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Welcome to Fabien Littel's personal site and blog


Two years on, taking stock on the ever evolving moral conflict in UK Defence
What started out as a routine dog walk led me to an insightful reflexive experience about my own "moral journey" over the past couple of...
Feb 5, 20244 min read


"I was young, I needed the money" - on early career decision-making
What first motivated you to take up a job in your organisation or industry? It's a simple question I have asked as part of my research,...
Apr 15, 20235 min read


What's in a word: Proud
Are you proud of what you do for a living? Are you proud of where you work? (Should you be?) Are you proud of who you are, as a person?...
Feb 22, 20236 min read


Overthinking or thinking it over? Is there a good side to rumination?
Rumination, besides its original meaning related to animal digestion, is traditionally related to depression, and refers to the act of...
Jan 23, 20234 min read


Introducing my PhD topic: Environmental consciousness and moral reasoning in the oil & gas industry
Artwork: Dan Rawlings / Photography: Mark Bickerdike After starting my PhD with the University of Southampton last September, I am now in...
Jan 4, 20234 min read


2022 review - Chasing dreams in a nightmarish landscape
A year ago, 2022 was just around the corner, much anticipated and with a lot of expectations to live up to. After two years of hardship,...
Dec 14, 20227 min read


What is moral disengagement? An explanatory video
"How do people do harm and live with themselves" (Bandura, 2016) Bandura's book's subtitle is quite self-explanatory when it comes to...
Dec 13, 20221 min read


Moral location, location, location - on thinking about your (and others') position
Why, as I worked on my MSc research, did I keep picturing a cowboy on horseback looking down from a hilltop? Why that picture exactly...
Dec 6, 20223 min read


Experiences of moral conflict in the Defence industry: Interview insights
As part of my recently completed MSc in Organisational Psychology, I conducted a research project, for which I decided to study how...
Nov 13, 20229 min read


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


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


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


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
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