Opinion
The importance of managers in supporting menopausal women
Michelle Robinson Hayes offers five important factors that managers need to know about the menopause Women of average menopausal age are the fastest growing in the workforce and yet the experiences of this segment are often poorly understood and overlooked. Study after study has proven the catastrophic impact of this oversight; CIPD research showed that three out of five women say the menopause has a negative impact on them at work, Fawcett Society research found one in 10 women had…
VR – the new playground for learning
Roger James Hamilton on why the metaverse has a role to play in education Engaging a child’s attention to learn something new can be a challenge and keeping their attention can be even harder. Young people today are typically very comfortable with the ever-changing fast-paced world of technology, and these days even children as young as five years old know how to use an iPhone or tablet. Most households in this modern age have at least two or three technological…
Entrepreneurial skills – a must for all
Roger Hamilton argues that entrepreneurship should be taught to all young people in their formal education A global pandemic, the worst recession in a century, the rise in AI technology – if there’s one thing most educators can agree on, it’s that the world looks very different today than it did even just a decade ago. Yet, as educators, if we shine a spotlight on our mainstream curriculum, very little has changed since the last century. If you want to…
6 New Year’s resolutions for a healthy business
Jeremy Campbell offers advice on achieving our goals in the coming year – both at work and at home New year, new start, new approach. How often have we thought that with a rush of renewal? How often have we then gone back to doing what we’ve always done within a few days? Thursday January the 19th, 2023 is officially “Quitters’ Day”. That’s the day when most of us abandon our attempts to change the way we are. Why do most of us…
Hey! Write an email in the style of …
Have you tried ChatGPT yet? You’ve probably heard about it. (Possibly way too much already.) It’s the new AI tool which is meant to react in a conversational way. Microsoft has recently announced that they’re integrating it with Word and Outlook. And you can ask it to write anything you like. So over the past couple of weeks I’ve tasked it with a whole range of different email writing challenges, from the short ‘Write an email asking a client for a meeting’…
Talking about DEI
Dana James-Edwards shows the importance integrity when having sensitive conversations
Building understanding of the menopause
As a follow up to World Menopause Month, Ryan Higginson offers valuable insight on how to support menopause when your business is hybrid
The one mistake leaders keep making
Manley Hopkinson askes some key questions to shine a light on how leaders can get the best from their people
Gender inequality in top jobs
David B Horne investigates cognitive bias and its effect on women’s access to education and career opportunities
Leading teams to embrace courage at work
Leaders who show vulnerability in turn nurture courage in their teams, says Sue Stockdale, and that prepares them for the unknown
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