Be in Control or be Controlled – You Choose
(A lesson I’ve learnt the hard way) How many sleepless nights have you endured or pointless meetings attended in your search to find the right answer when confronted with a big decision with polar opposite choices? Now I clearly don’t mean that age old pizza or pasta for dinner conundrum that seems to clog up […]
It’s Time to Plan A Break
Stop whatever you’re doing right now Hands up if you subscribe to the view that a change is as good as a rest? I’m pretty sure I’ve virtually hear those words tumble from the mouths of most of at some point in your business or private lives. So forgive me if I now proceed to […]
You Are the Hero of Your Own Story
Be honest, are you or are those around you ‘life’s not fair’ people? Are things that happen in your life always someone else’s fault? Are your choices apparently blocked by external influences?
Empathetic Leadership
Be honest, how many times have you caught yourself telling a colleague ‘I know how you feel’ when they explain a challenging situation to you – particularly during the COVID pandemic as we’re all in this together? The fact is, in all honesty you probably have absolutely no idea how they are feeling – and […]
When Time Management Can Become Your Enemy
Are you wasting your time trying to free up time? Be honest, how well do you really manage your time? Are you someone who focuses on the important or the urgent tasks – and how can distinguishing between the two make us more effective? Time management is a red hot topic, particularly in light of […]
Time for a Humanity Re-Boot?
Standing on egg shells Are you finding yourself, like many of us, treading on eggshells around the new ‘cancel culture’, afraid of upsetting people around you – or have you been one of the unlucky ones to experience trolling or barbed comments in response to something you’ve said or done? We find ourselves living in […]
Beating Stress & Having Fun; Hobbies & Interests
The importance of hobbies and interests in beating stress Most of us pride ourselves on working so hard and effectively that we find we don’t have time to indulge our interests outside of work. What we forget is that these outside interests may well make us more productive inside. Not only that- research shows that […]
The Dangers of Stress – And How to Overcome Stress
Is it important to overcome stress? It’s been well documented the work hours lost attributed to stress. An expensive condition to both employee, employer and the self-employed. And yet we still push ourselves to the limit and don’t raise our heads enough to notice that this month is a perfect time to slow down a […]
The Blame Game – a game with no winners
For more years than I care to remember I have heard numerous companies stating that they ‘want to get away from the blame game’ they want to promote a culture of inclusivity where employees can voice concerns or point out problems without fear of retribution. However, I see very little evidence that this is not […]
Round Peg/Square Hole – the skills and job mismatch
I’ve deliberately switched this saying around as have you not sometimes come across people who don’t quite seem to fit their role and are rattling around knocking against the sides of their expected employment? It could be that their role is not challenging them enough, or is too challenging. It could be that their personal […]