Helpful Thinking

Thinking about what you’re missing – that holiday you had booked, that wedding you were going to, those nights at the pub with friends, the fun of Christmas past – doesn’t help….

Looking for a Job?

Job-hunting during a recession can be disheartening. But it’s important to do what you can to stay positive – to protect your own mental health as well as to project confidence to a prospective employer. Here are some tips….

Resilient Beliefs

Now that the clocks have gone back in the UK and it’s dark at 5pm, keeping resilient is going to be more of a challenge. I’ll be giving some tips for resilience in a webinar for CIMA on Thursday 29th October – it’s open to all, sign up here.

Holiday at Home

As we enter another phase of rolling #lockdowns perhaps the way to get through these dark days is to do some of the things that give you pleasure on holiday, but do them at home……

Time to Talk

It is so important for our mental health to have positive connections with others and that includes work colleagues, but it’s difficult if you are working from home or socially distancing on site…….

Only Connect!

Don’t hold back from connecting with your friends because of unhelpful beliefs. Adopt more realistic ones and as the nights draw in, take the initiative to get in touch.

Being resilient through lockdown

As we approach some form of #lockdown again, I’ve been reflecting on what worked for me last time and what I would do differently this time around….

How to Delegate – Flexing your Style

Effective #delegation means flexing your style to the level of skill and motivation of the person to whom you are delegating.
The “Skill – Will” matrix helps you judge which style would be most effective, depending on how committed (will) and how capable (skill) they are.