I’ve been reflecting on the post I wrote a while back where I ranted about my frustrations at having conversations with people who are the business managers in my organisation. I still feel all those feelings I wrote then but I am I a little bit getter place- at least today while I am on […]

Preparing the group presentation Servant Leadership has been great for allowing me to delve into this concept, one I had heard bandied about but had never really looked into. It has reinforced my belief that traditional western leadership paradigms are not appropriate or useful for promoting an ethic of responsibility and care for others. It […]

. “Does group thinking impact your context and how might you change this?” Yes- the strategies and approaches I read about totally fit what I experience. For example, I work in a team whose knowledge is uniquely held in the organisation as guardians of our holistic learning and assessment model. In the leadership team, I […]

This post borrows on Reni Eddo-Lodge, 2017- “Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race”  for the overall construct of refusing to engage in conversations that render me invisible. In her introduction, she states: “I’ve written this book to articulate the feeling of having your voice and confidence snatched away from you in […]

September 8th, Day 1 of the course. The usual administrative start, admin and introductions. I introduced myself to the group by giving a little bit of information about myself. I was not surprised to find the old anxieties rising at the prospect of introducing myself to a new group of people. I had done the […]