Speak to any recruitment consultant (or member of the press), and all talk is about the Great Resignation. The number of people leaving roles seems to increase daily, salaries are rocketing, and organisations are struggling to fill critical posts.
Read MoreWe know that a woman is less likely to get to the boardroom than a man, but when does the gap start to open? How do we encourage those women just starting out on their careers as well as those at mid and senior levels? Be instilling confidence, encouraging visibility and building community
"EQ is better than IQ in the workplace", "EQ is what makes you successful".
Emotional intelligence, or EQ, has come to the fore in recent years as the primary driver behind workplace success and solid relationships. But is it as straightforward as that?
Are you still keeping your New Year's resolutions? Depending on what research you need, the proportion of people who actually stick to resolutions throughout the year varies between 8 and 25%. Clearly, the odds are against you before the midnight bongs have even finished.
Read MoreI recently read “Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader” by Herminia Ibarra. The book’s premise is that we spend too long thinking and reflecting on how we should be as leaders instead of just doing it. The author argues that we should be trying out new ways of acting as if we already were leaders. Only then will we have the experiences to reflect on to try and find a leadership mindset. This is summed up in a quote from Richard Pascale “Adults are more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking than think their way into a new way of acting.”
Read MoreA coaching culture is an organisational culture that values coaching to improve performance and carries out coaching activities regularly, sometimes without even realising it. Coaching is in the DNA. The value of coaching is seen at all levels of the organisation - from the most junior employees, who may need to go out of their comfort zone, to senior executives who will need to recognise that in the short term, at least, the coaching approach takes more time.
Read MoreOver the years, I was often asked why I stayed in the same place so long - sometimes with horror, sometimes admirably. But the answer to me was clear - whenever I was bored or ready to move on, I managed to find a new role in the same organisation that interested me enough to stay.
Read MoreI recently read this article from AllBright on the Likeability trap, inspired by a new book (which, full disclosure, I have not read.) The piece talks about our need to be liked, a need perhaps felt more by women than men, although deep down, I think most of us want to be liked - we have an innate need to connect with others.
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