Melissa ColakEmbracing change — learnings from my first month as a consultant delivery managerYou may already be familiar with my (very) squiggly career path. Since writing about my journey with agile management, I’ve been able to…May 16May 16
Melissa ColakinCrisis and Emergency Response at British Red CrossInnovative Problem-Solving: Discovering by PrototypingAs summer drew to a close last year, our Crisis and Emergency Response Product Team at the British Red Cross faced a challenge — our…Feb 6Feb 6
Melissa ColakinCrisis and Emergency Response at British Red CrossScoping our Needs Assessment Project — the importance of scoping wellTo give you a brief background, this month we were given a project to look at developing a Needs Assessment for our Crisis and Emergency…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Melissa ColakinCrisis and Emergency Response at British Red CrossNavigating Discovery: Unveiling the Process of Our Heatwave Response Journey at British Red CrossIntroductionAug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
Melissa ColakIt’s Türkiye not TurkeyBy now, you will all be aware of the tragedy that struck Türkiye and Syria, as well as other neighbouring countries. The earthquake has…Feb 14, 2023Feb 14, 2023
Melissa ColakRecommending books for agile ways of workingThrough my agile management journey, I have come across several different books that have been incredibly enlightening. Reading up about…Jan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Melissa ColakDoes everything boil down to story telling?Recently, a friend and I went to watch a story telling performance at the famous Crick Crack Club where Clare Muireann Murphy took us on a…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Melissa ColakBeing irreplaceable is not a badge of honourI have been thinking about this idea of people who are ‘irreplaceable’ in their role or organisation, and why this is something that many…Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
Melissa ColakinDigital and innovation at British Red CrossMy Journey with Agile ManagementThis blog covers my recent experience with agile, but if you’re short on time I have bolded the key insight you can jump to!Aug 16, 2022Aug 16, 2022
Melissa ColakinInsight and Improvement at British Red CrossWho gets to be a part of a diaspora?It seems appropriate for me to start this blog about diasporas by defining the term, yet I feel stuck doing this. Looking at the word’s…May 3, 2022May 3, 2022