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November 12, 2024

Mindful leadership: Boost team wellbeing & performance

Now more than ever, leaders face unprecedented challenges in supporting team wellbeing. Recent studies paint a stark picture: work-related stress, anxiety, and depression account for 49% of all new or long-standing health conditions in UK workplaces, with an estimated 17.9 million working days lost annually due to these issues. As leaders, we must ask ourselves: how can we better support our teams while maintaining organisational performance?  Understanding mindful leadership  At its core, mindfulness is about living in the present moment and focusing on what we can control rather than what […]
October 10, 2024

Navigating leadership in a multi-generational workforce

Managing a multi-generational workforce is more than balancing experience and fresh perspectives; it requires a deep understanding of communication, diversity, and conflict resolution. Leaders today must navigate generational differences while cultivating an inclusive and collaborative environment. Clear communication, regular education on diversity, and training on inclusion are essential for building cohesive teams. Equally important is the ability to handle conflicts that arise from differing perspectives on key concepts like psychological safety and work-life blend.  The role of communication in a multi-generational workforce  Effective communication is crucial in teams with diverse […]
April 1, 2022

Strategic Leadership

How to become a strategic leader As you progress in your career you often need to move from being an operational leader to a strategic leader. But the word ‘strategy’ can instil a feeling of fear into many managers. It may be because it sounds grander than it actually is, so we thought we’d ask Brenda Etchells, our associate and specialist in strategic planning, to help us de-mystify strategy. So what is strategy? In essence, a strategy is having a plan of how you will achieve your goals, objectives, and […]