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I often coach leaders who are worried about ‘stepping over the line’ when it comes to being assertive.   Many of us have been on the receiving end when someone has been too blunt, overpowering, even intimidating, and possibly bullying.  Yet, these overbearing leaders will see themselves as being assertive, where to us, they are being […]

When we are low on time, 15 minutes never seems quite enough time to make a dent in our busy day. Coming back to work after the weekend and tackling your inbox for some of us can take more than 15 minutes. Having a weekly catch-up meeting with your team invariably spills over from work […]

Since 2010, National Work Life Week campaigns for employers and employees to consider how to find more balance between their home and work, paying attention to personal wellbeing.  This years’ focus on the 6th to 10th October, looks at how we can Flex for All, and how flexible working isn’t just a nice to have, […]

We were very fortunate to inherit a cooking apple tree in our garden.  Some years we’ve had an abundance of fruit, and then other times, only enough to make the occasional apple crumble.  Anyone with fruit trees knows the experience of glut and scarcity, and the knowledge that ‘next year’ will be different. This year […]

One in five UK workers are off sick because of burnout, and the early signs often go unnoticed. Stress isn’t just caused by global headlines; it shows up in our everyday lives too. From queuing on the bypass to juggling work and family commitments, money worries, or simply feeling isolated, it’s easy to slip into […]