Blog tag: anxiety
Perspectives & possibilities: how to feel empowered by feedback
Receiving feedback can often spark anxiety, dread, and fear. Similarly, providing feedback can also be challenging. Feedback is often seen as a double-edged sword, but it can be a powerful tool for growth and development. To truly benefit from feedback, it’s essential to understand what it is and what it isn’t. Feedback isn’t…
The common feedback myths that are hurting your career
Receiving feedback at work is the curse…no sorry gift… that comes hand in hand with working in organisations. Whilst some people relish those feedback conversations, for many of us the word feedback fills us with anxiety and dread. During the research studies for my new book, “Can I Offer You…
The real-life experiences of receiving feedback – a new research perspective
“I’ve got some feedback for you”. “Let’s discuss how that meeting went.” For most people, the prospect of being on the receiving end of feedback at work is a cause for anxiety. Why? Because, for many, the way feedback is often presented can provoke feelings of being under threat, whether…
How to bring the human back as the focus of feedback
Has your organisation invested time, energy and money into creating feedback processes – and yet they seem to miss what feedback really is – two humans sharing perspectives? Or does feedback feel one-sided, being ‘done’ by one person to the other? This can often create anxiety for both those who…
Ten signs that you are ready for personal development
We are often asked how we know when someone is ready for personal development. Of course, people can develop at any point in their lives, but people often want to know how they can be sure it will be worth it and if they’ll get the most out of it.…
Overcoming anxiety in the workplace, what can organisations do to help?
Even before the outbreak of Covid-19 and the global pandemic, workplace anxiety was gaining recognition as a significant issue for organisations to manage. Mental health charity MIND reported that 1 in 6 workers are dealing with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, or stress. These conditions can stop people…
Advice for leaders – managing return to work anxiety
The government has issued a ‘conditional plan’ to ease the lockdown which contains some guidance on returning people to work. People who cannot work from home should return to the workplace from Wednesday but avoid public transport. More detail is to be added but the call to return to work,…
Can’t we just get rid of negative feelings and be happy?
Many people strive for happiness, the self development world is packed with top tips to silence your demons and think positively. These are all well intended but also concerning, the preoccupation of obliterating any so called negative feelings doesn’t make you happy, it can just store up problems for later……