Recently, over our typical Friday night download at the pub, one of my friends made a fleeting comment; “our Rach, the eternal optimist”. This initially stuck a chord with me but got swiftly passed over in place of our rather flippant dissection of the week and particularly my friends constant… Read More »Diary of a CEO podcast
“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.” Carl Rogers Research has shown significant differences in occupational stress, job satisfaction, work productivity and work… Read More »Leading with Empathy
I recently attended a virtual book club discussion where Liz Wiseman talked about her book, Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact. The book discusses the idea surrounding those people in every business who may not have leadership titles, yet they have a hugely… Read More »Impact Players: Which people should you work hard to keep in your organisation?
For many of us, the transition back to the office will be a substantial change. Leaders can expect to see varying levels of attention, energy, and self-regulation amongst their team members. As such, the issue of distraction management has received considerable critical attention. Designing work processes and systems that consider… Read More »Distraction Management in the Modern Office
“Information about nutrition and physical fitness is greatly understood and demonstrated throughout society however on the health basic of sleep society remains as a vast reservoir of ignorance. We must realise that we cannot be healthy unless our sleep is healthy.” William Dement, 1997. Statistics A recent study by the… Read More »Back to Basics – Sleep and Work Productivity
Have you ever regretted passing up on an opportunity simply because an idea or opinion differed from your own? I know I have! Adam Grant, author of bestselling book ‘Think Again’ suggests we need to be much more open to reconsidering ideas or as Adam puts it, we need to… Read More »Do you want to make great decisions? It starts with people disagreeing with you
This week has brought up a recurring theme ‘Why am I working and taking all the risk when they are ‘swanning’ around having ‘e drinks’ and ‘tea parties’ at home?’ This is shouting to anyone who observes human behaviour as a fairness issue. If I go back to the days… Read More »Fairness in Lockdown
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