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11 months ago

Does it feel overwhelming? It is so easy to get caught up in deadlines and urgency and not enough time for... anything. Change the plan. Focus on what you want more of. More calm. More effectiveness. More presence. ... See MoreSee Less

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MargaretCollins

11 months ago

How do you start a new week? Coffee first. Then adulting! ... See MoreSee Less

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MargaretCollins

11 months ago

Still work to be done… We need to work with our male allies to shift this one! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/22/female-scientists-less-likely-to-be-given-authorship-cred... ... See MoreSee Less

Female scientists less likely to be given authorship credits, analysis finds

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Disparities extend to lower chance of being named on patents and to areas such as healthcare where women dominate

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MargaretCollins

12 months ago

Why are you striving to get more done? I do believe it is worth managing your time well. I teach this stuff because I believe it is important BUT only if we know why.Oliver Burkeman sums it up in his book, 4000 Weeks: “…the more you believe you might succeed in ‘fitting everything in’, the more commitments you naturally take on, and the less you feel the need to ask whether each new commitment is truly worth a portion of your time – and so your days inevitably fill with more activities you don’t especially value.”Our individual reasons will differ but, in essence, it’s about making time for the things we think are important. Don’t leave the good stuff of life waiting “until you can fit it in”. Create space and prioritise the important stuff, while you still have time. ... See MoreSee Less

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MargaretCollins

12 months ago

On our first visit to the Forest of Dean it seemed the woods were full of nuthatches. This year, in a lodge just two doors down, overlooking the same patch of woodland, there’s not a single nuthatch to be seen! We tend to believe our view point is so true or common or sometimes even obvious - and maybe fail to realise how niche our outlook might be. I was working with a coaching client on something similar recently. In a meeting at work she felt she’d been harshly treated by a more senior manager, her status disrespected, her views discounted…Now I’m not trying to justify unprofessional behaviour but I did want to give her a different perspective on a situation that had left her feeling very disempowered… and I invited her to look at the situation from the perspective of her manager, taking into account all that he knew, his situation, his constraints, “the view from his deck”.Immediately things changed. She could see he had much bigger concerns, a drive to make big wins and quickly, much more to lose by being cautious and everything to win by taking risks and yes, his deep vulnerability and potentially tenuous grip on power within the organisation. She paused as she took this in…And a third perspective I invited… what would that encounter, that situation look like from the perspective of a disinterested observer at the meeting? Hmm, her care for her team would be obvious, her courage in standing to protect their rights, setting boundaries around their workloads, his narrow focus on making a prestige project succeed, a potential for profit, asserting authority or grasping at power and realistically, the possibility that he may no longer be with the company in 6 months time.Hmm. So, the tiny patch of the Forest of Dean overlooked by our lodges contains nuthatches, robins and wrens in abundance - but what you see, what you notice, the stories that you tell - it all depends on your perspective.What might you see differently if you looked at it from another perspective? Wishing you a wonderful week! ... See MoreSee Less

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