If you’re managing a team with team members that have had to get used to home or remote working in the last few months you may have found a need to manage differently. As I’ve designed a virtual team management programme for an organisation in recent weeks, I’ve been looking into some of the context… Read more »
Are you a team leader who is finding you are having to adapt your leadership and management for a ‘new normal’? Last month I addressed some tips for team members in adapting to the ‘new normal’. What’s it been like for team leaders?
Whether you are a team member or a team leader, you’ll no doubt have had experiences where you’ve been talking with a number of other people and had something you wanted to say on the tip of your tongue but thought better of it. If what you wanted to say was coming from a positive… Read more »
Do you lead a team? Are you finding it hard to maintain your own levels of motivation let alone those of your team members during this testing time? You are not alone. I’m a coach. I support others when they need to find direction, overcome barriers, gain confidence, inspire through leadership etc. So, I should… 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 eroyka from Pixabay This month the idea for my blog is rooted in an emotional experience I had late Sunday night into the early hours of Monday morning. My Dad had a fall which resulted in a head injury. He’s fine, I’m glad to say. It gave me the opportunity to experience… Read more »
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash This month it was my Mum and Dad’s 59th Wedding Anniversary. I am hugely proud of them both and the way in which their relationship has stood the test of time and the challenges that life throws at us all. As I looked through their wedding album with them… Read more »
We live in an age where loneliness has been described as a social epidemic with a study by The Co-op and the British Red Cross stating that over 9 million people in the UK across all adult ages – more than the population of London – are either always or often lonely. This isn’t just… Read more »
Have you ever been in a meeting where your boss tells all of his/her direct reports that ‘we need more creativity’ and expects that as you walk out of the door there will be an instant change? In these times of efficiency, productivity, streamlining, judgement and busy-ness, our creative selves can get squeezed out. In… Read more »
Do you ever struggle to know how to balance saying what is on your mind for the good of a relationship or team with holding back for fear of upsetting someone or making a situation worse than it is? Is there such a thing as too much candour? A recent opportunity to facilitate a vibrant, global… Read more »
