Office? Home? Remote? The future is hybrid… According to a BBC survey, 86% of the UK’s biggest employers are not planning on returning to full-time office working. A similar O2 survey found...
Managing the essentials – your 10 starters for 10 New to management? It’s a big step, right? Not always in terms of money and recompense, nor necessarily respect. But responsibilities? From...
Workplace trends for 2021 Unless you have a fortune-teller on your payroll, planning for the future is a matter of best guesses, extrapolations, and strategic thinking...
Happiness – harnessing the power of being positive 2020 saw most businesses experiencing unprecedented change – few would argue that – and often fighting for survival. As we progress through 2021...
How’s your communication? “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” - George Bernard Shaw. Few of us would dispute that...
Why PQ matters more than IQ and EQ A blog by Shirzad Chamine Daniel Goleman made a compelling and accurate case nearly two decades ago that Emotional Intelligence (EQ) was more...
Four steps to take care of your mental health A guest blog by Dr. Adrienne Green Emotions are hardly ever simple. Most often we experience mixed emotions, and this can lead us to feel confused...
The change is digital, the people may not be – supporting digital change Most people would agree that nothing ever really stays the same – change is an ongoing process. But fair to say that thanks to the coronavirus...
Learning & Development – what does 2021 hold? January. Traditional time for looking ahead, planning, strategising… and while we may look back on January 2020 with nostalgia – few had any idea...
What is it that makes urgency so attractive? One of the most famous (and well-used) time management tools is Stephen Covey’s urgent/important matrix, in which: URGENT = something which...
Stepping up – the first-time manager We’ve all had a bad boss at some point, maybe more than one. But what happens when you become the boss or, at least, a boss? In terms of changes...
How is the new normal shaping up for Learning & Development? As the end of the year approaches, the country pendulums in and out of lockdown, further extensions are made to the furlough scheme, and everyone...