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Working from home – What did we learn?

15 July, 2020

Home office

Remember lockdown? With just 2 days to prepare, many of us were suddenly working from home. New words entered our vocabulary like 'Blursday' because we had no idea what day it was and 'quaranteams' for online teams created during lockdown. We quickly learnt new skills. Like remembering to tick 'un-mute' before speaking in online meetings, or turning the camera off when still in pj's. Some of us … [Read more...]

Tagged With: building teams, Leadership, motivation, team performance, trust, Workplace well-being

Contagion and ideas for staying mentally well

11 March, 2020

In the spirit that we teach best what we most need to learn, this blog is about staying mentally well. Maybe its a combination of the worldwide prevalence of Covid-19, the anniversary of the 15th March Christchurch attack, combined with surviving a Wellington summer, and working from home, which has left me focusing on what it means to stay positive and maintain well-being. There are some great … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Resilience, Self-leadership, work life balance, Workplace well-being

The one thing you need more of

5 April, 2018

energy management

If I was to ask you what you would like more of, what would be your response? Time? Money? Peace and quiet? How about more energy? Having enough energy for life is more than just fueling for physical activity. It is about having the energy for a strong and healthy mentality, emotional capacity and spiritual practices. As a commodity for employees, organisations are realising that having enough … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Business trends, Employee engagement, motivation, Resilience, work life balance, Workplace well-being

How resilient are you?

12 September, 2017

resilience and wellbeing

Highly resilient people are able to cope well with adversity, learn valuable lessons from their tough experience and use it to their advantage. Today, employees in every work place experience on-going change. They’re asked to take on new responsibilities, learn new skills, and often have less time. Highly resilient workers are able to cope well with on-going change and they sustain good health and … [Read more...]

Tagged With: change, Resilience, Self-leadership, Workplace well-being

The 90 Day Challenge (and it’s not about weight loss!)

8 July, 2014

The 90 Day Challenge - Is your businesses' Induction Programmes successful?

I have been in my new role as Business Development Consultant at BDC for two months now. I am not being paid to say this (ok, I am being paid something) but I am really enjoying it. I have an exceptional team around me, a challenging, yet not too challenging and varied role that appeals to my strengths and interests, a great (newly refurbished!) office space and even a car park. I also seem to be … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Employee engagement, Workplace well-being

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