In the past 2 years we’ve experienced the biggest disruption to work since the introduction of the 5 day working week – our work-life boundaries have been forever blurred and for many we experienced a new found autonomy. Our behavioural norms have been turned on their heads and we can’t just go back. As a… Read more »
Have you noticed your team members’ motivation waning or coming and going in recent weeks? Or perhaps your own? You are not alone. With world events being what they are, some basic human needs can feel threatened. Why is this and what can we do to gain some motivational balance?
It’s that time of year when annual performance reviews tend to happen. As a manager, this can be a cause of anxiety when our thinking drags up concerns about how your team member might be viewing their performance compared to how you see it. We can have the same types of worries through the year… Read more »
Can you think of a time when you had a real gut instinct that things weren’t right in a way that made you uncomfortable? Perhaps when someone else was being excluded either unintentionally, or worse still intentionally, or when a course of action felt unfair to another? What did you do? Face any anxiety you… Read more »
Image by Magnascan from Pixabay As the holiday season fast approaches, I am reminded of the messages in Christmas carols that hold meaning not just for this time of year but all year round whether we have religious beliefs or not, messages of peace, goodwill, glad tidings and joy. Sadly, with the recent general election… Read more »
Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay Do you ever find yourself holding back from saying what you think to people in authority? Have you ever decided against having a conversation because you don’t think your needs are important relative to the other person? Perhaps you’ve known you need to give feedback to a team member… Read more »
