What role does competence play in our day-to-day life? Ever heard of the Dunning–Kruger effect? It is a cognitive bias where people with limited ability in a specific area overestimate their own abilities. This is not to be confused with the popular belief that "stupid people are too stupid to know they are stupid". Instead the… Continue reading You need competence to recognise incompetence
Category: Leadership
The wise words of 2023
I pen this blog as a reflection of the various international days that Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) celebrate each year, in particular wellbeing often being a sector-wide theme that touches all staff and students - this December, as many of us, I have also been reviewing the last 12 months, and identifying any shortcomings on… Continue reading The wise words of 2023
When UK HEIs detonate the bomb in their own camps
Blog also published on 6th Sep 2023 on The Higher Educationalist, as part of a three-way #HEBlogSwap. Please also check out: 👉A guest blog post “This is STILL a moonshot moment for higher education” for #HEBlogswap by Santanu Vasant - Head of Educational Development and Digital Education, London Metropolitan University, as part of #HEBlogSwap 2023.… Continue reading When UK HEIs detonate the bomb in their own camps
Behind the scenes of being a winner
7th Oct 2023 marked the start of a new journey for me. 40+ million people worldwide have been on the journey, with only 8500+ members actively pursuing their mastery, and one single winner - ME! Yes, I won the first prize in the Life Mastery Achiever programme, a grand prize worth $10,000 of coaching by… Continue reading Behind the scenes of being a winner
Being a humble student
Did you recently join a meeting or a training where you said one or both of these? I already know that Me too In the academic sector, it often seems like everyone knows better than everyone else; the "Professor" knows better than all academics and researchers, the "PFHEA" is the ultimate knower of everything -… Continue reading Being a humble student
How you do one thing is how you do everything
In the space of world-class achievers, we say that "How you do one thing is how you would do everything". Over the years, I have had the opportunity to be a volunteer for a number of organisations and endeavours in various roles: Organising Conference Committee, Conference Chair, Committee Chair, Panel Speaker, Journal Reviewers, Executive Committee,… Continue reading How you do one thing is how you do everything
Antiracism & Inclusion Virtual Coffee Ideas Room
Welcome to my new initiative - ideas room with a coffee in your hand! Virtual Coffee Ideas Room - image with a laptop, phone, diary, coffee and chocolate For the past few years, I have found myself restrained by institutional policies which limit a free and safe space for People of Colour to speak of… Continue reading Antiracism & Inclusion Virtual Coffee Ideas Room
Navigating racism with pseudo-antiracists
Working around diversity and inclusion is usually a considerable hustle, however, navigating around pseudo-antiracists is perhaps the most difficult. Yet it is very common and least easily identifiable. In the British culture, with the never-ending "thank you", "please" and "sorry", identifying and calling out pseudo-antiracists is taxing. In this blog, I provide key information on:… Continue reading Navigating racism with pseudo-antiracists
A contribution without recognition: My contributions to the AdvanceHE PSF Review 2022
Recently, Advance HE invited ALT Assembly members for a UK Professional Standards Framework (2011) Review Consultation, I registered to attend, mainly because I have been quite critical of some sections of the PSF. This blog sums up some of my suggestions for improvement, these were made during the meeting and also on a Padlet (https://padlet.com/juliebc18/psfconsult),… Continue reading A contribution without recognition: My contributions to the AdvanceHE PSF Review 2022
Ouch! Another year on, and your board room is still with 1 black woman, still better, she ticks other boxes too
Today is the day when organisations will publish statements of how great they have been working towards women empowerment, and some will even throw in the UN SDG5 for a top-notch touch. The day, when the world acknowledges the 49.6% of humans alive! A few days back EM2030 made it clear that the 2030 gender… Continue reading Ouch! Another year on, and your board room is still with 1 black woman, still better, she ticks other boxes too
Protected: Being Co-Chair of the first Anti-Racism & Learning Technology Special Interest Group
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My Aurora Experience 2019-2020 & Beyond
Although I only undertook the Aurora Women's Leadership Development Programme in 2019, I had it on my mind since it was first introduced 2013. I was based at the University of Reading then, and was coming out of a full-time contract into a visitor role. Despite being the founder of the Women in Academia network… Continue reading My Aurora Experience 2019-2020 & Beyond
Reflections from my SFHEA fellowship
Today, I finally got my AdvanceHE Senior Fellow certificate in my inbox. It has been a rather long wait, as I had my application in mind since 2017, yes, I have been three years overdue on putting in my application. However, I felt it was for the better, as the additional years of experience secured… Continue reading Reflections from my SFHEA fellowship
EU-US Young Leaders Seminar
Young leaders from the EU and US met in Brussels on 15-17 April, under the umbrella of the Fulbright Program and the European Commission. It was a resourceful meet, although the highlight remains the dinner at the US Mission in Brussels and it is the first such event that I have attended which had a yoga… Continue reading EU-US Young Leaders Seminar
Impact Coaching & Mentoring (ICM) for Leaders 