In which LiLi aims for — and achieves! — a better balance of achievement, connection and enjoyment this week. And practices some of what they preach about recovering from burnout. Yay! How are you looking after yourselves today? 💭 In order to maintain a healthy sense of wellbeing, we need to balance what we do. […]
The week that started Monday, 17th June 2019
🤒 So, I was poorly this week. Which meant battling presenteeism for a little while. I did get to see a friend visiting from overseas tho. Led a workshop on wellbeing I gave a workshop on wellbeing at Margins in Nottingham. 12 people participated and found it useful. (Everyone rated it 5/5 or 4/5.) ➡ […]
The week that started Monday, 10th June 2019
News, just in My main headlines: I’m planning a sabbatical and figuring out what’s important for me in that. I’ve enrolled on an online course about giving advice & guidance. Trees are majestic beings. So, the whole point of weeknotes is to have highlights of the week, but I struggle to write summaries, so we’ll […]
The week that started Monday, 3rd June 2019
Writing. Caring for myself, with loving kindness directed inwards. Slowing down in the face of overwhelm. Inspired by Olu, I decided to write & share weeknotes, so here’s the first installment. This week I focused on my writing and on connecting with other writers. I have a bunch of other stuff on, as well as […]
Writing books using agile principles
I’m using agile principles for writing. I decided to inspect what I’m doing: Looking at what I apply in my writing practice, as well as how and why. Because I’m writing 3 books and I want to get better at it. I approached this in different ways. I cover a few at the end of […]
Black excellence at Afrotech Fest: You make a difference.
Well, we’ve done it again. It’s a tech festival, but not as we know it. And I was so overcome by black excellence that it took me a few weeks to gather myself, collect my thoughts and write them down… 😉 If you’re more of a visual person, check out the slides I made for […]
Why I’m quitting Amazon, and how
Whilst travelling, I decided it was time to quit Amazon. But why? After all, I’ve known how unethical Amazon is for a long time. It’s not exactly a secret. Exploitation of workers. Tax avoidance. Anti-unionisation. The list goes on. And still, I continued to use their services. Because aren’t the big four (Google, Amazon, Facebook […]
Connecting at Liberating Structures Global Gathering 2019, and beyond: There and back again 🚶🏿♀️
It’s all about connecting together, communication and collaboration. “What’s important?”, asked Tas.Kathleen thought for a moment, before asserting, “People & Relationships”. Before arriving in Seattle, I set myself the intention of amplifying connection at the Global Gathering. I prepared to do that by: Ordering a box of blank cards to turn into impromptu business cards, […]
My experience of the first Global Gathering, day 1
Before the Global Gathering During day 1 of the Global Gathering After day 1 of the Global Gathering With everlasting thanks to Nakia, Christina, Lotus, Derek, Steph, Claudia, Amber, Oscar, Todd, Nathan for having my back, nourishing my spirit and replenishing my grace. Thank you everyone who participated in the session I offered for your […]
Delivering outcomes with distributed teams using Liberating Structures
By using Liberating Structures you can learn how to: Identify and mitigate risk across multiple teams and organisations. Effectively measure progress and demonstrate value for a distributed team. Run effective workshops, with a flexible design and toolkit. Tried and tested with: 20 people from 5 organisations, working in the same location, but usually based in […]