Claire AstonDec 6, 20213 min readHomeworking? Only Connect...This blog is a longer version of a post written for the Albright Special website. Only Connect Ever-changing Covid regulations mean it’s...
Claire AstonMay 20, 20215 min readLearning on the job - reflections on my first yearIt's almost exactly a year since I started Claire Aston Communications, and since travelling back in to the Christian Aid office earlier...
Claire AstonDec 4, 20202 min readAdvent and the art of waitingIt's the first Friday of Advent, and, sitting amongst a collection of Advent calendars, I have been pondering what it means to wait. This...
Claire AstonOct 21, 20203 min readLearning despite the new distractions - have you figured it out?#education #teaching #learning #newnormal #workingfromhome #dogtraining Training our Spaniel (pictured) has challenged me to consider how...
Claire AstonSep 17, 20204 min readThe New Normal - rediscovering local communityHow the current climate has highlighted the need for strong local connections It's been ten days since our boys went back to school...
Claire AstonAug 2, 20204 min readGardening leave...Somehow, it is the first week of August. Where did July go? I wrote in my last blog that time was passing strangely with the whole family...
Claire AstonJun 12, 20204 min readComms in the time of Coronavirus - one month in...A month ago, I launched my freelance communications consultancy business, right in the depths of Coronavirus lockdown. As the world very...
Claire AstonFeb 25, 20202 min readWriting my way to a new future...This is me. Well, okay, it's a stock photo of a lady writing. But that's what I do...every day. In a notebook, on the laptop, bashing out...
Claire AstonFeb 25, 20203 min readA changing story'The ancient art of storytelling...has a very key role to play in the change management of today.'
Claire AstonFeb 25, 20207 min readHomeworking, good or bad?The world’s biggest work-from-home experiment is a chance to ask, does it work? UPDATED May 2020 Since I wrote this article in March, I...