Aug 30August month notes — nurturing sustainable changesAugust saw my first visit to a large scale health laundry. It was eye opening to see what happens behind the scenes. Without a professional laundry service 90% of hospitals would be forced to close after 1 day. …Sustainability5 min readSustainability5 min read
Jul 31July month notes — plastic free challengeWhile July has felt like a wash-out in terms of the weather, I’m starting to get into a groove with balancing my roles. Along with getting up to speed with the textiles industry. In particular, I’ve really enjoyed running a company plastic free July challenge. …Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
Jun 30June month notes — 3 month net zero milestoneWhere is 2023 going! As we come to the end of June we’re half-way through the year already! This is my third instalment of my month-notes. This means I’ve done my first 3 months at Swiscot. It’s been a steep learning curve coming into the industry. I’m loving the challenge…Sustainability5 min readSustainability5 min read
May 31May Month Notes — Infinite insightsIn the spirit of working in the open and continuing with regular blog posts here’s my second instalment of my month notes. Each update I’ll include a general reflection for each month, a digital and sustainability section and wrap up with achievements Mental health at work — supporting staff who…Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
Apr 28April Month notes — from Tech to TextilesIn the spirit of working in the open and continuing with regular blog posts I’m going to attempt to do month notes ( rather than weeknotes). This is inspired by Simon Wakeman. …Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
Mar 13Creating inclusion and safety through check-in questionsAs I’m looking out for my next role to help build high-performing psychologically safe teams I wanted to share my experience of the power of check-in questions. I first properly started using check-in questions during the pandemic and then more so in 2021 when I moved to the Co-op Customer…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Mar 7Another IWD and the inequity of Burnout is realThe theme for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is #EmbraceEquity. It’s a reminder that equal opportunities aren’t enough. That we need to remember that people start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action. An area of inequity that requires more attention is burnout in women…3 min read3 min read
Jan 28What I learned from a compassion course?My last blog post shared my reflections from attending an introduction to Buddhism course. Following on from the introduction I signed up for a going deeper course on the topic of compassion. Earlier in the year I wrote about my journey of learning to practice compassion. …Meditation5 min readMeditation5 min read
Oct 15, 2022What I learned from an introduction to Buddhist meditation courseOne area I wanted to consolidate this year was re-establishing my mindfulness practice. Back in 2017 I did a 365 day meditation challenge and learned more about the different types of meditations. I happened to pop into the Manchester Buddhist centre in the Northern Quarter over the summer to get…Meditation6 min readMeditation6 min read
Sep 7, 2022Part 2 A retro template and activity for stewarding the closure of a teamHow did I start off to design an appropriate retro for bringing the team to a close? I knew I wanted to do something that would reflect the care we’d taken in building up our team culture. I’ve seen a friend go through the motions of having to bring a…Retrospectives5 min readRetrospectives5 min read
