Bringing the human into our digital meetings
Digital meetings are very different to meeting in person, we miss the real essence of human connection and can miss many of the subtle cues we would have potentially picked up when being in front of someone such as body language, facial expressions and the energy/vibe of the person. Some people may also struggle with […]
Building Relationships In The Workplace
Why would I want to establish healthy relationships in the workplace when I have my own friends and family? Corporate relationships are very similar to our personal relationships. We don’t realise it but there is very little difference between work and personal relationships – the basic principles are the same. Just as children mimic their […]
How to kill your employees quickly!
Recently Alibaba founder Jack Ma caused a stir with his endorsement of his 9-9-6 schedule – working 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. He even went as far as saying the opportunity to heavily overwork was a “blessing” It’s no secret that tired workers make more mistakes and have more accidents not […]
Why Personal and Professional Development is Important
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here creating a perfect storm of business model changes in all industries, resulting in major disruptions to labour markets. New categories of jobs are emerging, partly or wholly displacing others. The skill sets required in both old and new occupations will change in most industries and transform how and where […]
The importance of building healthy work relationships
Having good relationships at work is not just good for workers, it’s good for companies. The well-established American consulting company, Gallup says that people are seven times more likely to be engaged in their jobs if they have a friend at work. And engaged workers are productive workers. “You don’t build a business – you […]
When employees are disengaged
Engaged employees translate into a productive and successful organisation, which should be the goal of all leaders and organisations. Yet despite all the best employee wellbeing, rewards and recognition programmes in place, employee disengagement can still happen and this can have huge implications on organisations. Individuals and teams can become dysfunctional in that creativity and […]