Optimism is a vital part of our Mental Fitness. In the words of a recent academic study: “Optimism may significantly influence mental and physical well-being by the promotion of a healthy lifestyle as well as by adaptive behaviours and cognitive responses,...
Kindness, empathy and compassion are the bedrock of good leadership. It’s made us positively grin to see this being recognised in the annual Kindness & Leadership Leading Lights Awards. We’d like to offer massive congratulations to the 10 Rising Stars and 40...
Caring for others. Caring for yourself. The importance of self empathy. Empathy is a vital characteristic of leadership. Potentially even the most important element. Whether innate or learned, good leaders are able to draw on their empathetic qualities to help...
The World Happiness Report came out this last week. It’s the 10th anniversary of this powerful annual investigation into trends impacting on happiness and wellbeing in 150 countries all around the world. It’s an incredibly rich resource and we’ll be spending time...
The idea that Eskimos have lots and lots of words for snow is a commonly understood shorthand for recognising that the more familiar we are with something, the more nuanced our abilities to describe it becomes. Here at Cognomie we share the view of a lot of people...
Empathy is not always talked about enough as a competency that is at the heart of strong and effective leadership. Empathy is about being aware of the feelings and thoughts of others and showing understanding of them, as opposed to just acknowledging them. Brene...
Various team members here have found themselves watching the global Netflix hit Money Heist to wind down over the last few months. It’s high octane, high adrenaline and high drama. One of the things we’ve loved about it here at Cognomie is the way it offers a not...
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