How women in universities are being affected by COVID-19 As a career coach who works with women in higher education, I am increasingly aware of the negative impact the corona virus is having on the professional and personal lives of women in academia. The mounting evidence shows how COVID-19 has magnified the gender inequalities that
Karen Llewellyn
Immerse yourself in green
How immersing yourself in green spaces can have positive health benefits Yesterday I played golf – the first time in 9 weeks. Weirdly, I felt safe – credit due to my golf club’s excellent planning – and yes, I felt hugely advantaged to return to a favourite activity. Amidst our shared uncertainty in relaxing the
Shifting Stories
How changing the stories we tell ourselves can transform how we think and behave Have you ever decided that you aren’t very good at something and told yourself “that’s it – I can’t bake/ draw/ run/ do technology… it’s the story of my life”? Well, according to Andrew Scott, the author of Shifting Stories
Time to think…? In teams
Take your Thinking Environment into a team context and transform the effectiveness of team meetings My previous blog [Timetothinktake5] focused on a simple way to develop a Thinking Partnership, drawing on Nancy Kline’s idea of a Thinking Environment. This piece takes that idea beyond the two of you – Thinker and Listener – to adopting
