Does your working day eat into your lunch break?
As with most things in the UK around working hours and conditions there is legislation that dictates the amount of hours worked in relation to the time allocated and legally allowed for a break. I would suggest that most companies are not only aware of this, but also follow the legislation, explaining to employees the […]
How to Take Responsibility of Your Life
Winston Churchill once said, “The price of greatness is responsibility.” How does this phrase reflect what is meant by ‘taking responsibility’? As defined by the English Oxford dictionary, responsibility is: The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. Example: “a true leader takes responsibility for […]
Do You Need an Attitude Shift?
As Simon Tyler says “attitude is a choice you just keep choosing”. Attitude affects everything that we do. The attitude you have chosen right now may not be serving you in the situation that you are in, or indeed the situation you are about to go into. I am a great believer in creating the […]
Are Bots Really The Best Option?
With the ever-advancing fast pace of technology, more and more customer support functions are being taken over by bots. WHAT IS A BOT? As defined by www.Techterms.com, “A internet bot, also known as web robot, www robot or simply bot, is a software application that runs automated tasks (scripts) over the Internet. Typically, bots perform […]
Is Technology Ruining your Life?
Technology is a fine thing, and something that most of us cannot do without on one level or another. It keeps us connected to colleagues, partners, family. It even helps make our lives more tolerable, less intensive, more effective and overall easier. IS THAT REALLY THE CASE? Did I say, more tolerable, less intensive, effective […]
Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is a workplace approach resulting in the right conditions for all members of an organisation to give of their best each day. It means they are committed to their organisation’s goals and values, motivated to contribute to organisational success, with an enhanced sense of their personal well-being. The 2018 Glint report on the […]
To bank or not to bank? The customer has a choice
This morning, I travelled 25 miles to and from Reading specifically to meet with a Business manager from firstly the bank that I currently bank with, and secondly another bank that I am looking at in comparison. Why you might ask did I travel that far to have this meeting? The simple answer is that […]
Suffering from work-related stress? You are not alone!
According to research nearly half a million people in the UK have work-related stress that is making them ill, resulting in sick leave and absenteeism. It is estimated that 12 million working days are lost each year in the UK due to stress-related illness. (HSE.gov.co.uk) WHAT IS STRESS? The dictionary defines stress as “ a […]
“A beautiful life” – a lesson in leadership from Rick Astley
Singer/songwriter Rick Astley announced that he will be releasing his eighth studio album this year which is entitled ‘Beautiful Life’. I was listening to the conversation between Rick Astley and a well-known Radio 2 DJ about the album. More importantly about why Rick wrote a song called “Beautiful Life” and named the album with the […]
The Impact of Employee Health and Wellbeing on Your Bottom Line?
Working with individuals on work-life balance, as well as with groups, I am seeing more and more people with adrenal stress, very often caused by stress from work. Reasons for the stress vary, however these can be self inflicted, such as wanting to be a perfectionist, the inability to say “no”, poor time management, inability […]