Up skill your critical thinking
What is critical thinking? When we hear the phrase ‘critical thinking’ we tend to assume it is something we all do well but in modern day, this is rarely the case. Today we explore the skill of Critial thinking and…
Truth and Lies
I came across a fable recently that seemed to resonate. It goes like this; According to a 19th-century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: "It's a marvellous day today"! The Truth…
Burnout Prevention
An interesting look into both structural and psychological empowerment when combined with personal hardiness. How they play a role in the prevention of Burnout. https://halopsychology.com/2018/05/21/middle-managers-and-burnout-how-hardiness-could-make-a-positive-difference/?fbclid=IwAR3gtZIsNiiJ8jh0yGoYa_xkkZ1fRwiHKBITX16Hq4wl0tdTfQ3MLZC8hZY #stressmanagement #mentalhealth #leadership
Proven strategies to get you off the workplace treadmill
I’ve been working in the Overwhelm, Burnout, Wellbeing, SelfManagement space recently where people have found themselves on a workplace treadmill that is going faster and faster. Here are some of the strategies they have found to be helpful. Strategy 1:…
Supervision demystified
If you are one of those people that have a quiet curiosity about Supervision and how it could help you in your professional life, let me see if I can demystify it for you.
The relationship between Giving and Stress
In her highly viewed TEDTalk, Kelly McGonigal speaks the relationship between giving and stress, and the way in which we interpret stress within our lives. Kelly talks of how in times of stress, we tend to seek others out; How…
Cultivating healthy distance between your thoughts and you
Culturally we view negative thoughts as bad, something to get rid of - as if there is something wrong with us when we having such thoughts. You only need to look at all the self-help books out there suggesting that…
Going beyond your comfort zone
As a coach and Professional Supervisor I’m often asking people to explore where they’re comfortable and then support them in going beyond their comfort zone. Some of my favourite and most rewarding work comes from taking my clients through values…
Critical thinking is needed now more than ever
We seem to be so polarised as people at present. Even before COVID-19 disrupted our lives, and unfortunately, this is starting to show up in the workplace. When does a strong political view or ideology become too much? Too much…
Widening the lens series – Part 2 The stories that we weave
During this series of blogs we look at our everyday workplace practice and how we can increase our professional effectiveness. In this blog I touch on an area of unconscious bias known to us all...our own narrative (stories). We look…