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How can HR help to lead the way in dealing with complex change
Can embracing complexity help HR departments build organisational resilience? The last two years of the Pandemic have been hard for everyone in the workplace and at home. But certain workplace roles have at times found themselves facing tougher challenges than...
Empathy and Beyond – Compassionate Leadership.
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...
Why empathy is a vital characteristic of leadership
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...
Vulnerable Leadership. Why being a Mental Fitness role model is integral to being an effective leader.
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...
How is your organisation responding to The Great Resignation?
The great resignation is impacting all kinds of organisations. We’ve been through immense change in the last few years. Covid has forced us all to change our lifestyles and working practices. It seems as though those changes are far from over. One of the hottest...
Mental Fitness Beyond Covid
Mental fitness always matters in the workplace but it matters now more than ever. Whilst it might be years before researchers understand the true cost of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that incorporating employee mental wellbeing into their COVID-19...
Mental Fitness and Leadership
How can Mental Fitness help create better leaders? Leading organisations in a fast changing world is challenging and requires constant agility and the ability to perform at the limits of one’s personal capabilities. Here’s 5 reasons why we think monitoring,...
Why Mental Fitness Matters
Mental Fitness is the capacity and ability to improve your performance through taking control of your state of psychological and emotional wellbeing. It’s generated through the ability to identify and manage your internal capacities such as focus, attention,...
Resilience: The Art of the ‘Bounce Back’
Is Resilience on your mind? It’s certainly on ours. Through our Global Mental Fitness Index we (at Cognomie), know that, not surprisingly, the world is feeling less Resilient right now than it did 12 months ago (pre-pandemic). We have captured data across...
Wellbeing at Work – 2021 Middle East Summit
We were delighted to sponsor the Wellbeing at Work Middle East Summit this year, particularly as wellbeing is becoming such a focus for the region’s most forward-thinking enterprises. It was encouraging and uplifting to hear so many positive stories from industry...
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