As the new year is now upon us, many will be starting a year of self-improvement, taking on new hobbies or skills. One of the most common new year’s resolutions is learning a new language,…

I recently participated in two thought provoking events on the same day: one was an in-person Insider Progress event hosted by EY with breakfast and networking thrown in, while the other was an online webinar…

While most people mourn the slow death of summer, the long days and the warm nights, I feel a quiet thrill as September arrives. I am a July baby, born in the heart of summer,…

All my life, I believed there was only one side to my dad. The side of a fun, relaxed (unless there is a cushion on the floor) nice but seemingly not incredibly hard-working man. But…

I’m not really sure what came over me, or what my colleagues thought had come over me, when one day during a Wednesday afternoon CSR meeting, I proposed an idea. After this year’s expected unsuccessful…

The summer solstice is arguably my favourite day of the year. I may not be banging a drum and frolicking around Stonehenge with a bunch of hippies, but I take it as a day to…

The other day, I was doing my usual post-work doom scroll through social media, reviewing posts from friends, reading headlines of articles published by the New York Times and SF Chronicle, and catching up on…

The work of PR and comms specialists has evolved in recent years to include new formats. But among the abundance of options to choose from when putting a message out into the world, such as…

Earth Day comes as a timely reminder of the urgent need to care for our planet—but it’s also an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and find gratitude. While planting trees and picking up litter are…

In February I went skiing with my family. It was a salutary experience, reminding me that I am not as young, fit or flexible as I once was.  And yet I still bring something to…

Schlepping into the city is a grind that the winter months do little to improve. Why train operators struggle to deliver on time is seemingly one of life’s great mysteries, caught out as they so…

Half of adults in the UK don’t regularly read for pleasure* and while the importance of reading is often highlighted in children, adults sometimes forget how powerful picking up a book can be – whether…