Stress and Covid-19
Let’s dive into stress and consider what we know about it and how it’s impacting us in the current Covid-19 world.
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Covid-19 – Facing the brutal reality
Rob talks us through the reality of Covid-19… “We are incredibly flexible and resilient and even though sometimes will doubt ourselves we all have the capacity to endure the most difficult of situations, to do this we must face reality, because then we are able to plan, innovate and ask ‘What if..?’”
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MUM IN ISOLATION
An honest account of balancing parenting and work during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Asking what Gen Z want is not the right question. Should we even be asking?
Given that the workforce is ageing and we are all set to work way beyond traditional retirement, do we need to move away from pitting Gen Zs against the ‘Okay Boomers’?
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Mental Health – The Stats
For many of us, we spend more time at work than we do at home. And we know that our environment can have a huge impact on our mental wellbeing. The stats speak for themselves, take a look!
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10 things to remember at your work Christmas party
Whether you are the life and soul of the party or prefer to sit back and let others take the lead, a work Christmas party is a chance to switch off from the busy year you’ve had and socialise with your colleagues. Here are our tops tips for getting through the party.
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Helping the dust to settle: ten top tips for tackling survivor syndrome
“Survivor syndrome” describes what happens with those who remain in the organisation after major redundancy programmes. Research shows that the personal and emotional consequences for them can be considerable. This can include feelings of grief and loss for the colleagues who are departing; guilt at having survived; and fear for the future, including anticipation of increased workloads and more lay-offs later.
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Leadership Stories Podcast 1 – Danny Milton
In the first of our Leadership stories series, Liz Beck talks with Danny Milton, Director of Rugby at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Physical Education and former Wales National under 18’s Coach.
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How do you get your team to believe in your vision?
Liz Beck and Patrick Ballin on how you get your teams on board and connecting with the company vision
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Why should I care about ‘Vision’?
Why should a company vision mean something to its employees? How does it affect them and the way they work? Liz Beck and Charlotte Allfrey discuss…
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Fitting in the frame – competent, authentic or both?
“The most powerful impact comes when we can integrate authenticity – the power of being ourself – with capability – learning from the best.”
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Insights Discovery Workshop Jan 2019
We really enjoyed hosting our full day Insights Discovery Workshop at the Sofitel, Gatwick
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Bullying in the Workplace
Despite growing awareness, bullying in the workplace continues to be a problem for at least a third of UK employees. American business magazine Forbes even rates it as a much higher statistic at 75% of US employees having encountered workplace bullying. It can come from a manager or colleague and usually constitutes clear and deliberate […]
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Checking the ‘Right to Work’
Recruiting new team members is both time consuming and costly, but imagine going through the process of placing an advert, shortlisting, interviewing, selecting and referencing someone, only to find out on their first day at work that they haven’t either got the right to work in the UK, or they are limited to certain hours […]
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Can makeup be part of an employee dress code?
Although many women choose to wear makeup, a large percentage do not. How does that fit in with dress codes and can an employer insist that female employees wear makeup to work or would that amount to discrimination? As we know, ‘discrimination’ is to treat a person less favourably because they possess a particular characteristic. […]
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How we create a culture with values that mean something
More than ever, Culture is critical to business success. The talent in the market are making career decisions based on the Culture you offer them. And if they don’t like yours; they’ll find one they do like! But how do you get a great Culture? And what are the key ingredients? Businesses are frequently investing […]
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How to conduct an investigation in the workplace
How do the words ‘disciplinary’, ‘capability’ or ‘grievance’ make you feel? Chances are ‘serious’, ‘daunting’ or ‘complicated’ spring to mind, but it’s something that all managers are likely to encounter at some point and it actually need not be any of those things. To make the process smoother, here is our 13 steps of guidance […]
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Leadership starts with I.
LIZ BECK TALKS LEADERSHIP AND HER OWN PERSONAL JOURNEY
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Fuelling Ambition
Highlights from the Newable Fuelling Ambition Conference, May 2018
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Liz’s round-up
Read on if you want to hear about storytelling. performance anxiety, transforming performance, NLP, coaching & culture change and bike rides. A perfectly sensible mix…
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14 ways to increase Employee Engagement
In an ever-changing world, we need to be on top of what we’re offering our teams. It’s not about waiting for the government to bring in legislation, or to hear in an exit interview that a competitor has a great perk…
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Monitoring Company Sick Pay
In order to understand the cost implications for your business, it is really important that you monitor sickness absence – somehow. Knowledge is power and by tracking sickness absence you are far better informed and can act more efficiently on persistent short-term sickness absence…
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The 70-20-10 learning model
…the learning principle of 70/20/10 (usually credited to Morgan McCall and his colleagues working at the centre for creative leadership). This model shows that 10% of someone’s overall learning comes from formal learning experiences (classrooms, online, reading), 20% comes from social learning (from peers, mentoring, feedback) and 70% comes from experiential learning (on-the-job, trial and error, learning by doing)…
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What does it take to unlock people’s potential?
Insights Discovery is a psychometric tool based on the psychology of Carl Jung. It is designed to help people understand themselves and others and enable them to make the most of the relationships and interactions they have every day.