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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jan 15, 2019
- 4 min
3 ways we piss our employees off - Part 1
My 17 year-old daughter Chloe absolutely hates hypocrites. In fact, as she tells me over and over again, “they really piss me off.” Is...
- Nov 21, 2018
- 3 min
5 inspirational people I’m thankful for
Although I haven’t lived in the U.S. for twenty years, I still have a special place in my heart for the holiday of Thanksgiving. It...
- Nov 11, 2018
- 3 min
Building engagement is all about having the ‘right’ tools
Let me start out by saying that I am absolutely rubbish at throwing a ball. Always have been, and always will be! However, a friend of...
- Nov 9, 2018
- 4 min
5 questions to ask to create survey ‘happy endings’
Once upon time there was a prince. He was handsome, and he was well-loved by his followers. But then a curse turned him into a hideous...
- Nov 1, 2018
- 4 min
When life hands you lemons you . . . . write a book Part 2
Here’s a blog I wrote on an important and life-changing day of my life, the day my first book was launched. At the time I thought was an...
- Oct 23, 2018
- 3 min
3 reasons you’re never too old to innovate
A few years ago I was looking for a new job when a recruiter called to tell me that I was ‘the’ perfect person for a role he was looking...
- Oct 20, 2018
- 4 min
How we all can, and must, learn to flip in both directions
When I was young I was a gymnast, in fact I was a competitive gymnast. For those of you who know me, you’re probably not surprised by...
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
Is motivation as simple as a cuppa?
I was walking my dogs the other day, and on the way passed a man who was high up in a tree with only a harness holding him in place. At...
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