Many organisations have a process for adjustments. There is often a form. Sometimes a referral to Occupational Health. A meeting. A list of recommendations. A confirmation email. A sense that something official has happened. And… Read More »When Adjustments Fail (and How HR Can Fix That)
The vast gap between how HR thinks about reasonable adjustment and what it actually feels like to wait, explain, and watch it happen slowly.
On medical racism, invisible disabilities, and how poor workplace handling becomes both race and disability discrimination.
On the additional burden of moving through physical spaces, and why hybrid work changed the calculus but not the cost.
How celebrating ‘neurodivergent superpowers’ lets employers off the hook- and obscures the real work of identifying what needs to change.
“Have you told them?” A piece unpacking power dynamics, job insecurity, and alternatives to assertiveness advice. There’s a particular kind of advice that gets offered to disabled and struggling employees, delivered with the best of… Read More »Why “Just Speak Up” Isn’t Always an Option
If you manage people, and someone raises a health condition, neurodivergence, or need for adjustments, there is often a split second of panic. What if I say the wrong thing? What if I promise something… Read More »For Managers: If You’re Afraid of “Getting It Wrong”, Read This
Most workplaces talk about time management. Very few talk about energy management. Time is visible. It lives in calendars. Energy is quieter. It leaks out in small, almost untraceable ways until 4pm arrives and you… Read More »The Energy Budget You Didn’t Know You Were Spending
There comes a point where everything feels heavy. Email feels heavy. Decision-making feels heavy. Even replying “Thanks!” feels like it requires a strategic planning meeting. At that point, someone will usually suggest burnout. And sometimes… Read More »Burnout or Barrier? A Quick Self-Check
There is a particular kind of meeting fatigue that has very little to do with the actual topic under discussion. It is the fatigue of decoding. Decoding what the meeting is for. Decoding who is… Read More »The Meeting Survival Guide (For When Your Brain Is Already Full)
