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...
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Sep 19, 20204 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...
Aug 14, 20204 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...
Aug 13, 20204 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, 20203 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, 20193 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, 20194 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, 20193 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, 20193 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, 20193 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, 20193 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, 20193 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, 20193 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, 20193 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, 20194 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, 20183 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, 20183 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, 20184 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, 20184 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, 20183 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...
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