Teryl @ Work

"Never judge a book by its cover" - well, eBooks have certainly changed this, for me, because its not about the cover, its about the content, the advertorial and the recommendations of other readers. When I was a teenager, I read a book that had a profound impact on me - A Patch of Blue, by Elizabeth Kata. The story is about a young white blind girl who meets a black man and falls in love.   The realisation of how much of our judgement of people is based on their externals, was both depressing and empowering. Depressing because if you don't fit into preconceived ideas of what success looks like, you are at a disadvanatage Empowering because that knowledge allows you to work at making the best of yourself by reading widely, practising lifelong learning, as well as looking professional (industry appropriate) and being reasonably well organised. Angela Peacock and the People Development Team, have done great work around conscious and unconscious bias, and the impact...

Exit Strategy or Networking Opportunity - former title Sometimes when you have resigned, it just feels like you can't wait to get out of there. The new position beckons, all bright and new, glistening with possibilities, and it is so unfair that you have to work out your notice period, with good grace, especially when you are earning much less money. Turn it around in your head, and treat every day of your notice period as an opportunity to build new connections with your colleagues. This is not about being insincere or a real Uriah Heep, but more about realising that this is your last chance at your current company to add another brick (or two) to your career wall. Its easy to forget that the next time you are job hunting, the person doing the hiring might be a current colleague or even one of your direct reports! Enjoy your last month, keep learning and developing, and tie up as many loose ends as you can.   Document those that you can't and offer to assist te...