Sat on the runway this summer, waiting for take-off. The air crew are standing by ready to deliver the inevitable safety briefing. They look bored. We feel bored. We’ve all been here before. I know it already…my belt is strapped, I know to brace and...
It’s easy to feel stuck at any time in life. But when life throws curve balls like national lockdowns, the feeling of being trapped, hemmed in and out of control can spell trouble. This is particularly troublesome if you’re the leader of a business and...
As we all get used to the blended world of working remotely, it’s time to embed some robust processes to enable the ‘usual’ running of your business, whatever the outlook for the next few months.
While many of businesses have been hesitant to take on new...
It’s been a tough news weekend this weekend. As we look forward to a second lock down, the ebbs and flows of this pandemic keep on coming. There are lots of tough decisions being made in businesses right now. As leaders navigate the future, it’s...
This month is World Mental Health Day. For as long as there has been human life, there has been a struggle with mental health. And yet, even in these enlightened times, there’s still such a stigma attached to mental health, to talking about our emotions...
As the UK eases out of lockdown and take steps to return to ‘normal’ this month, here are five simple steps you can take to connect, engage and keep your team going through yet another period of change.
Dealing with change at any time can cause...
Now Christmas is done and dusted and the flip over to 2020 is almost upon us.
But everybody knows the aftermath hits hard, every year.
January is always a difficult month for businesses and employees alike, with
the excitement of Christmas crashing down in a stressful, overtired kind...
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When you’re an Owner/Manager, the relationship with your
team can make the difference between loving and dreading work. When it’s good,
you’re all in it together – an intrepid group of adventurers setting out into
the unknown, making things happen, pulling in the same...
The New Economics Foundation has a ‘No Health without Mental Health’ strategy containing Five Ways to Wellbeing, which are: connecting, being active, taking notice, continued learning, and giving. It’s fair to say that singing together fundamentally reflects all five of these. ...
Don't let your company culture get out of control- grab it as you grow!...