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The role of coaching in supporting women through the menopause at work
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to spend some time chatting with Jacqui McBurnie. Jacqui is Chair of the NHS England Menopause Network and an Executive Committee member of the Cross Government Menopause Network. She has been instrumental in getting...
A leadership organisation can help deliver the flexible working employees seek
More and more people seek flexible working as a key element of their working lives. Putting flexible working at the heart of your employee value proposition is one of the most effective ways to strengthen talent recruitment and retention in organisations....
Proactive resilience – preparing for winter
It doesn’t feel that many weeks ago that we were writing about how to best use the summer months to build up resilience that may provide the strength, energy and adaptability to face challenges later in the year. Well here we are, with a new found chill in the air,...
Are your employee benefits personalised?
A recent report by the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) highlighted two important insights. Firstly 91% of organisations surveyed plan to review their employee benefits packages in the next 2 years with 61% planning to undertake a major strategic...
Self empathy as a foundation for compassionate leadership
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...
How do you get your nature fix?
It has always been our instinct that time spent in nature is calming, restorative and rejuvenating. As we have progressed on our own transformational journeys and understood more about our own sources of resilience, nature has played an increasingly important role...
Creating a coaching culture – can coaching transform and develop your organisation?
Coaching can transform individuals. Building a sustainable coaching culture at the heart of your organisation can unlock potential and be a powerful driver of agility, innovation and development. Coaching has become a familiar part of the business and...
Have you signed the menopause workplace pledge?
Have you or your organisation signed the menopause workplace pledge? The Government Equalities Office recently published a response to a series of recommendations from a roundtable that was formed to investigate actions from the Minister of Employment on how best...
How will you recharge your resilience this summer?
Our resilience is the driving force that keeps us moving forward through the challenges life throws at us. Whether the big challenges of life like new careers, health challenges, dealing with loss and navigating a global pandemic, or the smaller everyday challenges...
Are your employees thriving?
We are big advocates of the idea of employee engagement and the associated movement to create more workplaces where employees want to give their best each day. In the words of engagement advocate David Macleod, “This is about how we create the conditions in which...
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