Word on the street is Co-Vid will define our decisions and directions for the next 3 years. In our past 2 blogs we discussed ‘Compassion Fatigue’ and ‘Situational Depression’, all very real effects of the pandemic. Let’s acknowledge these, validate the experience of those suffering the symptoms, and build resilience! Resilience is a buzz-word commonly thrown…
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Situational depression is real – thanks CoVid Brain fog, apathy, struggling to make decisions with clarity or just struggling to get up each day? You may be suffering from reactive depression, or ‘situational depression’. It occurs when a person struggles to cope with a traumatic event. This can be anything that changes, or threatens to…
If managing holiday cancellations has you drained and it’s bordering on irritation / anger while you listen to each individual’s disappointment at not being able to achieve that much-needed holiday – you may be suffering from Compassion Fatigue. Compassion Fatigue is common in the fields of health / medical care and is the result of feeling…
Imagine if you could create the exact change you need in your work & your personal life, with the least amount of effort! Knowing and understanding our unique potential strengths gives us unlimited fuel for this fire. A strengths-based approach is about capitalising on the things we are already good at. We all want to be in…
The new buzz-word for many is neuroscience. If you are like me you’re probably sick of buzz-words – but neuroscience is my new best friend…. Why? It’s the nuts & bolts of our brain’s impact on our behaviour. And as behaviour is the “observable acts” for the world to see – wouldn’t it be great…
In the workplace lunchroom, the discussion of habits usually goes one of two ways – overwhelmingly negative, or somewhat positive. Those in the positive corner will cite statistics such as ‘over 40% of what we do is habitual’ and the brain’s efficiency at turning new-found behaviours or tasks (especially sensory-based) into habits to free up more cognitive…
What is it about the word ‘performance’ which makes a lot of us disconnect (and not bother reading the rest of this blog…..zzzz)?? For me, it’s too formal & I don’t go to work to ‘perform’ – I go to achieve and create outcomes. Yet performance is exactly what we require in the workplace. It…
Are you willing to have your mind changed? If only we listened with the intent to just listen. Unfortunately, we have been hard-wired with the intent to reply – which doesn’t make us that effective at listening at all. Neuroscience tells us we speak at an average of 125 words/min, listen at 400 words/min and…
A healthy, enjoyable work environment creates a healthy, productive business. Make work more enjoyable, more rewarding and less stressful by sticking to ‘The New York Manifesto’. PRESUME PERMISSION – assume the permission to be flexible; people do their best work in different ways and at different times of the day. 40 HOURS IS ENOUGH – working longer…
Managers have a huge impact on business outcomes — they influence at least 70% of your employees’ engagement. The majority of employees state that the quality of their manager is more important that their salary! Teams with talented managers can realize a 48% increase in profitability, a 22% increase in productivity and a 30% increase…