Articles.
Autumn is here, winter is coming.
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, the winter season brings its own set of challenges and opportunities. While we often associate winter with cosy evenings by the fire and snowy winter walks, for businesses, it's a time when motivation could drop and people are distracted by the upcoming festivities, not to mention the post-holiday blues. As a business, have you considered how you plan on combating these end of year obstacles? It may seem like an uphill battle, but the colder months are a great opportunity for those businesses willing to make these things part of their thinking and planning.
Invented Shoulds
Why do people have no time for development?
I was recently asked by a Client to provide my thoughts and insights for a paper they were preparing for their Senior Leadership Team. They wanted to provide insights on why people across their organisation never had the time for development.
I bought a business two weeks before we went into lockdown.
On the 28th of February, 2020, my business partner Kate and I signed the papers for Pti Worldwide and on the 16th of March, the UK and a large part of the planet went into lockdown.
Embracing Change.
There is no doubt about it, change is amongst us each and every day whether we like it or not. You will often hear managers and leaders saying ‘we are going through a lot of changes at the moment’ when in reality, it’s a constant and inevitable.
Recognition & Motivation.
One of the most expensive and avoidable scenarios that occur is when we lose people because they are not engaged in their role and their relationship with their line manager. How can you avoid this?