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Age of indifference
Did you know the Collins dictionary word of 2022 was ‘Permacrisis’? The word means the feeling of living through a period of war, inflation, and political instability. Over the last few years we have been through a lot and news headlines have been relentlessly bleak — Brexit, a global pandemic, wars, strikes, violence and unrest…
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Rules of netiquette
Recently someone I had never met took a dislike to something I had posted on Facebook. Commenting on my post he told me ‘Give it a rest love. There are men in the room.’ I should have let it lie and usually I would have — I have always had a zero tolerance attitude to…
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Three little words
Mistakes happen. No matter what some people may tell you (I once had a work colleague who told me he never made mistakes and others who I am sure believed they did not), we are all human and everyone makes them. When mistakes happen in your business, the way you handle them is really important…
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Screen time
Have you ever considered how much time you spend online? It bothers me hugely and I am constantly trying to get away from my digital devices. If you are looking to reduce your screen time too, in this blog post I share ideas and resources to support your digital wellbeing.
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The Right to Disconnect
Recently I received an email and underneath the signature it read ‘Your right to disconnect: I have sent this email at a time that is convenient to me. I do not expect you to respond if outside of your usual working hours.’ Prior to receiving the email I had never heard of the right to…
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The future is digital, the future is now
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a webinar on how we can fight the cost of living crisis using digital technology. It was organised by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and the Digital Poverty Alliance, organisations that believe we are all responsible for ensuring technology-led change is safe and positive for everyone in society. I…
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