Marie Calderbank
About Me
I have been involved in the disability sector for many years. I trained as a Learning Disability nurse in the UK in the early 90’s. I am passionate about inclusion and person-centered practices.
Through the journey of the organization I work for (Tautoko Services) I have become very interested in self-managing organizations and how they can nourish and nurture people, their skills and talents.
What others like and admire about me
- I am kind and approachable
- I have a good sense of humor
- I am not afraid to challenge
- I am a clear thinker, wise and a keen good listener
- I have a calm approach
Whats important to me
- To have a good work/life balance and make sure I have quality time with my partner, my son, his partner, my grandchild and my family, I really enjoy having every other Friday and Monday off, for a long weekend.
- To have a hot shower before leaving the house and to eat breakfast, usually porridge in winter, fresh fruit and muesli in summer.
- To spend time with like-minded people who share the same person-centred values and thinking skills.
- To have fun and humour at work.
- To feel organised and that I am achieving things, love it when I tick things off the to do list.
- To spend time with people that we support.
- To have time to plan and be involved in exciting stuff rather than just the day to day operational work.
- The team feels supported.
- To work within budget and ensure we remain viable.
How best to support me
- Be clear, honest and direct with me, I really don’t mind and cope better with this than people avoiding issues or talking around them.
- Use humour, I love sarcasm (unfortunately!)
- I need time alone to think, I benefit from working away from the office at least one day a week.
- If I am quiet I could be either upset or thinking about something, ask me if I am ok or just need time to think. If I am upset about something I need time to process what I am feeling and why.
- I like to finish things I have started; this may hold me back from starting new things.
- I need opportunities to just vent and to actually reflect and bounce ideas around with the management team.
- I need one good latte a day!
- I need time out of the office at least once during the day, this can be combined with my need for one good latte!
- I am very sensitive to strong perfume and scented smells like air fresheners.
- I can’t concentrate in meetings etc. if people are pen clicking, sorry.
