Blog tag: employee development

Whilst a strong relationship is an excellent foundation for a coaching relationship, be aware of the pitfalls of having a relationship that’s too nice and cosy. A coaching relationship should bring about change, growth and progress for the coachee, however it is too common for these relationships to fall into…

Apparently some AI coaching models can now pass coaching certifications, so what is the role of AI coaching in organisations and is in person coaching another profession about to hit the list of jobs soon to be taken over by AI? In truth we don’t yet know fully what the…

For your organisation to be successful, your people need to perform at their best. And yet many employees are on a slippery slope to exhaustion, with burnout at record levels. As many of us strive to do our best to deliver, the problems begin when we don’t allow ourselves the…

Despite the optimism that comes with a new year, we can’t escape the fact that 2023 is going to be another time of uncertainty with a recession looming. Post-pandemic there are new challenges for our organisations and their leaders to contend with. With all the effort that’s gone into just…

The high profile of sustainability in business means you may be thinking this is another blog about doing business without negatively impacting the environment. It’s not – although minimising environmental impact is an important consideration for any business. We’re talking about building organisations that last by embedding sustainable behaviours within…

Much has been made of the impact of the pandemic and the effects of remote working on the wellbeing of employees this past year. As we tentatively return to some semblance of normality, it will be the resilient organisations that will recover the quickest. Resilient leaders need a positive state…

We are all trying to manage and deliver more, at work and at home. With so many demands on our time, it can be difficult to know how to ensure everything receives adequate attention. Invariably something crashes. Increasingly as we cope with the fallout from the pandemic, the risk is…

Mental health and wellbeing are now urgent leadership priorities. Failure to tackle the problems caused by the pandemic isn’t an option for any organisation that wants to do the right thing for its people and also remain productive. With growing incidents of workplace stress, burnout, isolation and loss of engagement,…

The impact of COVID-19 has presented many people with unexpected professional and personal challenges. In just a few weeks, the landscape of work and life has changed in ways that are yet to fully unravel. While lockdown and furloughing have been an uncertain time, it’s also created the space to…

As organisations return to work and take stock of the past few weeks, the conversation is shifting from ‘how to work at home during lockdown’ to ‘what remote working will mean to the future remote based organisation’. It’s a far reaching strategic issue. The fact that more and more large…