Leading your team is the most important part of your role
A key determinant of getting the best from your team is fully accepting that leading them is a core part of your job, and perhaps even...
Teams – keep coming back to basics
In working with teams across industry sectors and at different levels I still find that they frequently fail to get the basic building...
Career Resilience
A number of researchers and practitioners are interested in resilience specifically applied to career transitions and trajectory. In...
It’s not all about you! Understanding other people’s reality in your organisation.
I’m currently writing a book with Professor Cary Cooper aimed at those in mid-level roles in organisations.** It’s a combination of...
Stuck in the middle: managing pressure and staying motivated in mid-level roles.
Do you sit somewhere in the middle in your organisation’s hierarchy? If you do, how’s life? It’s quite likely you feel that you are...
Learning from true legends and extreme experiences
Last month I had the privilege of sharing a speaking platform with two inspirational men. One was retired Air Commodore Charles Clarke...
You say it best when you say anything at all.
I was struck recently by some new Canadian research that shows that being isolated or ostracised at work may be more harmful than being...
Digital Wellbeing and Resilience
Many of us recognise our increased reliance on digital communications and networking. We now seem to be able to connect with just about...
Can't we just recruit resilient people?
I have done a lot of work in recent years on psychological resilience in a business and organisational context. I have also worked in...
Want to improve customer service and satisfaction? Invest in the wellbeing of your employees.
It is becoming clear that employee wellbeing has moved into the mainstream of HR and people strategy and practice in many organisations. ...
