Tag: Others
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Let’s make the most of the end-of-year break
Let’s make the most of the end-of-year break As the year draws to a close, many of us will be thinking about the good and the not so good developments of the last 12 months – in both our private and our professional lives. This year has brought us all plenty of bad news, not
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Books and plenty more besides…
Books and plenty more besides… The Ombud’s office is a large office in the Main Building (room 500-1-004), close to one of the entrances to the Main Auditorium. It’s fitted out in a way that allows me to receive visitors comfortably and in a relaxed and pleasant environment. When I took up my duties –
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What about when it’s all over?
What about when it’s all over? All over the world, for several weeks, the crazy pace of our lives has been brought to a standstill by a tiny creature that’s invisible to the naked eye. Now everything is carefully being restarted. What will happen when it’s all over? What will our lives be like? Are
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The joys of the new normal
The joys of the new normal Governments are finally starting to unveil their roadmaps for easing the lockdown: great news! For me this is a good time to stop and think about all the sensations I’m going to be able to rediscover, some of them less pleasant than others, but, when all’s said and done,
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The five phases of lockdown*
The five phases of lockdown* We all experience lockdown differently, depending on our temperament, our family situation, our network of friends, the size and location of our home and many other factors. Some parts of the world are further along the timeline than us and we can learn from their experience. For example, there seem
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Solidarity in the time of coronavirus
Solidarity in the time of coronavirus The whole world is experiencing a situation of a severity rarely seen, which is generating a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty. As in any time of crisis, initiatives to support others and promote solidarity are springing up everywhere, both in the professional world and in society in general.
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Best wishes for 2020!
Best wishes for 2020! At the start of another new year, please allow me, as in previous years, to convey my very best wishes to you. May this year bring you satisfaction at work and fulfilment in your personal lives. I hope that you will continue to respect others in your work, with an added
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All the best for the new year!
All the best for the new year! As 2019 gets under way, I’d like to take the opportunity to wish you a year full of good things: … a lot of listening: both listening to others and being listened to yourselves; … understanding: may you and your colleagues have the courage to express yourselves openly
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Happy New Year from the Ombud
Happy New Year from the Ombud Just this once, my article is not going to be about a specific subject. I simply wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all the very best for the New Year. I wish you: Above all, I wish you a year filled with respect, for yourselves and for
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Are you being served?
Are you being served? A few weeks ago, I overheard a conversation in the cafeteria where a colleague was asked how it was that he was always smiling… his answer was immediate – “That’s easy”, he said, “I work in such a great place – great science, great people, great opportunities…”. Amidst the general laughter