Career life lessons
Career’s aren’t just about success and progression, the seemingly 'bad' experiences we have at work can teach us a lot about what we want and where we are going. I’ve had times during my [...]
(No) Blame Culture
I’m writing this following a friend, a fellow HR professional, being instructed to apologise as an outcome to a grievance. I couldn’t help feeling how utterly horrid and inhumane this course of action was. [...]
Network Network Network! Part 2
Take the pain out of networking with my round up of local groups in part 2 of my networking blog… In the first of my networking blogs I explained how I’d come to realise [...]
“All things Flexible Working”: Q&A with HR Puzzle
Earlier this month I caught up with Anna Ives, a fellow HR Independent. Anna specialises in flexible working, which is also a big passion of mine. I was interested to find out about Anna’s [...]
Network Network Network! Part 1:
Take the pain out of networking with my two-part round up of some local groups… Starting out as self-employed was a daunting prospect. After years of a regular salary and relative stability, I found [...]
Making redundancy the best thing that happened!
Read my guest blog post for ‘Another Door’ "I’m Lucy Feavearyear, an HR professional. I can’t say that HR was always my calling, in-fact for the interview for my first (admin) role in an [...]