As we move towards the end of the year, many people, including myself, reflect on the year and think about what they would like to do differently next year. As someone who is always setting new challenges and is keen to continue to improve, I often move on to the goal setting stage before taking […]
Wow. Yesterday was the final live webinar for the first Overcoming Imposter Syndrome online course I co-facilitated as part of the Mindful Leadership for Women Programme and marks a personal milestone in an incredibly emotional and fulfilling journey. Back in April myself and Sarah Durrant began discussing the idea of establishing a programme to offer […]
For the last couple of years I’ve been working towards submitting a portfolio for acceptance to the register of CILIP Fellows (the highest level of professional registration for library and information professionals in the UK). I submitted my portfolio in June, and a few weeks later found out I had been unsuccessful in my application. […]
This morning I received some coaching from someone I have a co-coaching relationship with. I came into the session with just a small issue (OK, maybe not so small) – that of my identity. I attended a workshop on personal brand earlier this week and it pushed some of these niggles to the forefront of […]
A few years ago, I experienced a bit of a professional crisis. I was working in my job as Evidence Based Researcher (and loving the projects I was leading), chairing CILIP West Midlands, and participating in ALA Emerging Leaders. Everything was great and I was really relishing all the challenges and experiences. Internally though, when […]
I was recently interviewed by Jo Wood for her new Librarians With Lives podcast where she interviews people who work in the library and information profession about their career history, their passions, their dreams, and some lighter questions too. Jo approached me a few weeks ago and we recorded the interview in August. She did […]
This year for the SLA Conference (see my review of SLA Conference) I was conference planner on behalf of the SLA Leadership and Management Division, a voluntary role that I started at the conference last summer. My role was to plan educational and social sessions on behalf of the division, and coordinate our kiosk in […]
It’s been over two months since SLA (Special Libraries Association) Conference 2017 ended. I’d intended to blog a little sooner but I’ve been somewhat pre-occupied. During the time following the conference I travelled with my partner from Phoenix (where the conference was held) to Sedona (where we went off roading), then Grand Canyon (where I […]
Wow. A whole year of being self-employed. It feels somehow like yesterday, yet also like a lifetime ago. In some senses it seems like nothing has changed, and in other senses it seems like everything has changed. What have I learnt or been reminded of in my first year of self-employment? Time is precious Having […]
Another Friday, another CILIP workshop! This time last week I went to Manchester for a portfolio building workshop organised by CILIP North West. I’m keen to continue to make progress on my Fellowship; ideally I’d like to submit my portfolio by June. I’ve done lots of development activities, applied what I’ve learnt, reflected (some of […]