Mar
15
2018
Speed reading in the digital age
By David AylwinIf you could have a super-power, what would it be? It would be nice to be able to fly, obviously, but cheap airlines make it a bit of a waste of a super-power. You can go to Nice for £30 without it, and
Mar
05
2018
Equality: how to fix your own unconscious bias
By Jakki Bendell Recent outcries over sexual harassment and pay gaps have shone a spotlight on equality and diversity at work, but these very public issues are the tip of the iceberg. A wider problem lies beneath the surface, in our own unconscious biases.
Jan
09
2018
Take control of your workload with these 4 tips
By David GoodmanIn 1918 Charles Schwab, the President of the Bethlehem Steel Cooperation, the world’s largest ship builder, met with a highly respected productivity consultant, Ivy Lee. As the story goes, Schwab brought Lee into his offices and said, “Show me how I can
Nov
30
2017
Using your strengths for success
Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of spending all your time focussing on what you don’t do well at work, you could use what you’re naturally good at to be even better? Studies in the field of positive psychology have found that
Sep
21
2017
NLP - What is it?
Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) sounds daunting at first, but it’s actually a brilliant practice for developing yourself both professionally and personally. It’s a practice which is all about how people do things, rather than why they do them, and seeks to understand how
Aug
10
2017
Resilience and stress: what you need to know
Everyone feels stressed from time to time, it’s seen as a normal part of life; often people think that if you’re not stressed, you’re not working hard enough! We, however, know that thoughts like that aren’t true and can be harmful.
Jul
13
2017
How much time are you wasting?
We’re all guilty of wasting time, both at work and in our personal lives, but most of us like to think that we only waste a few minutes a day; however, the reality is quite different! From having a chat by the water cooler,
Jul
06
2017
5 ways to get the perfect work/life balance
Getting the perfect work/life balance can seem like an unachievable dream, but as Walt Disney said; if you can dream it you can do it. Many of us put too much pressure on ourselves to get the ‘perfect’ balance between work and play unnecessarily;
May
25
2017
Building the foundations of brand ‘you’
Brands are all around us; from that Starbucks coffee you picked up this morning, right down to your M&S socks. But have you stopped to think about your personal brand? Whilst you might not be on the same level as Nike, you still
