Tag: effective leadership

Learned Helplessness

by Michelle | July 3, 2024 |

Leadership

What is ‘learned helplessness’? Learned helplessness is a psychological phenomenon that can have detrimental effects in the workplace if left unchecked. It occurs when an individual feels that they have no control over a situation and …

The story of the halo and the horn…

by Michelle | May 8, 2024 |

Leadership

The ‘halo effect’ is a psychological phenomenon first identified by Edward Thorndike in 1920. It has far-reaching implications within the workplace, affecting everything from individual workload management to team dynamics and leadership perceptions. The halo effect …

The impact of personality on self-development

by Michelle | April 5, 2024 |

Personal Development

Logic would tell you that if you were open-minded, up for a challenge, and the type who always wants to believe they’re moving forward in life, you’d be a good candidate for growth through self-improvement. Conversely, …

Motivating those who don’t want to be motivated

by Michelle | March 9, 2024 |

Leadership

How do you motivate staff who don’t want to be motivated? In this article, I’m not focusing on staff members who are going through the motions, i.e. ‘quiet quitting’ because they’re jaded or unhappy with their …

Bring the Jigsaw Discovery Tool to life with MTa experiential activities

by Michelle | March 9, 2024 |

Effective Teamwork

In a recent blog article from Jamie Thompson of MTa Experiential Learning, Jamie discussed how MTa activities can support the learning from the Jigsaw Discovery Tool by enabling participants to deepen their understanding, create new …

Ruling out the office, or reimagining it?

by Michelle | February 13, 2024 |

Hybrid Working

This was part of a great response from Annie Dean on LinkedIn in response to recent studies purportedly showing that remote working is less productive than working in a shared office. ‘Stop pitting offices against …

To be diverse, or to not be diverse?

by Michelle | December 10, 2023 |

Leadership

The subject of diversity can be a provocative one. For the purposes of this article. I’m using the word diversity to describe any perceived minority in the workplace, i.e. gender, race, socioeconomic, age, disability…and any …

‘My manager has no people skills!’

by Michelle | December 8, 2023 |

Leadership

How many times have you heard that? Or even say that yourself? It’s a common complaint that you might hope would be lessening, given that traditional ‘rule with a stick’ management approaches have all but …

Why do humans fear change?

by Michelle | October 30, 2023 |

Change Management, Leadership

Change is an inevitable part of life, and yet, humans have an innate fear of it. This fear of change and the unknown is deeply ingrained in our psychology, and it has the power to …

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