Greetings, Plankind. The translation of the Latin ante bellum means “before war” and in writing this blog, I’m not aligning with any historic or contemporary active conflict or perspective for which the term is sometimes a reference. Ante bellum has been...

This Philosopher-in-Residence loves a salient point or a tasty morsel of sage advice. This fortnight, when reflecting on this for todays blog, I thought back to the “40 at 40” advice almanac I invited my friends to help compile for my 40th birthday. This...

Sweet members of Plankind, you might be forgiven for not being highly convinced spring has sprung or that British Summer Time is anything other than a quaint tradition relating to clocks rather than cumulo-nimbus content. This fortnight, this Philosopher-in-Residence has...

We all need a bit of reassurance now and then. We seem to only be living in uncertain times, and 2024 is no exception, looking at the big headlines of the year already. But what can we do in the workplace to provide colleagues with reassurance? Let’s have a little...

International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th March each year, and this year’s theme is ‘inspire inclusion.’ We are all encouraged to make a pledge around inspiring inclusion, but how can we help to make our pledges come to life and not just be...