February is well and truly here. With it comes the time to welcome a New Lunar Year and a prompt to pause and reflect on the impact we were hoping to make within ourselves, our teams and organisations as we entered January.
INsights
We’ve got a comprehensive back-catalogue of blogs on here, covering everything from healthy working to the future of work. Take a look at our searchable list of them here, or simply start with our latest blog:
Keeping Strong Cultures Thriving in an AI World
The critical need is to maintain humanity within this new paradigm. This has to be our number one priority as leaders – recognising the impacts of technological change and working to mobilise, mitigate and monopolise them. And this starts now.
The Chinese Year of the Snake and the lessons we can take from it
The western New Year catches us unawares, and we stumble into it, with little thought around how we will make those grand resolutions work. The Chinese new year is different – it’s planned for and recognised as a significant time of change. There’s lots we can learn from it, and the Year of the Snake, to fuel our own change plans.
How Gratitude Gets Us Going
Recognition shouldn’t be dependent on the recipient doing something ‘special’ – it should be the gift of the giver as a way of boosting mood, motivation and connection. Don’t wait for the signal to say something.
Brighter Shade of Blue
Blue Monday is part myth, part science, part sales tactic. Regardless of its origins, it’s a tough day… But then so are many Mondays. We don’t need to accept that – we can take control of the day and make it far brighter.
Sickness Surge – are we at the start or the end of something?
The figure is stark. We have just hit a period in the UK where workplace sickness is at a ten year high. But, compared to 2013, there’s a significant difference – mental ill health has more than doubled as a reason for time off
The Consumer Duty Code: the shift from compliance to lasting change
In the ever-evolving landscape of financial services, customer needs have always been crucial for successful organisations. With the introduction of...
Let’s collaborate on dealing with anxiety at work
Anxiety is the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May) this year, and it is a focus very relevant to our relationship with work. We all...
People Management: What are your silent performance killers?
The everyday practices that sap our productivity and how to cut them out Read the article here:...