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Marketing Magic

Marketing Magic

Posted on 26 November 2025 by

I often feel like I could have been in advertising.  I’ve never been glamorous enough to have been able to make it really, but the sparkle of a career á […]

What’s My Job Again?

What’s My Job Again?

Posted on 22 October 2025 by

Last month I talked about the “Call for Help” box within my Elements of Improvement model and this month I want to talk about a box which is giving me […]

Defensive Organising

Defensive Organising

Posted on 2 June 2025 by

When you care about Business School External Engagement you have to care about LinkedIn.  After the painful takeover of Twitter, the ruthless replacement of a cute, blue bird by the […]

McMullin’s Tandem of Co-Production

McMullin’s Tandem of Co-Production

Posted on 27 April 2025 by

I can pinpoint my love of delicious words and descriptive narratives to a really rather brilliant English teacher I had at senior school, Miss Ducroq, who showed us how exciting […]

Double Meanings

Double Meanings

Posted on 2 October 2024 by

There are lots of times when I’m teaching lean and I share a Japanese word, such as ‘Andon’ or ‘Kaizen’ or ‘Hoshin Kanri’, where I say what the word means […]

Lifetime Loyalty and Taylor Swift

Lifetime Loyalty and Taylor Swift

Posted on 1 July 2024 by

I’ve been very lucky to have been to some amazing gigs, festivals, hot tub holidays and cool girl city breaks in my life (pro tip - always seek out a […]

Hungry Cultures

Hungry Cultures

Posted on 17 December 2023 by

If you’ve read a few of these blogs you’ll know that I collect business phrases and new terminologies like some kind of airport business book magpie. There are those that […]

Moving on Up

Moving on Up

Posted on 1 October 2023 by

Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Taylor Swift. My love for her has kind of grown though. I didn’t used to be as obsessed as I am now. The […]

Institutional Flapping

Institutional Flapping

Posted on 2 April 2023 by

I’ve recently taken on a new, one day a week, role in Cardiff University as the Flexible Learning Academic Partner (FLAP).  Not the most attractive of acronyms but I’m rolling […]

Organisational Tempo

Organisational Tempo

Posted on 5 January 2023 by

The Christmas and New Year period is the best holiday in the academic calendar because Cardiff University literally shuts. (I’m sure that there will be some people who have to […]