Are You Afraid of Appearing Afraid?
A recent blog penned by Seth Godin entitled ‘Afraid of afraid’ highlights how our culture persistently reminds us that being afraid is a weakness and that “confessing fear is a ...
How to Spot Excuses for Poor Management and Leadership at Any Level
Too many British companies listed on the London Stock Exchange are underperforming. This fact prompted a study on the causes and effects by the Economist newspaper last month. Part of ...
5 Tips for Purposeful Manager/Employee Interactions
Now, more than ever, it is important that as a manager you have regular and purposeful interactions with your employees. After 17 months of turmoil through Covid-19, felt both personally and ...
The Brain Functions that Influence Every Aspect of our Lives
The human brain is a remarkable machine. After all, it’s the only part of our bodies that named itself. It’s resilient, creative, boundless, and utterly extraordinary. One thing ...
Could Your Goal-Setting Be Smarter?
I bet I wasn’t the only one who watched the recent Olympics, then immediately set about revising my list of goals. But where should I even begin planning to ...
Do You Value Your Values as a Leader?
Many organisations will have their own Vision, Mission and Values. To put it another way, who we are, what we do and how we do it. The how we do ...
Patience – A forgotten leadership quality?
Have you ever found yourself getting agitated in the queue in the supermarket? Or felt your blood boiling while sat in traffic? With our world quickly becoming a place where ...
Management Paradoxes – Focused v. Open
There are many paradoxes in the world of leadership and management which are seen at all levels and in all situations. This week we explore the two opposed truisms ...
The psychology of using reciprocity in the workplace
Reciprocity – not exactly a word which rolls off the tongue, but one which is crucial in curating and delivering outstanding customer experience. Put simply, reciprocity is an exchange between ourselves ...
The Calendar Mindset, is it holding you and your team back?
Let me just check my diary… Time is a valuable resource and those who are hard pressed for it find ways to be as efficient with it as possible. This ...
Look beyond the noise
The key to success is hard work, or is it? We all know people who progress, or are thought of as the top performers, when they aren’t quite all ...
