for Occupational Therapists who might be considering leaping into the world of running their own OT practice. It will discuss the pros and cons of working independently compared with being employed by the NHS (or private healthcare) I just attended the COTSS-IP Conference 2013 (College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Occupational […]
This blog explores the idea of reverse feedback in the workplace and the benefits of this to both parties in the employer – employee dynamic. How often in the workplace have you been asked by your manager to rate their performance? I have only been asked once. And this has me wondering why? How else […]