#2 is what most people find the hardest Many leaders fall into the trap of thinking the answer to their insecurities is to do more: I’m not sure the team are clear on what needs to happen so I’ll tell them again. I’ve got a 1–2–1 meeting so I’ll need…

Welcome to another year and here’s the best thing you can do for yourself this year based on solid psychological research BE KINDER TO YOURSELF Here’s why. People who frequently insult themselves when they mess up are not only miserable, they also hate learning, give up on goals, and back…

So the world is opening back up. While many of us are excited about that, record levels of anxiety are still to drop to pre-pandemic levels. People are feeling anxious about a whole range of things from job changes and company re-structures to rising infection rates and financial concerns. …

Mental toughness is a polarising term: people either love it or they hate it. The technical definition of mental toughness is ‘the personality trait that determines in some part, how you respond mentally to stress, pressure, and change irrespective of the circumstances.’ But it’s not what everyone thinks when they…

It’s how I overcame a three-month battle with anxiety By now, you’ve likely heard that meditation is good for you. It’s a practice that today’s top global business leaders swear by for their physical health and mental toughness. It can also be one of the most challenging additions to…

Don’t underestimate the power of #3 Managers in 2020 have a huge amount to deal with. You have to lead your team through the worst pandemic since 1918, the worst recession in 300 years and a complete sea-change in how and where people work. How can you manage all…

And what to remember when you are in one One evening, a man walking home after a night out, thought he saw a fifty-pound note at the bottom of a deep hole in roadworks near the city centre. He jumped in to grab it but was disappointed. It wasn’t a…

#8 took me twenty years to understand One of my favourite films growing up was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, where Indie goes in search of the Holy Grail. In the film, it’s the chalice that Jesus drank from at the last supper that is believed to have…

Because your career depends on it Talk about shooting yourself in the foot! Why do companies do it? It’s 2020; you’d have thought the world of business would have learned by now. Don’t promote people into their first management positions without making sure they are a) suitable and b)…