Articles and Viewpoints
The Boardroom Series: Should you bring your whole self to the boardroom?
We are increasingly encouraged to “bring our whole self” to work. But what does this mean for leaders? And is it really a good idea to bring your whole self to the boardroom? Or, a …
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The Boardroom Series: Why traditional approaches to problem-solving are failing us and what to do about it
The Boardroom Series is back. In December, we invited you to share what topics you would like us to cover in this year’s Boardroom Series. We have taken on board your requests and …
The Boardroom Series: Leading Teams Through Challenging Times
What is the biggest challenge facing boardroom executives as we move into 2023? This was a question I posed to our team during our team development day earlier this month. The answ …
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The Boardroom Series: Wellbeing Boosters in Meetings
In the first of our Boardroom Series about low cost, high return investments in wellbeing we wrote about micro habits of culture; in our second article, we shared tips for improvin …
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The Boardroom series: How 1-to-1 relationships can improve employee wellbeing
Last month, I shared the first in our series of three articles about low-cost, high-return ways you can increase levels of wellbeing and engagement in your workplace. This mon …
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The Boardroom series: Cost-free investments in wellbeing
The cost of poor mental health in the workplace is now estimated at between £53 and £56 billion a year. That equates to a cost to employers of between £1500 and £3710 per employee …
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The Boardroom series: Are you ready to become a CEO?
Described as the “most powerful and sought-after title” in an organisation, the CEO controls the company’s biggest moves, is responsible for everything from setting the strategy to …
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The Boardroom series: Purpose or play: what’s more important in the workplace?
Having a sense of purpose in life has long been recognised as a key component of psychological wellbeing. Furthermore, it is well-evidenced that when individuals feel their work ha …
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The Boardroom series: Cultivating kindness in the workplace
It seems odd to say that kindness is a hot topic, however it sometimes feels to me like it is. So much so that when you type “books on kindness” into Google, there are nearly 3 mil …
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The Boardroom series: women’s vulnerability – do we really need to man up?
“Man up” used to be a phrase commonly heard, and accepted in boardrooms, workplaces, and social settings. I have spoken to countless male CEO’s who have described the “macho cultur …
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Safeguarding in the workplace and building a culture of vigilance
I often get asked, does safeguarding apply to us though, we don’t work with children or adults that have health or care needs? I ask, do you work with people though? Then the answe …
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The Boardroom series: breaking the stigma around mental health to unlock potential
Most companies have realised, over the last 2 years, the benefit of talking about and supporting mental health in the workplace. From improving individual productivity and company …
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Virtual onboarding: how to upgrade the remote onboarding experience
Onboarding new employees is, in any business setting, is a vital process. It is a sensitive time in which the mental health of your new employee must be foreground: if someone …
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The boardroom series: supporting teams back to the office
Over the last month, I have spoken to numerous leaders and HR teams from small start-ups to multinational corporations, and it seems that many are struggling with the same challeng …
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The boardroom series: can you really have it all?
Over the last two years I have interviewed a number of CEOs and senior leaders, from entrepreneurs and small business owners to leaders of FTSE 100 companies. These individuals hav …
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The boardroom series: trust
Trust is one of the hardest things to earn and the easiest things to lose. Trusting others, in a work context, is not always easy to do, however, it is often one of the most powerf …
The boardroom series: vulnerability
We often talk about the importance of strong leadership as the foundation of a resilient and successful company. Alongside that, vulnerability is now being hailed as a “must-have” …
Man Down: strength in vulnerability
Like many other men, on the surface it looks like I have life pretty sorted. At the age of 36 I’ve got a wonderful partner, a new baby, a house, a supportive family and friends. I’ …