Tag Archives: reflection and action
Switch off the internet noise to see clearly
or the ‘Monkey Mind’ at work Going through the tweet feed my attention was caught by this headline ‘Switch off the internet noise to see clearly’. I clicked on the link and off I was on the Irish Times reading an article on … Continue reading
Posted in Letters to the field
Tagged aid workers' wellbeing, reflection and action
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From humanitarian to ‘humane’
In May I attended the HHR People in Aid Conference in Amsterdam. I followed with much interest the intervention by the ex global editor at Reuters, Michael Lawrence. His story highlighted the involvement of Reuters’ senior management in bringing about a change in the organisational culture in relation to staff care. Continue reading
Posted in Burnout
Tagged aid workers' wellbeing, organizational culture in aid, reflection and action
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