70% of HR respondents agree that employee wellbeing is on senior leaders’ agendas and 60% believe that line managers have bought into the importance of wellbeing.* Three years on from the start of the #pandemic , #coaching and #wellbeing is more critical than ever. Coaching provides a personalised, confidential space that enables...
Less Comfortable Dialogues are Essential to Understanding and Being Respectful of One Another I have been reflecting on some work I did with a large and newly formed team. Some conversations arose about difference, belonging, equality and other similar topics. On a couple of occasions during the...
No one can know what anyone else is going through: what kind of day, week, year they are having or what is going through their mind. What we do know is that everyone benefits from kindness. ‘Everyone benefits from kindness so we are generous’ is...
When I started TWBC 9 years ago, I knew I was going to meet interesting people and gain learning from places I had never been to before, but nothing could have prepared me for the incredible people we have worked with and how much enthusiasm...
Sometimes I feel like I am surfing a wave and other times it feels like I am going to get dragged under by the power of the current. Sometimes I feel like the current is uncontrollably strong and I am struggling to keep my head...
Are you feeling the pressures of going on holiday? From the potential cancellation of your plane, the rise of inflation or the distressing scenes of the European heatwave to the manic run up to get everything completed at work and home before you leave…and the dread...
Have you been in a position at work where a 'wellbeing' initiative has been implemented and it fell flat, not quite meeting the needs of staff? It’s not uncommon and the solution is a simple but powerful one: co-creation for wellbeing. Essentially initiating a co-produced...
There are so many snippets of time throughout our day when we are alone with our thoughts, but what is the quality of our thinking? Since having this question posed during a team meeting, I have reflected and thought about how I can be more conscious...
A Book Review *No Spoilers* This novel was published in 2016 but is set on a cotton plantation in the 19th Century and draws from slavery events in the USA. It follows the life of Cora and the people she comes into contact with on her journey...
I wrote the first half of this blog a couple of months ago. It sat in my drafts for a little while and then, when I went back to it, my opinion had changed. I have added to it and it is now an arc...
