Empowering Everyone’s Voices

Empowering Everyone’s Voices

A couple of weekends ago, sorting through some old boxes I came across some of my school reports. Which raised some chuckles – ‘as Michelle says, she is not an athlete.’ But in particular, I was struck by the amount of times throughout my educational career,...
Engaging Authentically

Engaging Authentically

Authenticity.   It’s one of those things that matters to me so much that I made it a value of the Engaging People Company.   It is so important that we are empowered and supported to be our authentic selves. But when we can be, well, just us, we are more...
Is that clear?

Is that clear?

We’re pleased to share with you a guest blog from Gemma Easterbrook, a senior communications specialist. Gemma shares her thoughts on the importance of clarity in communications – read on to find out more….   I want to be clear.  Let me be absolutely clear. Is...
Is it safe to engage?

Is it safe to engage?

I shuffled uncomfortably in my chair. ‘Is she two metres away from me? Or much closer’, I mused. ‘Do we need to wear masks at this distance when we’re seated? Or not?’ I wondered further.   The questions bounced around my head like a volley at Wimbledon, leaving...
Freeing Choice Through Non-Judgement

Freeing Choice Through Non-Judgement

A linguistic misunderstanding created much amusement over the weekend – and a memory to treasure too. My daughter had asked my husband: ‘What do you want for your birthday?’ ‘A lie-in,’ he’d replied, with the weariness of one who hasn’t slept properly in five years....
Finding work / life harmony

Finding work / life harmony

‘Work life balance’ is something that we have talked about for years – how can we achieve that perfect equilibrium between our professional and personal life? It is a question that has come into sharp focus now as what we have thought about as perhaps entirely...