“Inclusion is a right not a privilege for a select few. Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.” – Jesse Jackson In 2017, I started helping people to tell their stories through books. They share their personal experiences, and how we can draw lessons from them …
Adoption and Identity: Insensitivity, lack of Inclusion, and Psychological Trauma Read More »
Recognising and eliminating the barriers that stop women from advancing to leadership positions is vital. The business world needs to acknowledge that leaving the gender gap as wide as it does not make economic and business sense at all. It is high time we moved beyond business as usual and made the workforce more diverse …
Can a Woman Include Herself into Leadership Despite the Barriers? Read More »
Funding or no funding. Mental Illness is becoming the biggest robber of happiness and one of the largest causes of self-harm and suicide. I take the view that unless we all start looking around us and within us. We will miss the point and continue to think the Government are responsible for our mental health …
3 Ways You Can Help Your Loved Ones to Talk About Mental Health Issues Read More »
“Stop Adding Pressure to Young People’s Mental Health.” A letter to fellow parents… Anxiety, depression, fear of disappointing you, are all real in our teenagers’ minds. Pay attention. Yes, take time to truly listen to what your teen wants for their life, not what you wish for them. As another school year comes to an …
Do you consider your partner to be uncompromising, unreasonable, inconsiderate to your needs regardless of how much to explain how they are affecting your relationship? Are they just being horrible to you or could there be another reason why their behaviour is somewhat outside of what you consider ‘normal’? Are you confused as to how …
7 SIGNS YOU MAY BE MISSING IN SPOTTING AND SUPPORTING AN ASPERGERS UNDIAGNOSED PARTNER Read More »
Is the BBC’s fact-checking failing? So another wonderful woman became the president of an African country – Ethiopia this time, Sahle-Work Zewdehas become the president of Ethiopia. According to this BBC’s article, she is Africa’s only female President. Really? What about these female presidents: Mauritius’ – Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, who has been president since 2015. Central African …
How to Stop ‘Conscious Bias’ in Women’s Inclusion into Leadership Read More »
Happy commemoration of International Women’s Day 2019. Celebrating Self-Inclusion into Leadership I want to talk about my passion for self-inclusion for women, especially women over 40. Sometimes we give up, we look after the whole world and leave ourselves behind. You may have realised that I am incredibly passionate about Leadership and Self-Inclusion for women. …
The Big Why? Amina International Women’s Day Address Read More »
The economy seems to be having detrimental effects on even seemingly stable businesses. Many companies are shutting their doors, and more people are losing jobs or having their hours cut. This is leading to an extremely competitive employment market. So how can you make yourself stand out when you get caught up in this situation? …
In 2010, Amina Chitembo, the then CEO of BME Community Services, West Sussex was accompanied by two international PhD students from the University of Chichester who showcased their work on the ‘The Perfect Migrant: the crisis of Migrants in Europe’ on the global stage. Amina and the students, Carolene Ayaka from Kenya and Amanda Muscat …
Be clear about your position and what is required of your role in the organisation first. How many times do we hear people say let us start, and then we will figure it out? That works if the whole organisation or team is not depending on you for direction. Often, I coach leaders who have …
How to Convey Clarity When Leading Multi-Disciplinary Teams Read More »
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