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Who experiences imposter syndrome? It is a phenomenon or experience that occurs in an individual, not a mental disorder. Impostor phenomenon is not recognised in the DSM or ICD, although both of these classification systems recognise low self-esteem and sense of failure as associated symptoms of depression. If you are neurodiverse or...
Mental Health Awareness Week The percentage of black and brown healthcare professionals experiencing harassment, bullying and abuse from patients, relatives and the public has increased. As we approach mental health awareness week and the official theme for 2023's Mental Health Awareness Week is anxiety. Physicians and other healthcare professionals are at...
What does good allyship look like in your organisation? This week I was asked how a companies Top 100 Leaders can improve the mental health & wellbeing of their organisation through good allyship. Here was my response; 'Good allyship means turning the spotlight away from oneself and supporting marginalised groups...
Neurodivergence at work Wouldn't it be great if we could fast forward to a point where we don't need labels. Where we have more flexibility, inclusion and understanding in educational and work cultures. Where teachers, leaders, line managers and colleagues understand that one size does not fit all.And, people leaders...
Calling out the Bullsh*t in DEI I just wanna kickoff today by talking about some of the BS in DEI. Some of our bug bears, some good practice from a recent podcast discussion with Erin Corine and Samantha Hawkins. I think for me on the mental health lens, one of the challenges I...
Where are you really from? This is a commonly asked question that some think is ok to ask - but actually is quite offensive. The question itself is not a bad one. I think it is extremely normal to ask someone ‘Where are you from?’ I have asked this question many...
Apart from a 'great war', giant fire & economic disaster As a society, we’ve experienced a global pandemic, renewed uprisings around racial injustice and women’s rights, as well as the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns endangering our futures. All narratives which are shifting the currency of human capital, as...
Protecting employee wellbeing As the economic pendulum swings, business leaders are being forced to make tough choices that threaten recent progress around employee wellbeing. And, company perks being cancelled are becoming an even hotter topic 75% of bosses globally are concerned that the current economic slowdown means they will have...
Do you often feel disappointed in yourself or others? Last week in our People Leaders discussion, one of my colleagues quoted; ‘The absence of deserved recognition is resentment’ Working in an organisational context I am often asked to dream up simplistic, institutionalised solutions to help people leaders manage complex day...
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇!I've felt really upset by this whole "quiet quitting" debate!Putting in extra hours or taking on additional responsibilities to prove my worth is not something I have been adverse to in my career and it still isn’t!But, if work is consuming your life and you're expected to do...