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Do you blur your background? An idyllic ocean? A sleek, modern (personality-less) office? Do you even have your camera on? Or maybe you’re brave enough to have no filter, with pets, children and partners all joining in! Does it even matter? Well, yes, depending on the call you’re having, it can have a significant impact.   Team values and culture  Imagine this:...

How do learning & development teams decide what’s on the agenda? Well, from my experience, some teams are brilliant, using trackable metrics to measure what works well, what doesn’t and what else is needed. Other teams, though, aren’t as on the ball. And if that’s you, that’s okay; awareness of much-needed change is always the first step. So, in this post,...

Have you ever done one of those personality profile tests where you’re given a colour? And no, I don’t mean one of those quizzes to find out which house you’d be in at Hogwarts. What I’m talking about is where some magic monkeys, also not at Hogwarts, perfectly sum up my personality and communication style based on the 25 questions I...

My wife and I are expecting our first child, and I need help! Surprisingly, the thought of having a newborn child doesn’t scare me. It excites me. If you ask me again after the birth, I expect I’ll give a very different answer but don’t burst my bubble. What stresses me out is all the planning and organising. This includes paternity...

Worried about saying the wrong thing for fear of upsetting or offending someone? Our Doug feels the same, so he’s sharing his inner most worries - and a suggestion – and hopes you’ll forgive him if he says the wrong thing. Keeping up with an ever-changing world Like most of you I don’t want to upset or offend anyone. What I...

Have you ever worked with someone who makes your team less efficient? You know who we mean, right? Whether it’s a delegator who does no real work of their own, a collaborator who does things “their way”, or a dependant that needs help on every small task, it’s more than likely you’ve come across them. Maybe you’re one of them yourself? ...