With the new ways of working since the pandemic, it’s vital for leaders and managers to help their teams stay connected and happy at work. But what does that actually look like? Stephanie Davies has her tips to help you keep connection at the heart of your workplace culture. One of the paradoxes of the new way of working is that...
Toxic masculine leadership is still evident, not only in workplaces but on the big screen. In this post, Stephanie Davies looks at how Top Gun can teach us a lot about changing the culture and bringing everyone together in positive, beneficial ways. Toxic masculine leadership - and a whiff of cheese This month Top Gun roared back to the screen in...
How inclusive is your workplace culture when supporting mental health? As the aftermath of the pandemic continues to affect the mental wellbeing of people in workplaces and organisations, it’s vital to consider what you could - and should - be doing to help. In this post, Laughologist, Laura Drury encourages you to look at mental health from a different perspective. She...
Truly inclusive leadership starts with you. Only then can you expect it to trickle down into your organisation in an authentic and sustainable way. But what does it actually mean, to be an inclusive leader? And if you feel like you could be doing more, what does that even look like? Here’s Stephanie Davies with her tips to help you. My...
If you’ve always been skeptical about people who call themselves ‘life-long learners’, we hear you. Maybe they’re too similar to people who wear kaftans made from hemp and walk around the supermarket in bare feet. But, dare we say it, we don’t agree with you. In our humble opinion, learning at work can do wonders for your mindset and also for...
Being a great leader means knowing, and using, your leadership superpowers. But what are yours? And why do you even need to know? Well, while you go and dig out the lycra, Sarah Brown is here to shine her bat signal and help you identify your leadership superpowers and understand the benefits. Leadership superpowers Somebody recently asked me what my leadership...
Here at Laughology, we’re feeling a bit giddy. No, we’ve not overdone the Curly Wurlys, we’re getting ready to celebrate Learning at Work Week - running from the 16th-22nd May. Not only that, but it’s also Mental Health Awareness Week from the 9th-15th. So that’s two weeks where you can exercise your brain, feel good and maybe learn a thing or...
If you’re in a leadership or management position within your organisation, you’ll no doubt be a fan of lifelong learning and improvement. After all, the best leaders and managers are, so if you’re not… Well, now’s your chance to redeem yourself. Here’s a roundup of our 5 best blogs to help improve your leadership skills and make you the kind of...
Remember the good old days when people used phones to talk to each other? Or sat around a table, in the flesh? Now it’s the era of virtual communication and Stephanie Davies is pining for the time when she could sit around in her undercrackers and stick two fingers up at Ian from IT. Virtual communication - when did it get...
