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...
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...
