The Dark Triad: Managing Challenging Behaviours at Work
Managing a team comes with its challenges. Having the occasional conflict or disagreement between colleagues is normal. It can be overcome with effective communication and management support and can lead to creativity and growth. But what happens if an employee persistently behaves with negative intent? What can you do when managing challenging behaviours at work […]
How to Successfully Transition into Retirement
How can we prepare for retirement and make it a positive and fulfilling experience, the ‘golden years’ of our life? Retirement is a major milestone that marks our passage into later adulthood. It is a complex transition with a shift in routines and identity. It elicits a mixture of emotions varying between apprehension, anxiety, excitement […]
Introducing Coaching into Your Organisation?
Coaching has grown in popularity in organisations during the last couple of years, as it is a recognised effective employee development method (CIPD, 2020). In a survey by the CIPD (2015), more than ¾ of organisations offered either a coaching or mentoring programme. However, just because coaching may be available in organisations, it does not […]
The Importance of Inclusive Leadership
Feeling included, heard and valued at the workplace is essential for every employee. Although policies and practices play a big role, the main responsibility falls on the leader. People are the most valuable asset of an organisation, therefore, having leaders who recruit and develop employees of different gender, race, cultural and socioeconomic background inevitably creates […]
Staying Connected Through the Disconnect
Written by our guest contributor Sonia Rignall As we approach an unusual anniversary of lockdowns, separation, isolation and remoteness, many people are considering what to keep from the current imposed change and what to restore once the situation allows. So what can we learn from this mass-imposed social experiment? How much does remote working disrupt […]
Looking After Our Mental Health
The New Year brings hope. Indeed welcoming 2021 felt like a breath of fresh air. Everyone across the world hopes that this will be the year when some long-awaited normality comes back into our lives. However, despite the optimism, we should not underestimate the impact that Covid-19 is still having on our mental health. While […]
How to Make New Year’s Resolutions and Stick to Them
Although we see December as the month to be jolly and sing along to “All I want for Christmas is You”, it is also an exciting time when we sit down, grab a pen and paper, and write down what we would like to achieve in the next year. We often look for advice on […]
The Pandemic Impact on Gender Equality at Work
It is undeniable that 2020 has been a year of change, uncertainty and challenges for many of us. Studies investigating the effect of the pandemic on people’s lives have brought to light something concerning. They have shown that one group has been particularly badly affected by the impact of Covid-19 at work – women. In […]
Virtual Leadership – Effectively Managing Virtual Teams
It is undeniable that the world has changed dramatically in the past ten months and so has the way businesses operate across the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it the need to make quick changes and adapt to new ways of working in a professional landscape riddled with uncertainty. Organisations were suddenly faced with […]
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