Clowns to the left of me…by Caryn Douglas
October 31, 2023
This week is Stress Awareness week, so it felt like a good moment to think about how we manage the circus of our daily existence. New stresses are always finding their way into our ‘stress bucket...
Give Managers a Chance! by Susan Binnersley
October 25, 2023
Having engaged with literally thousands of managers over the years in my industrial career, both as an HR leader and more latterly as the MD of a business consultancy, I know that most managers are...
Turn meetings from terrible to tremendous with Six Thinking Hats by Caryn Douglas
October 10, 2023
Some simple measures can be put in place to help this overload – clearly written agendas can help people know if a meeting is worth their time. Observation of prompt start and set end times can a...
How The Art Of Active Listening Can Unlock Success In Your Organisation by Sarah Tiffany
September 27, 2023
Both our professional and personal lives are filled with a constant and relentless streamline of communication- emails, briefings, WhatsApp, notifications, podcasts, memos, meetings, adverts – th...
Why psychological safety is a non-negotiable for successful teams by Caryn Douglas
August 22, 2023
Often the language of safety in organisations only relates to physical safety. Of course, the cost of getting physical safety wrong is highly visible; both in terms of potential harm to employees a...
How can we further open up the workplace? by Susan Binnersley
August 3, 2023
The Work & Pensions Committee have recently published their report on Plan for Jobs and Employment Support with the aim of finding ways to support people who are economically inactive to move into ...
Why a change at the top can improve your business performance? by Sarah Tiffany
July 20, 2023
Well-established leadership within any organization undoubtedly has many benefits including experience and expertise, consistency and organisational stability. However, if not well managed, it can ...
Tapping into your creative potential one step at time by Caryn Douglas
July 17, 2023
How often have we heard someone say, “Oh, I’m not creative”, or even said it ourselves. There is a pervasive belief that creativity is a talent that some people are born with and other are no...
Proactively Managing Your Career – Our Top 10 Recommendations
June 21, 2023
A recent study by Indeed, of over 1800 organisations, found that 1 in 3 UK employees are unhappy in their current role. Given that the average person spends over 9 ½ years of their life at work th...
How to navigate the ever changing world of work ?
May 23, 2023
At a recent event at Lancaster University Management School, I was asked to present a session for a group of talented students all about the workplace and how to manage people. They wanted to talk ...
