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The ground isn't neutral
Every week I sit down to write this newsletter and I try really hard to put something useful and uplifting out into the world. This week I'm finding that harder than usual. I can't create world peace. I can't stop what's happening
The Language of Looking Away
Last week's newsletter looked at Malaysia's landmark decision to criminalise bullying, including psychological bullying, in its Penal Code. This week I want to stay with the theme but look at it from a different angle. Because the law is one thing. But what interests me just
To Whom This May Concern
Workplace bullying is a criminal offence in Malaysia following an amendment to their Penal Code last year. In a landmark move, Malaysia has amended its laws to criminalise all forms of bullying. The new sections specifically target bullying in any form, whether physical, verbal, psychological, or online. The provisions criminalise
Can we stop meeting like this?
Happy Friday and big welcome to my new subscribers! To all subscribers, I'm so glad you're here. How many meetings did you have this week? And how many of them did you actually need to have? If you're working in an organisation, I'
When it's hard to accept help
In a coaching call this week, a client was describing being offered help by someone more senior in her industry, but she hadn’t followed it up. How hard people can find it to ask for help is a theme that’s come up in coaching conversations more than once
A decade of reading differently
Welcome to this week's newsletter. This is where I write about leadership, purpose, and impact. I try to shine a light on the things that make the world of work terrible for too many of us and how to improve them. It's great to have you
Perfect is not the price of entry
I’ve been in three coaching conversations this week and I was struck by one theme which came up in each of them. Not lack of ability. Not laziness. Not people “not trying hard enough”. Perfectionism. In each conversation, the person on my zoom screen was capable, thoughtful and doing
Ending into a beginning
Welcome to my first newsletter of the New Year. I wish you all a happy and healthy 2026. It seems a while ago now, but I do hope you managed some rest time over the break. I'm writing this from my desk with a fresh cup of tea,
Wouldn't it be wonderful if...
I sat down earlier in the week to write an "End of Year" post over on Linked In. Lots of them around right now. People doing great things and all power to them. But whenever I feel some kind of pressure to perform and to conform, I find
Taking buzzwords seriously
When I started my YouTube channel in the summer, I looked at what people actually search for to help me come up with topics. Out of the first few videos I made, one video about bullying at work, got roughly three times as many views as the others. When I