Monthly Archives: January 2011

In the shoes of…an older person (Tweeting from the Later Life conference)

I attended the “Later Life” conference at the Barbican Centre in London last week. It was a great event with some impressive speakers. As always, however, I was looking to cut through the hype and be “in the shoes” of … Continue reading

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Have you changed jobs in the last twelve months?

The wonders of technology and the power of social media never cease to amaze me. This week, I received an email from LinkedIn entitled “Gill, 65 of your connections changed jobs in 2010.” Fascinated, and in spite of my NYR … Continue reading

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In a nutshell – “strip out the babble”…

©Nutshell Communications Ltd Nutshell Communications. I chose this company name because I was fed up with “professional jargon” and information overload. I wanted to communicate. Complicated messages – often a lot more complicated than they need to be, but that’s … Continue reading

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We’ve talked about CHOICE – now let’s give everyone a VOICE…

And it’s happening. People are getting a voice and it feels very empowering. Twitter for the last few weeks has been alive with stories about real people – sad stories, heartening stories, occasionally funny stories. Social media is being used … Continue reading

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Ashes victory inspires thoughts about choice

It has been great to catch up on some sleep! The last few weeks have been crazy, going to bed at silly o’clock watching our England boys bring the Ashes home. As you may have gathered, I am a big … Continue reading

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The twelfth day of Christmas…..

So, all the decorations have to be down by midnight or we all turn into pumpkins – or something like that…..  a light-hearted glimpse of the year ahead  – For Christmas 2011, my true love sent to me: 12 months … Continue reading

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January – opening new doors (ianua)

Looking backwards (yesterday) and forwards today, I think of Janus, the Roman god. Janus was the god of gates and doors (ianua), beginnings and endings, represented with a double-faced head, each looking in opposite directions.  The month of January is … Continue reading

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