Blog tag: employee wellbeing

Is it really possible to solve unconscious bias in organisations? We are often asked this question. We commonly team up with specialists in diversity, equity and inclusion to assist in cultural change programmes designed to do just this. So yes, we believe there are ways to address and manage unconscious…

Creative people are often complex, and come with complex issues. It’s part of what makes them great at what they do – but not always easy to manage. Getting top creative talent to work well together calls for an understanding of their motivations and their behaviours. By creative, we mean…

This is a common dilemma we hear from many excellent CEOs. They are stuck in a conflict between caring for their staff and wanting them to deliver. That’s probably why we are often asked ‘What is the sweet spot where people are performing at their best without negative consequences for…

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,…

Although this is a blog about burnout, the Coronavirus COVID-19 is currently dominating all our lives, putting many of us under huge pressure at home and at work – a line that is increasingly blurred. Inevitably this additional stress may lead to higher levels of burnout, which makes this content…

We are living and working in an increasingly unknown territory. No one quite knows how the COVID-19 virus will play out in the long run but what is becoming increasingly clear is this – many organisations are on the edge of mandatory working from home. This is going to test…

Innovation comes with an opinion – but does your culture welcome that, or stifle it? The term ‘psychological safety’ has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years. Research has concluded that a lot of organisations don’t have it and what’s more, there’s a positive correlation between it and…

Last month we looked at how to integrate your values into your organisation – and we emphasised the importance of getting your leaders on-board to ‘walk the talk’. But what happens when they don’t – or even do the very opposite – what can you do? This is one of the most…

Anyone who’s worked on an organisational values exercise knows how painful the process can be. You start out wanting to build something inspirational that truly reflects all that is great about your organisation; instead, you end up in endless wrangles over the right kind of words and ‘what’s the point…

Stressful life events don’t have to be work-related to impact on performance or the workplace. It’s human nature to be affected by the challenging events that life can bring our way. Unfortunately, taking them into work is often unavoidable. As leaders know, when someone in your team is experiencing one…