Blogs by Charlie

  • Reflecting on one year of working from home in a pandemic

    Pandemic reflection: If this year since the first Covid-19 lockdown (UK) has taught employers anything, it is the need to be agile and respond to changes in the external environment plus the changing needs of the workforce. Responding quickly to office closures required not just investment in enabling technology, but also rapid culture change, a Read more

  • What being an ally means to me

    Being an ally means supporting people and promoting acceptance of normal human differences. Allies can help to create a culture where all individuals feel supported, included, and valued. Sometimes allies stand up to bullying and discrimination, helping people to feel safe to be their authentic selves. Nobody should be bullied or excluded due to normal Read more

  • International Women’s Day

    International Women’s Day… Great! But thanks, but no thanks, to including me in long taglists 🙄 Overwhelming notifications overload 🤯 Finding out about blocks I didn’t know about 🤦 Muting notifications 🙈 Sorry, not sorry 🤷 This is self-care 😇 Autistic #BurnedOut On this International Women’s Day, I was blown away by this amazing poem Read more

  • Weird Pride Day #WeirdPrideDay 4 March

    Some things I do which are normal to me, but may be considered weird by others. By Charlie Hart (Ausome Charlie) When it’s foggy, I stand in the middle of a mown field, so I’m in a perfect hemisphere. When it is misty, I walk up a big hill and take many photos of farm Read more

  • Iggy’s Initiative Introduction

    Nobody should have to feel weird, ashamed, rejected, excluded, isolated due to their sexual orientation or their gender expression, nor due to their disability or neurological differences, nor any other human characteristic, but sadly this happens all the time. Young people, especially teenagers, can be particularly affected by lack of acceptance and support. An alarming Read more

  • Lockdown 2, home schooling while home working day 1

    12 November 2020 8:25: Me “I’d better get up”. Si “Why?”8:30: Me “Shit, where is Jess’ Teams log-in?”8:32: Jess “Mum can I have crisps for breakfast?”8:50: 6 kids are in the Teams meeting, but neither teacher is8:51: Jess “Bye Izzy ha ha, you have to go to school and I don’t”8:56: Kids speculating about well-being Read more