What 9/11 taught me about diverse teams

What 9/11 taught me about diverse teams

It’s a date etched in our memories, all of us recalling where we were at the time.  For me, an early autumn term school day had just finished in South Croydon and I was sat in my form room marking books.   The sounds of teachers’ voices in the corridor...
Endings and why they matter

Endings and why they matter

Put simply, endings matter because we’re human. Our hardwiring for negativity, assumptions and thinking the worst means that in the absence of good (truth or clarity), we’ll invent the less good. When our employer, our friend or our lover fails to...
In partnership with Future Radio

In partnership with Future Radio

This week the first of my ‘Cutting through the Nonsense’ podcasts has been recorded. And I couldn’t be more thrilled to say that this podcast series is in partnership with Future Radio. The incredibly kind people at Future Radio have offered me their studio, their...
Why I turned down a British Empire Medal (BEM)

Why I turned down a British Empire Medal (BEM)

Sometime around 2019, like many who receive this kind of thing, the most unexpected email from the Cabinet Office dropped into my inbox. The sort, in my usual rush, I at first ignored, then read, re-read, assuming some kind of error. As it sunk in and I tried to...