Changing careers is always a huge step. It becomes even more of one when you’re a dad.
Family
The difference between raising sons and daughters
I always thought I'd raise my daughter in exactly the same way as my son. I quickly realised that was a lie...
Blog, Family
My son hated bedtime stories: am I a bad parent?
As an English graduate I both love and understand the importance of books. That's why I found it so difficult when my son refused bed time stories
Blog, Family
A letter to my kids: monitoring their activity
It used to be that parents only knew where their kids were if the kids told them (and weren't lying). Does modern technology solve a problem, or create more?
Insights, Work
Job-searching trends during lockdown
Let's just cut to the chase. Jobs. People want them; companies have them. But who are the companies that have them, and what do they have?
Family
The best gift for Father’s Day (that they’ll never ask for)
What do you get the guy who has everything? Something that he'll never ask for, and maybe doesn't even know that he needs. Time.
Flexible working, Work
Rewriting the WFH rulebook
Working from home means something very different now than it did in 2019. So it makes sense to update the rulebook, right?
Development, Work
People don’t leave jobs. They leave situations
The saying goes that 'people don't leave jobs; they leave managers'. I don't think it's as clear cut as that. I think that people leave situations. Here's why...
Flexible working, Wellbeing
What will happen to flexible working after lockdown?
Everyone is going a bit stir crazy, we all miss face-to-face interactions, and suddenly the idea of getting on the tube to commute to work doesn’t seem so bad after all.
Development, Wellbeing
You need to take advice with a pinch of salt
Advice is great. It provides a different perspective. But do you seek out advice to validate your own actions and provide re-assurance? If so, read on.
