In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of treating communities as asset-based, rather than focusing solely on their deficits or challenges. This approach emphasises the strengths and resources within a community and encourages community members […]
In 2019, the ONS reported that fewer than 7% of the UK workforce worked flexibly, meaning employees sometimes worked from home and sometimes from the office. So, not that many! Despite this figure, over the last decade, several UK studies […]
If you have a brain, you have bias! We tend to think of having a bias as a bad thing, but it isn’t always. Bias is a natural consequence of the way our brains work. Biases help us categorise things […]
Irrespective of whether you are a busy parent, a team manager, a carer, an executive, there is little doubt that you will have an increasing number of conflicting priorities to deal with. It may feel that there is never enough time […]
During 2020, we saw a seismic shift in working arrangements. The rapid response to the pandemic found many organisations quickly organising for employees to work from home and I suspect for most people we thought this arrangement would last maybe […]
It was in 1995 that William Bridges first shared his model of personal ‘transition’. Like a number of models considering responses to change, it had been built on Bridges own experiences of grief and loss. He suggested that there were […]
In last weeks blog, we explored what phases of change may be experienced when operating in crisis mode. The five phases we shared in our framework highlighted the leadership and communication approaches we thought would be helpful. These were ‘what’ […]
Over recent weeks, we have supported leaders through the current crisis and the constant questions have been: How can we best support our people through times of crisis? What do we say and what should we do to navigate something […]
These are indeed extraordinary times. During this incredibly challenging time for us all, we may find that there is a battle going on inside our minds. What is happening is very scary; it is different, and it is alarming. We […]
Last week I attended an event on Health and Wellbeing at Work – probably one of the last events held at the NEC before our country wide close down. I was pleased to attend a series of great talks from […]