Real Life versus Online Communication

One of our most important motivational needs is “connection”, through social interactions and building relationships.  If we don’t feel connected with others, we feel stress or a heightened sense of anxiety.   With our amazing technology, it’s often assumed that social media and interacting online provides what we need to feel that level of connection.  […]

Leadership Programme wins Gold Award

As one of the executive coaches, Karen is involved in the Aspire Leadership Development programme with Barclays (via Black Isle Group). This has been recognised with a Gold Award, in the “Best Advance in Leadership Development Category” 2023. Aspire is a Global high potential programme for Vice Presidents. It supports a pipeline of diverse, resilient […]

Reducing Zoom Fatigue

“Zoom fatigue” – yet another phrase we would never have said or heard of this time last year! And it would be fair to say that many people are in the “I’m bored of it all now” stage.  2020 has certainly been a masterclass in seeing how mental anxiety and stress increases when we are […]

Leaving Some “Out of Sight, Out of Mind”

Nobody likes to feel left out of a conversation, or that their contribution isn’t valued. Well, I’ve not met someone yet! The phrase “out of sight, out of mind” has become increasingly concerning recently, and as we move forward with new ways of working. Effective leadership and communication will help keep the whole team engaged, […]

Why Human Nature is Anti Leadership

Can human nature be causing issues in today’s organisations by instinctively being anti leadership? The biggest challenge for leaders of today is the shift in power away from a command and control, carrot and stick management, to an understanding that their focus needs to be on others.  As organisations grow and develop over the next […]

The Leadership Skills Needed for the Demands of 2020

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, even though there will be advances in robotics and AI, it’s the leadership skills around human behaviour that will be even more important to succeed in 2020. Chief Human Resources officers from global companies were asked what they thought the top 10 skills required for […]

Postponing Procrastination

Procrastination: on goals, actions, to-do lists, ideas.  The report that needs to be done, presentation to prepare, even fitness targets we want to achieve.  They can start piling up and lead us to feel overwhelmed, which may make us procrastinate even more. Have you been known to decide to start a task, only to immediately […]