Liven up your team meetings
Team meetings are the cornerstone of team dynamics and team relationships so it’s important to make your meetings relevant, meaningful and enjoyable. Even good team meetings can start to feel a little formulaic if you follow a fixed agenda every time, so here’s a few ideas to liven things up. Skill sharing. Make space in […]
What do you want?
Here’s a tip to get your subconscious mind on your side. When you’re thinking about or verbalising your goals, express what you want in positive terms. Often when we’re asked what we want, we can slip into expressing what we don’t want – “I don’t want to feel stressed”, “I don’t want to be in […]
Walking with Grace and Power
Walking and breathing – if we’re able-bodied, we all know how to do that, right? Well, maybe we do but have you ever thought about how you can harness the power of these simple, subconscious actions to empower yourself and improve your performance? It’s a simple and effective tool. John Grinder, co-founder of NLP […]
“How?” Not “Why?”
Asking ‘why’ is often a great approach. It’s a wonderful way to express our curiosity and to deepen our understanding or find a new way of doing things. But, beware the ‘why’ question when it comes to problem-solving. Asking ‘why’ something went wrong or ‘why’ we’re not achieving our goals can be a really […]
Enhancing team collaboration: understanding your“social styles”
Effective communication lies at the heart of every successful team. Understanding the diverse social styles of your colleagues can significantly improve workplace relationships, leading to enhanced collaboration, productivity, and team spirit. The framework I like to use for deciphering people’s communication preferences is Merill & Reid’s “social styles”. In this blog, I’ll explore the […]
What’s your name again?
Remembering people’s names is a vital skill in building new relationships. Whether it’s a work or social situation, when you remember someone’s name it shows the other person you care and helps make your first impression a good one. Because it feels really nice when someone remembers your name, doesn’t it – it makes you […]
Get your subconscious on board
The subconscious mind is a powerful force. You’ve probably heard the statistic that 95 percent of our brain’s activity is unconscious. This means that the majority of our decisions, actions and emotional responses are driven by ingrained habits that we’ve developed unconsciously over time. Some of these patterns are helpful (we don’t have to apply […]
How to be Efficient
There are only so many hours in a work day and it’s really frustrating when you feel you’ve been unproductive. The real key to productivity lies in managing your energy as much as your time. Here are 5 simple tips to boost your efficiency: Find your golden hour There’s value in finding out the time […]
Happiness at Work- Feedback
This is the next blog in my series on how to increase your happiness at work. This blog focuses on feeling valued as a really important part of being happy in your job, and the role feedback plays in that. Positive feedback We all love to feel appreciated at work and to get positive feedback. […]
Ditching the fear of public speaking
The fear of public speaking is up there amongst the fear of heights and going to the dentist as one of the things people are most afraid of. The fear of public speaking is often really the fear of rejection and/or the fear of being judged. And when it is a serious fear, rather than just normal […]