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Welcome to Fabien Littel's personal site and blog


Am I being watched? The Panopticon effect at work
How is an 18th century carceral system design connected to the little status light showing on your Teams / Skype icon? It's called the...
Nov 4, 20222 min read


How studying in my 40s gave me much more than new knowledge and skills
It's only been two weeks since I handed in my dissertation, the final step in completing my MSc in Organisational Psychology, at the end...
Oct 15, 20227 min read


Re-published: National Inclusion Week: What does inclusion mean in late 2022?
Foreword: I initially wrote this article in September 2022 for National Inclusion Week. As is often the case after sharing an article, a...
Sep 29, 20226 min read


Self-censorship, taboos and corporate discourse: how freely do we really speak?
My current research on the discourse of morality and moral conflicts in the defence industry, alongside other conversations I have had...
Aug 14, 20226 min read

My career soundtrack: 8 songs which accompanied my working life
We usually associate music, particularly popular music, with leisure time, relaxing, partying, or just escapism. It often stands in...
Jul 11, 20227 min read


LGBTQ+ voices at work - Pride podcast with Kubrick
As part of my work with Kubrick, I have had the opportunity to take part in a podcast episode with other LGBTQ+ colleagues, to share our...
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 5: Leaving the defence industry
This final episode on my morality journey throughout my career is also the one where I have come to understand, accept and embrace my own...
Jun 9, 202210 min read


Research diary: Interview reflections
To conclude my MSc in organisational psychology, I am conducting a research project which looks at the moral discourse in the defence...
May 31, 20226 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 4: On burning out... and rebuilding
On this journey through my career, looking at the ways in which matters of morality have played a part, I have so far shared stories and...
May 10, 20227 min read


Moral dilemma at the dinner table
A few nights ago, I went out for a lovely dinner with some friends, a great opportunity to catch up on what everyone was up to, reminisce...
Apr 22, 20226 min read


LGBTQ+ - No time for complacency
Thursday was International Transgender Day of Visibility, which saw a lot of stories of hardship but also of hope being published by...
Apr 2, 20224 min read


Mental Health at Work blog: My mental health journey across the Channel
I am very proud to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the Mental Health at Work website, through writing a blog about my...
Mar 11, 20221 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 3: On becoming a Manager
I was 25 when I completed my Masters in Human Resources, and subsequently moved to the UK. As I started settling into the world of work,...
Feb 21, 20227 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 2: Global Mobility, dilemmas without borders
The next leg of my journey through morality at work, revisiting my own career to date through the lens of moral reasoning, is taking me...
Feb 10, 20228 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 1: First jobs, fluffy animals, and moral awakening
In this series of articles, I will be looking back at my own relationship with morality through the course of my career to date: when did...
Jan 21, 20227 min read


Morality & Me - Prologue : Why talk about morality at work?
Do you ever find yourself thinking about what "the right thing to do" is ? Or trying to justify an action which perhaps, deep inside, you...
Jan 9, 20229 min read


Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
This famous painting from Magritte invites us to challenge what we consider to be the reality, in a very simple, yet effective and...
Jan 3, 20224 min read


2021 - The year I grew up
Like many, I like to take a moment towards the end of the year, and look back at what happened during the past 12 months, usually with a...
Dec 18, 20217 min read


Learning through developing others: 2 years of working with early talent
"What advice would you give your 20 year-old self?" is a question that sometimes gets asked to those of us who have been in the world of...
Nov 27, 20217 min read


Life on pause : 24 hours of wait, work, and worry...
We all start every working day with the knowledge that we will be balancing the requirements of the job and attention we devote to it...
Nov 4, 202110 min read
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