by Catherine Stothart | Oct 27, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
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. One tip which I will talk...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 21, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
I am on holiday with my husband, a week in a cottage in Horncastle on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Although a UK holiday in October might not be our first choice usually, it does feel like a holiday. So what makes a holiday a holiday, if it isn’t the...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 15, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
It’s national #WorkLifeWeek, so a perfect time to read this article by Coco Khan in last week’s Guardian. She advises making time for some non-work conversation, whether by video, phone, Whatsapp or other means. It is so important for our mental health to have...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 8, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
There was a very helpful article this week in the Guardian about how to keep yourself sane during the autumn and winter months ahead: how to maintain friendships, cope with being cooped up with your partner, and how to be friendlier with your work colleagues when...
by Catherine Stothart | Sep 24, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
What would you do differently this time round? 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. Resilience comes from looking after our physical, mental and emotional...
by Catherine Stothart | Jul 14, 2020 | Resilience and re-energising
Last week I ran a virtual workshop on #resilience with a leadership team, all of whom are working from home. Like most of us, they had experienced some good days and some bad ones – sometimes feeling energised, other times feeling stressed or burnt out. We...