As 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…

The 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…

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. …

One 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…

How 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…

Supporting the closure of a team — leadership tips and a closure retro template Back in Feb 2020 I delivered a talk at Mind The Product (MTP) conference in Manchester. The concept of the talk was that a delivery manager’s role is to help a team iterate. …

Last May I had an opportunity to join the newly formed Customer Experience team, where I worked as a Lead Delivery Manager on a secondment basis. I had been looking for a way to help me develop as a leader in Co-op and luckily got the chance to work with…

Following on from my last post on mustering the courage to take a much needed pause after reaching a point of burnout, this next post looks at how I’ve practically been cultivating my self-compassion. Seeking professional support I have spoken before in a previous post about why counselling is ok…

2022 is turning out to be a year of learning more about myself. Back in January, I chose a word to set the intention for my year: consolidate. However, what I didn’t anticipate was just how true this would be. That it would relate to me consolidating myself. The word…