Banish the Sunday Night Blues

I have regularly blogged about the importance of having an environment where people can flourish and do their best work. This has resonated with many CEOs, People Leaders and Executives I have worked with and met over the years. Read more (PDF download)

Being Human and doing our best work virtually

Working from home is not a new concept, in fact, it’s something that many workplaces have encouraged so that employees can have more flexibility to manage both their work and home lives. The coronavirus crisis is pushing virtual working to another level, by reducing our ability and willingness to travel. Read more (PDF download)

How Leaders can create virtual cultures

Here in the UK, many of us have been working remotely for an extended period now and for some of our global colleagues, it’s been even longer. We are now in discussion about when is the right time to return to the office and in what capacity. One thing is certain: now that we have proven we can operate effectively remotely, home working is here to stay in some form. Read more (PDF download)

Can you be yourself at work?

Imagine it is a Sunday evening. Are you genuinely excited it’s Monday tomorrow because over the weekend you have had an idea that you want to test and put into practice? Or do you have a ritual that you go through to get your ‘work armour’ ready for Monday morning? Read more (PDF download)

Building culture today

In the past two years the world we live and work in has completely changed. We used to refer to the phrase ‘the future of work’ and the catch phrase seems to be, ‘the new normal’. What do leaders need to do? Read more (PDF download)

Lessons from working during covid

Think back to February 2019: then it would have been hard to imagine that in a few weeks most of us would be working from home, that schools and colleges would be shut and that we wouldn’t be able to pop to our local pubs or restaurants whenever we fancied. What are some of the opportunities this new virtual world is presenting us? What lessons can we learn and take forward? Read more (PDF download)

Creating a learning culture at work

Why is it important we keep learning? Whether we like it or not, we are learning every day: it might be a new way of buying a product or using a phone that has updated technology. All this change and innovation means we need to embrace learning. Read more (PDF download)

The five characteristics of being human - #1

A human culture is a win-win for all. It is a place where people can be themselves, an environment where they can create their best work and share new ideas. Read more (PDF download)

Authenticity - the five characteristics of being human - #2

In the world of personalisation, of algorithms predicting what we are going to do next and robots taking on more of the tasks that people used to do, there is even more need to integrate empathy, authenticity and the human factor in our leadership.

Telling your story - the characteristics of being human #3

Effective communication with your audiences is even more important than it has been in the past, given the volume of information we are consuming on all our different devices and various platforms. It’s all about ‘cutting through’ and being relevant to get messages across. Read more (PDF download)

Supporting a diverse and inclusive culture - the characteristics of being human #4

Diversity isn’t just the right thing to do, diverse Boards perform better too. One recent recent study found that diverse companies produce 19% more revenue. Diversity of thought leads to innovation and competitive advantage - that translates to the bottom line. Read more (PDF download)

How are human resources evolving

Human resources continue to evolve as organisations become more complex. In addition to the challenging economic and political environment, technological innovations are giving us, as consumers, new ways of doing things (some we don’t know about yet) and making us want more for less. Read more (PDF download)

How can organisations support their employees' physical and mental health?

We all want to be our best to do our best work, and it’s no surprise that healthier employees perform better. In the competitive and often stressful world we live in, we also all need to make our physical and mental wellbeing a priority. Read more (PDF download)

Oneness

We know the future of work is changing. Recently the business pages have been full of stories both about how robots and technology are going to change our jobs, and also how millennials are changing the nature of the workforce and how businesses think. Read more (PDF download)

When a company grows up how does it stay human?

George Bernard Shaw once said, ‘Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.’ The first part of this quote is essential for businesses to remember. No matter how big or small the change, it is essential for change to happen for progress to happen. Read more (PDF download)

Building a Human culture through times of change

We live in an exciting, competitive, complex and disruptive world where, as consumers, we are more demanding – we want more for less. So how do workplaces satisfy our ever changing and sophisticated needs? Read more (PDF download)

What is Culture?

With culture’s increased importance more companies are prioritising behaviours over skills during the recruitment process. Given the cost of bringing on new employees is high, and the cost of those who fail even higher, organisations want to ensure the candidate is going to thrive in the culture. Read more (PDF download)