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Aside from what Steve is suggesting, could you use whatever money you would use to organise a company party and give each colleague/team an allowance for something to do - e.g. a night out or sending people gifts if they would prefer not to go to an event…

Yes if it's a retrospective situation, I just email to say something like

"It has become apparent that we recall the conversation differently. To clarify, my recommendation/advice was xxxx. If you wish to discuss so that we ensure there's no further…

As with so many of his posts, what Peter said! Lovely harmonies and after this weekend's change in rules in the UK I needed to stop and pause to listen to something lovely like that. Thank you for sharing and Merry Christmas.

Yes thank you Steve for keeping everything working and in order.

I enjoy chipping in where I can, after all it ticks the boxes for some of the 5 ways to wellbeing such as staying connected to others and also helping others.

Thinking about the issues…

There is always sanity and rationality here Gemma, it's a sanctuary for me!

I am imagining an old rotary phone on your dining table now, for that secret direct line.

I have also been expected not only to distinguish between a common cold and…

Oh Jules, I'm sorry but I did laugh about your Smurf comment.

If it helps, I was midway through answering a question about juggling having children at home when also working, during a remote working tips webinar to about 200 people including senior…

Hi Sienna, my employer is offering a special 3 months sabbatical for a limited time, where the employee will get half pay for six months so they still have money coming in but can focus on caring/staying well. Partly it's to push costs into later on…

I am finding it all a bit surreal. Some aspects are carrying on as normal, we still have the usual casework, support meetings, and so on. There's a lot of contingency related work, so guidance for managers and employees about remote working, best practice…

For those looking for some diversity and inclusivity related reading material I can suggest "Kill The Black One First" by Michael Fuller, former Chief Constable of Kent Police and Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service. He was the first ethnic…

I would also recommend looking at village halls, civic centre type buildings and similar for fairly low cost meeting rooms.