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Feb 23
3 min

4 work (and life) lessons on the anniversary of “Build it”

I can’t believe that it’s been three years since my second book, “Build it: The Rebel Playbook for Employee Engagement”, was published. D...

Jan 25
4 min

Why and how we should put ourselves in our employee's shoes

When I met my adoptive daughter for the first time on an introductory visit, the first thing she did was ask if she could put on my shoes...

Jan 23
3 min

Three tips for closing the innovation gap

According to an article published in June last year, 90% of executives agreed that the COVID-19 crisis would fundamentally change the way...

Jan 23
5 min

Four way to help working parents with home schooling

With the new lockdown rules, many parents must feel like it’s Groundhog Day, as they’re right back to where they were almost a year ago b...

Nov 25, 2020
4 min

How organisations are virtually celebrating the festive season during Covid-19

I’m sure you’ve all heard the terms ‘party pooper’, that person who throws gloom over social enjoyment, and ‘killjoy’,, that person who d...

Nov 24, 2020
4 min

Five tips for motivating employees and celebrating the festive season in 2020

As an HR leader, finding “the” perfect way to wrap up the end of the year has always been a challenge. How do you figure out what’s right...

Oct 30, 2020
3 min

Why we can’t simply cut and paste

The pandemic has forced us to look at life in so many different ways. Never has this been so clear as when I watched the UCLA women’s gym...

Sep 19, 2020
4 min

Why social connections are as important as eating veggies

Connecting your workforce is something that all companies have been focusing on throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, I have an enti...

Aug 13, 2020
4 min

5 ways to help build communities in the modern workplace

Years from now, when we look back on the COVID-19 pandemic, one area that will most certainly stand out will be the great work that compa...

Aug 13, 2020
4 min

8 ways the world of work is ch-ch-changing

One thing that has been a constant throughout the pandemic has been change. And just when we figure out how to deal with the change from ...

Apr 1, 2020
3 min

How we’re doing more than pressing the reset button

Does this sound familiar? You have a problem with your technology that you can’t fix, so you call an expert who 9 times out of 10 tells y...

Nov 19, 2019
3 min

5 things holding us back from giving the ‘gift’ of feedback

I’d just spent ten days leading workshops on feedback, so you’d think I’d be the ‘queen’ of feedback, being able to give feedback freely ...

Jul 19, 2019
4 min

Why you need to get ‘off the main road’ to be a rebel

Today my husband, my son, and I were rebels as we cycled our way across Mallorca. We decided that after two days of following instruction...

May 22, 2019
3 min

How one small gesture made over 600,000 people understand the importance of employee engagement

I’ve spent hours, if not days, writing blogs to help and inspire others when it comes to how to treat their employees. They’ve made a dif...

May 9, 2019
3 min

4 ways we can (and should) leave our egos at the door

Have you ever left a meeting thinking to yourself – what an absolute waste of time! Why did everyone care more about making themselves lo...

Apr 9, 2019
3 min

What do bridesmaid dresses, LEGO and lemon tarts have to do with employee engagement?

We all want our businesses to succeed, right? And why not, we need them to succeed to ensure we have a job, and to ensure we get a regula...

Apr 3, 2019
3 min

Why we need to put an end to disengaging HR practices, now!

Let me ask you a question? Why do we design our HR policies and practices in such a disengaging way? A way that either intentionally or b...

Feb 5, 2019
3 min

How innovation improves performance and helps us sleep better at night

Innovation can come from the smallest and simplest of changes, it’s about opening up our minds and looking for opportunities – looking fo...

Jan 22, 2019
3 min

3 ways we piss off our employees - Part 2

If you asked your employees for a list of things that really piss them off, I’m sure they wouldn’t be shy in rattling off a few. But let ...

Jan 18, 2019
3 min

Stop letting false successes define you!

I tossed and turned all night long questioning and doubting myself. Why did ‘success’ escape me yet again? What did I do wrong? But then ...

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