Leadership is a Community May 19, 2021 Sometimes it’s the leader who gets the acclaim.But it’s rare that the leadership didn’t have a community behind him. Leadership is a community: a historical look. Christopher Columbus is famous… read more »
Top Ten tips for difficult days May 12, 2021 Top tips from one person who survived the difficult days of lockdown. The artist and illustrator Pranita Kochareker found lockdown difficult. ‘The helplessness and uncertainty of Covid 19 was terriffying… read more »
How to spot burnout. And what to do about it. May 5, 2021 Recent studies report that between 23–54% of workers have previously or are currently dealing with burnout. In this article we’ll dig a little deeper in to burnout: what it is… read more »
Engaged and disengaged workers April 8, 2021 Is there anything to be done? We all know the differences between engaged and disengaged workers. Professor William Kahn, who coined the phrase, defined engaged workers as those who are… read more »
The hidden costs of cutting costs. March 24, 2021 I was listening to a former policeman talking about the workplace cutting costs, overtime and the effect this was having on morale.Some overtime is happy overtime – willingly taken to… read more »
I fear the worst! Is there any way out of my catastrophising? March 9, 2021 I have a terrible headache and I immediately fear the worst – ‘what if it’s a brain tumour?’ My daughter is a few minutes late from school and, again, I… read more »
Kidnapped by worry? March 3, 2021 Escape plans considered… I often worry. Sometimes it feels like I can’t escape it. ‘I am so worried!’ I say and quite believe this to be so. ‘And haven’t I… read more »
This brilliant monster. What’s your relationship with the internet? February 22, 2021 Would we have ever thought that we’d have such a relationship with the internet 80 years ago? In 1943, Thomas Watson, then Chair of IBM, is reputed to have said:… read more »
Mindfulness at home: the hardest place? February 10, 2021 Perhaps mindfulness is hardest in the home. Home is where deep-rooted patterns of behaviour have established themselves, andwhere our reactions are habitual, automatic and often emotionally-charged. Bringing mindfulness into our… read more »
Seeking Therapy through Employers’ Insurance Schemes February 3, 2021 A personal insight. As someone who, after struggling with their mental health at work, went down the route of therapy via her employer’s insurance – Kate Hale, our Admin and… read more »