4 Unexpected Freelancing Expenses To Know
If you manage your own business, you understand the financial and emotional risks associated with your initial startup costs, budgeting ebbs and flows, and general marketing methods. Entrepreneurship is never for the faint of heart; it’s a dynamic labor of love, one that a person shouldn’t do just because they’re interested in seeing if they can […]
How to Keep Remote Workers Engaged
In this blog post, I will explore the advantages and disadvantages of remote or home working, coupled with my own personal experience and some of the important considerations that employers and employees should be aware of before making any changes to their working environment. According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of home […]
How to boost financial wellbeing in your employees
When your employees are stressed about money, they’re less able to concentrate on their work, which can lead to an overall drop in productivity. Taking steps to boost the financial wellbeing of your staff is well worth the investment if you want your business to be successful. Financially healthy employees will feel better and work […]
Promoting employee wellbeing
Are your people advocates for success? In particular, what steps are you taking as an organisation to encourage, empower and engage your people? The good news is that UK business must be doing something right. Engagement is very closely linked with productivity, a measure which has caused considerable disquiet since the financial crash but which […]
From super manager to inspiring leader: how to drop your work mask and be your authentic self
It’s time to drop the work mask and share with your peers how you’re really feeling, argues leadership mentor Ben Morton. Do you ever feel like you’ve got a few too many plates spinning and that at least one is about to come crashing down? And does that feeling cause your imposter syndrome to surface, filling […]
Why you need to stop focusing on efficiency
Working longer, harder and faster doesn’t always lead to bigger and better. Peak productivity isn’t a simple, linear formula whereby if we put more in we’ll get more out. The reality is, it’s more of a bell curve. If we keep using the same strategies to get more stuff done, if we keep pushing harder, […]
3 Keys To Building A Killer Team
Without a doubt, you need a solid nucleus of stars to help you achieve your goals as a professional or a company. No one does anything alone, and you’ll go much further aligning your energy, creativity and resources with others who are joined together for a common goal. Napoleon lays out this mastermind group philosophy […]
How to plan for a great retirement in your 30s
No matter where you are in your career, it’s never too early to start planning for the retirement you want. The sooner you start saving, the more money you’ll have to play with when you retire, giving you the freedom to relocate, travel, and enjoy the kind of lifestyle most of us dream of. Starting […]
Nuggets of Wisdom 2.0
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision,then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ~ Audre Lorde People always ask me why I go to so many Wisdom 2.0 events, and it is true, I go to a lot! Over the past five years […]
Prosecco and chocolate with soft skills
Have fun finding out more about adaptability, empathy, critical thinking, integrity, being proactive, optimism and resilience. We host these quarterly networking sessions in central London – meet other trainers, find out more about becoming licensed, meet potential clients. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-advantage-networking-taster-session-and-drinks-registration-41206493732 Have fun finding out more about adaptability, empathy, critical thinking, integrity, being proactive, optimism and resilience. […]
Brain fitness: handling stress in a learning environment
If your learners are stressed, they will struggle to process new information, highlights Sally Tanski, Leadership Development Facilitator and Coach for Full Potential Group. Below she offers six strategies to improve brain fitness and increase learning. My previous article looked at increasing our level of neuro-agility – our brain fitness – which enables us to learn quicker […]
How can HR professionals become the ‘go to’ for the #MeToo movement?
The words ‘Charitable Trust’ have taken on a completely different meaning in recent weeks with the opening of the floodgates of wave after wave of inappropriate behaviour and cover up allegations levelled at aid workers in parts of the world populated by the most vulnerable people where lives have been torn apart by war and […]
EAPs: how they can help train and support line managers to create mentally healthy workplaces
It is estimated that around one in six employees is depressed, anxious or suffering from stress-related problems at any one time. While we know that the workplace can be a contributory factor to these issues, research shows that well-trained leaders and line managers can have a powerful and positive impact in promoting and sustaining good […]
Your Brain On Mindfulness
The evidence just keeps on coming! Investing just a few minutes every day in your mindfulness practice can give you the edge when it comes to performance, stress management, and even pain relief! We now know that our brains are plastic – in other words the brain grows and changes depending on how you use […]
Social media and the workplace in the #MeToo era
Quickly following on from the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the #MeToo hashtag went viral across all forms of social media. After it first appeared on Twitter, the hashtag was used 850,000 times within the first 48 hours. Since then, #MeToo has been posted on Twitter and elsewhere tens of millions of times, often accompanied by a […]
Five Ways To Increase Your Mental Wellbeing…
In the modern always-on-world, where we are expected to be contactable 24/7, have a successful professional and personal life, as well as lead and inspire our teams, it is no wonder that our everyday mental resilience is often tested. So how do we identify if we are heading towards a tipping point where our resilience […]
How HR can help close the gender savings gap
Despite the 1970 Equal Pay Act and 2010 Equality Act, women in 2018 still earn about 10% less per hour than men. Policy is changing, driven by years of activism, enlightenment and regulatory changes, including the April 2018 mandate on gender pay gap reporting, but progress is slow. The pay gap is the red flag […]
3 Ways To Streamline Your Internal Communication
It’s clear that our workplace is changing rapidly, which means that the way we communicate with each other in the workplace must keep up. For instance, upwards of 80% of remote workers today feel more engaged and workplaces are becoming more flexible in allowing employees to dictate the style of office culture. If you’re still […]
What to do when you want to prepare for retirement
When I wrote The Good Retirement Guide 2018 I had one overriding objective: to help people achieve a better retirement. Over the years I have drawn on my experience in financial services regulation, on giving business and taxation advice and, significantly, helping people prepare for retirement. Below are some practical hints and tips from my […]
Pensions: Is your best and most costly employee benefit your least appreciated?
The government’s recent review of auto-enrolment found that 12 million workers are not placing enough importance on saving for their pensions. When it comes to engagement analysis, the government’s review was particularly enlightening, offering guidance covering ways in which employers can refocus pension engagement strategies to encourage a higher level of adoption and lower level of drop […]
