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...
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- Jan 23, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
Seven tips for using social connections to support employee wellbeing
Throughout the pandemic, companies have been doing their absolute best to replace ‘water cooler’ moments with virtual social connections....
- Oct 4, 2020
- 4 min
Four things the pandemic has taught us about employee recognition
Throughout the pandemic we’ve seen a change in why and how we recognise one another. Just look on social media, and you’ll see story...
- 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...
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
Shining the light on company values during the pandemic
Just as a lighthouse is intended to serve as a navigational tool for boats, so too are an organization’s company values. They are...
- 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...
- 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...
- Aug 4, 2020
- 3 min
Recognition according to the Cake Fairy
Let me share a little secret with you . . . my village has a fairy! And not just any fairy, but a cake fairy that bakes the most gorgeous...
- Jul 25, 2020
- 3 min
How recognition can turn your employees into superheroes
We all love superheroes, right? And why not, they possess supernatural or superhuman powers, and, even more important, can use these...
- Jun 9, 2020
- 4 min
6 ways companies are bringing their values 'out to play' during the pandemic
According to research I conducted for my latest book, the majority of companies have company values, and many are using them in their...
- May 4, 2020
- 5 min
Why, when and how to rethink recognition during these challenging times
I’ve been a part of my village’s Facebook group for years. But since it was mostly filled with snarky comments about what so and so did...
- Apr 6, 2020
- 5 min
7 tips for communicating through challenging times
I remember my first tornado, sitting alone in a closet in my apartment in Florida feeling scared, feeling alone and feeling disconnected....
- 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...
- Jan 15, 2020
- 4 min
7 steps to discover your company values
We all have company values, right? But are we absolutely sure that our values are actually ‘right’? Are they doing what we need them to...
- 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...
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