Sounds a bit harsh doesn’t it. But it’s something you may think in the coming months…. Here in the UK, we are whizzing through the Covid vaccination program and fingers crossed we have a target date of when businesses will open up again - Monday June 21 2021. So theoretically, come the summer, we will see the pandemic coming to an end and society as a whole will have more control over the virus and at an individual level, be much more informed e.g. wash your hands whilst si

Within the last year, if you have managed to keep your job, first of all, well done. With the Covid situation, it has hit everyone in different ways. Whilst many are striving to survive, others are flourishing and with one of humanity's greatest strengths, we have all had to adapt. For the traditional office worker, a key adaptation is to work from home (WFH). For many years, having video calls with colleagues who are in a different office from yourself has been around. Bac

When was the last time someone thanked you for your work / contribution to something? How did that make you feel? When was the last time you thanked someone for their work or contribution to something? How did that make you feel? Sometimes (and quite often) saying thank you is overlooked or it is said in a very casual manner where the recipient isn’t impressed. A casual thanks can cause frustration and make the recipient generally feel crap about their contribution - their

I just don't have time - how many times have you heard this from someone? I’ve heard it a lot and I mean a lot! For me, for many people, I’m convinced that they do have time. We all have 24 hours, 1440 minutes, 86400 seconds per day - nobody is different, we all have the same. It’s how we decide to use our time that is different - now that isn’t earth shattering news, but you would be surprised by not focusing on your time, the difference it can make in your life. Some peo

I’m delving slightly deeper into changing the mindset of individuals or teams. Often when I am working with someone, they have firm beliefs on a given subject. This could be born out of pure habit or something they have always been told from school or university. Or in the corporate world, because they are told by a report that all is well! A simple example in the tech world, it is reported that the companies email system is running perfectly well, so in the mind of the tec