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Motivate your employees with our tips
Is your business wellness policy based around free beers? Seems that a good number of companies are relying on freebies and office perks to fix the issues around employee health and wellness now. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a free beer and plenty of people will enjoy these quick perks, but do they really make an actual difference? Are there alternatives we should be
Trust – the elusive quality in a working relationship
Good working relationships are based on trust, but how do we deal with our emotions to build and feel trust in our working teams? It seems rather an elusive quality! Past studies have looked at trust across the workplace and it seems that most of us do not have a great deal of trust in our employers. This appears to come from perceived unfairness and
How can I become more emotionally resilient?
As we approach the flood of holiday breaks, we have time to reflect on how we deal with stress at work and in our personal lives and think about how we can develop our emotional resilience. Developing a deeper understanding of yourself and taking steps to look after your wellbeing can help reduce the impact of stress and help you deal with pressure. This ability
Understanding and identifying workplace stress
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April, since 1992. The aim of this month is to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. Despite this running for 20 years there appears to be a long way to go. This is borne out by the Mental Health Foundation who stated in a survey last year that 74% of
It’s the small things..
Make this week the week you concentrate on the small things. Small things at work can make a big difference to our day. In Dr Geetu Bharwaney’s book, Emotional Resilience, she describes some small ways you can make a difference to your colleague’s day. Her suggestions are: Simply ask ‘Is everything ok?’ when you see a colleague looking mad, sad or bad! Do what is
Increasing productivity in lean teams.
Some of our largest companies started out in garages, living rooms and coffee shops across the country. If your dream is to take your company to a national or international business, before you start to scale up you need to master the art of making your current lean team agile and run as if you have already reached that target. Maximising your workforce is the
Do you need an emotional Spring Clean?
Spring is such a traditional time to have a good clear out of material goods and declutter. When windows are cleaned, floors scrubbed, cars de-junked and desks cleared, we feel better, clearer and motivated. It’s also a great time to have an emotional clear-out and dump some of the clutter that is holding you back. Take a peak into your emotional world. Is it clear
Motivation – the willingness to get the job done! How can you help keep your team motivated?
Having team members who persist in the face of adversity and against all distractions contributes hugely to the success of team projects; but how can you help all your team maintain their mojo? Motivation is literally the desire to move towards a defined goal. It’s about setting and achieving objectives and ensuring your inspiration comes from within. It’s the internal drive we all have which
If you can’t see where you are going, it’s easy to get lost!
Building a successful team requires the core values of trust, respect and transparency. Today we want to discuss why being transparent as a leader is important and offer some ways on how to improve transparency in your organisation. The word transparency suggests that a business runs in an open way, without secrets so people trust their dealings are fair and honest. As a leader, transparency
Do business leaders need emotional intelligence more than ever before?
As businesses grow and go through the inevitable changes this brings, we believe that emotional intelligence in leadership is the strongest key to helping their workforce succeed and exceed. Complex and fast changes such as ever-increasing new technologies bring huge benefits to businesses, but they also bring their own challenges. Whilst data-driven technology and other drivers are bringing us all unique opportunities to optimise our
Valuing empathy and emotional intelligence in the workplace.
Soft skills such as empathy and emotional intelligence are often still undervalued in the workplace, but understanding their importance can create a more positive and productive work environment. “Most people think empathy is just something you reserve for your life and your family and your friends, but the reality is that it’s an existential priority of a business.” –Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft The value
Developing your leaders.
A top performer from your team has just been promoted to team manager, and each and every day you watch them struggle in their new role. Sound familiar? They struggle because the job of leading a team differs immensely from their previous job. This holds true even if their new team operates in a similar way to their past experiences. Leading requires a different set