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Recharging Batteries

Recharging Batteries

Posted on 27 December 2025 by

I’m writing this blog on the last day of work, just before a delicious two weeks of leave.  By the time you’ll be reading this my leave will be over […]

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 […]