by Michelle | Dec 19, 2022 | Leadership, Wellbeing & Resilience
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...
by Michelle | Dec 5, 2022 | Wellbeing & Resilience
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...
by Michelle | Aug 14, 2022 | Personal Development, Wellbeing & Resilience
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...
by Michelle | Feb 14, 2022 | Leadership, Wellbeing & Resilience
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...
by Michelle | Jan 17, 2022 | Personal Development, Wellbeing & Resilience
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...