Just when you think you’ve got over a global pandemic, another crisis comes in its wake, i.e. the current cost-of-living challenges practically every single one of us is facing. In a recent survey of over 1,000 leaders and managers, almost three-quarters told of the...
For years, we’ve been led to believe that stress is the enemy. Not only does excessive stress equal mental pain, but it can also affect our physiology—and lead to grey hairs, sleep problems, sore muscles, headaches and high blood pressure, for example. Individual...
If you are based in the UK, you will be only too aware that we are currently experiencing unusually hot weather, which some but not everyone will be enjoying. However for the majority of people even if they like the higher temperatures during the daytime when it comes...
In some cases—not in every one, of course—people taking up the role of manager are employees promoted from their frontline position, who are then tasked with leading their colleagues. Certainly, in smaller companies, this can be quite common. There are many advantages...
Since 2005, the third Monday in January has been termed “Blue Monday” because it’s the time of year when we are supposedly feeling at our lowest. We are thought to be more susceptible to feeling down at this time of year due to: The weather is usually cold, often wet...
This article was intended to serve as a round-up of everything we’ve learned this year and what organisations have put in place to be more resilient—but after all the announcements that have been coming thick and fast from the Government, we need to be reactive rather...
The real reason virtual meetings can be so exhausting Since the beginning of the pandemic and the upsurge in virtual meetings, there has been many articles written about “Zoom Fatigue” and the need to better manage the scheduling of back to back virtual meetings. But...
There are signs that we may be over the worst of the pandemic. We may still endure third, fourth and fifth waves, but the vaccine programme and widespread immunity will likely lessen their severity. Most businesses I know are now thinking of the future, and how they...
