Can you remember the stock answer a few years ago when you asked someone how they were? The vast majority would say, ‘Fine.’ One or two would put their hand to their back, feign hobbling along a bit and croak, ‘Surviving.’ Unless you get in a black cab in London (where ‘surviving’ is still in vogue), those days are pretty much...
We’ve all heard of misogyny, but do you know what the male equivalent is called? Misandry – I looked it up. Why do I ask? Because I’ve been mulling on writing this ‘creating a more positive working culture for women’ blog for some time but didn’t want to be accused of being a misandrist – I don’t dislike or have contempt...
Let’s be honest: even if you love being a leader the majority of the time, there’ll be tricky weeks, days or moments. That’s the nature of leadership, right? My background is in education, and over seventeen years, I went from class teacher to head teacher - quite the journey, I can tell you! As a new head, I had to oversee...
What will we do now that Ted Lasso has waved its final goodbye? Sit sobbing on our sofa every Wednesday evening, watching a blank screen where the likes of Danny Rojas and Sam Obisanya used to be? Rock up in Richmond to take the Ted Lasso tour? Or go back to Season 1, Episode 1, and start all over again? If...
Ever wondered about the benefits of blended learning for your team or organisation? Perhaps you’ve heard the term, but you’re unsure of what it means or looks like in practice? Well, in this blog post we look at how blended learning could improve your team’s performance, as well as their enjoyment of/participation in their continued professional development (CPD). What is blended...
Way back in 2017, the head of the National Audit Office said that the Government could 'come apart like a chocolate orange' over Brexit. As it turns out, this was something of a sugar-coated understatement. With Brexit less than a week away, we know that, unless businesses and organisations put far more effort and attention into engaging their teams, then we...
Mental health remains a taboo subject in many organisations. Be honest, do you find it easier to ask someone with a bad back or a mental health problem how they are and what you can do to help them? Every person and situation is different. For some people with poor mental health, the thought of a chat with their boss or...
Love is in the air this week. And this has got us wondering - can you improve your L&D training outcomes with a fiscal roll in the hay or should you be more loved up and committed - less a Tinder date and more Love Actually? With a few more weeks to go until the new financial year, how will you...
Someone once famously said to Bill Shankly: 'To you, football is a matter of life or death!' To which he replied: 'Listen, it's more important than that.’ As we enter the business end of the World Cup, we have already seen a wide range of life-or-death emotions, both on and off the pitch. These have been from players, managers, supporters and...
