All people-based businesses exist to solve challenges for their clients. These challenges can be the source of great joy, they allow us to explore the evolving problems our clients have, they keep us curious and they ultimately enable us to use our skills to bring brilliant solutions to those we
Recommended to me by Paul Levy (thank you Paul) this article from Arianna Huffington on joy is an uplifting and thought-provoking read. For leaders in people-based businesses, joy is an essential building block and a force multiplier that allows teams and companies to set ambitious goals and meet them without
“A company does not have on culture, it has as many cultures as it does teams.” A brilliantly insightful and true observation from career expert, Marcus Buckingham, and something I’ve been ruminating on for a week or so now, ever since listening to the Diary of a CEO Podcast, during
Office Vibe , a software I’ve previously used and sometimes recommend for staff sentiment tracking, are producing some great content right now. A recent article summarising 22 Constructive feedback examples & tips for managers was a useful and easy read. You can read the full article, here, but I’ve summarised
Fun fact: airline food contains more salt and sugar because at altitude and in a pressurised cabin our tastebuds are less sensitive. I recently shared this fact with a client, off the back of her acknowledgement that she needs to ‘lean in harder’. This particular client has been working from
Mission statement, vision, purpose. Whatever you want to call it, here’s how you know if you’re truly living it. This post from Fergus Smith on LinkedIn got me thinking about how business owners can truly figure out if they are living the mission so many so desperately want to be recognised
As a result of Covid-19, businesses are seeing a significant ‘capabilities’ gap, especially in industries that were unable to maintain training and employee development over the past couple of years. So how can you make sure that your new starts – who you will rely on more and more –
Something leaders frequently face is their teams coming to them and sharing feelings of stress. But here’s the problem, stress is contagious. I came to write this article after hearing from my clients about the impact stressed employees have on them as leaders and subsequent impact on wider teams. They
Sharing what I believe is a great act of leadership from Nikki Cunningham, MD at Curious. This ‘promise’, written and hand signed by Nikki, was handed out to each member of a team during a manifesto meeting exploring the future of Curious. It’s a strong statement which – I think
Company culture can be a fuzzy and nebulous topic. Honestly, I’ve often struggled with it. It can be like juggling jelly, trying to understand what a company is really like. And yet we’re all striving to somehow create a great culture within our organisations. This belter of an exercise from
