How you work is just as important as what you do
It doesn’t get covered in project management training, in PMOs or project teams – but how you work is the most important consideration for project managers working on climate, nature and sustainability. In my view it’s even more important than any milestone or project outcome. Because how we work decides if we get to keep […]
Your struggles are signposts
I know it’s a cheesy title, but it’s true – a small shift in how we view struggles that come up on our projects can go a long way to making the job more sustainable. So let’s start with a reality check There’s something we don’t talk about enough: project management in the climate and […]
Doing change differently when we feel stuck
What do we do when we know we can’t keep going as we are, but don’t have time, space or energy to change how we work? How on earth can we change things for ourselves, when all our energy and attention is going towards meeting deadlines, running events and meetings, keeping partners and colleagues onboard […]
Trying to achieve work-life balance can set us up to fail
Ah, work-life balance. Working in climate and nature, more balance can feel much needed but also out of reach. You try to make changes, but they get scuppered by the next demanding deadline or unanticipated urgent important thing. After a while, you might even end up dismissing the idea of balance as an impossible, distant […]
Disconnected: What I learnt from breaking up with my phone
In August I decided to try an experiment – to use my phone just twice a day. Life in the months before August had led me to put down my phone more, so I was keen to keep this up. Why did I go so radical with experiment? I think because I wanted to shake […]
Work struggles: are you confusing limits and limitations?
It can be all too easy to confuse limits and limitations, particularly if we’re prone to self-doubt or confidence dips, and this can have a big impact on how we feel at work. Over time this confusion inhibits our ability to set healthy limits, which then undermines our energy, productivity and confidence even more – […]
What to expect in the messy middle of big changes
Whether we want to make a big work change or big planetary change happen, the messy middle is often the hardest bit. We can’t go back, but we’re a way off arriving at our new destination, and this mid-leap hinterland brings up many unique experiences and challenges. With this in mind I thought it might […]
What do we do, when we don’t know what to do?
We’ve been doing the same thing for a while… We like it, even love it at times, but really it’s stopped working for us.Actually, it may have stopped working a while back. We’re left wondering: “what should I do”?Change job, role, sector, take a break, shake up how we do things?We fear getting the next […]
5 years on: What did we learn from the pandemic?
5 years on, now is a good time to be asking this question again – in boardrooms and in teams – ideally, together: What did we learn from the pandemic? I know reflecting on this isn’t easy or appealing for anyone. But the reason it’s hard to do the reflecting is the reason it’s important […]
How do you want to connect with others at work?
As we start this year, it brings me joy and hope to see us humans reorienting towards the importance of community and connection. I’m seeing it in lots of directions… ~ In congregations of curious people heading over to Substack and Patreon~ In relieved conversations that un-shame scrolling and exhaustion~ Rooted in Trust and funder […]