Thinking Out Loud
A place for work-in-progress ideas
A Collection of thoughts are shaping the work I do, and might be useful for you too.
Reflections from coaching rooms.
Things I notice in leadership conversations.
Questions that stay with me after an event, a session, or a decision.
Some pieces are short.
Some aren’t.
Most start because something didn’t sit right… and I wanted to understand why.
Tis the season to be jolly…
For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I wish you all the fah-la-la-la-la-ing your heart desires. But as you’re doing that, please take a beat to remember that not everyone around you will be celebrating Christmas, and we need to talk about why…
The problem with Lady Hussey and *that* question.
There will be times when we will all be curious to know more about a person we’re talking to. And we very well may want to know where they are from… HOWEVER… We need to be conscious of our motivation behind this curiosity – and what we do with the answers we are given.
What is transphobia?
The world is becoming an increasingly unsafe and hostile place for trans people, and the UK is no exception. So what is transphobia?
3 Ways to be Anti-Racist TODAY!
We live in a world now where simply not being racist is not enough to turn the tide. We must move to a position of being actively anti-racist to make real and long-lasting change possible.
Racism: Who benefits?
Racism is a huge issue. It has been centuries in the making, and it is so inter-woven in the fabric of society that a collection of articles isn’t going to revolutionise anything. But it will provide you with a level of understanding, for you to confidently challenge situations that you feel are not ok, and to create open dialogue about how racism shows up in your work, your home and your life.
What white people need to understand about racism
Most white people believe that racism is simply a case of not liking Black or Brown people, saying offensive things, or belonging to certain racist groups or organisation.