Years ago, I attended a discussion at London’s Brunel Business School that brought together people who never normally met: airport managers, pub owners, healthcare workers and others from the private and public sectors.
There was a presentation from two health visitors, the nurses who see new UK parents at home after a baby is born. Their job was an ambivalent one, the health visitors said. They were there to help, but also to watch out for worrying signs – of depression or possible abuse.
That’s an awkward situation, the Brunel facilitator said. Had any of the corporate people had experience of someone who was there both to assist and keep an eye on them?