Do you ever get that feeling in the pit of your stomach that comes with a Monday? I know some Mondays I am up and ready to tackle the week full guns blazing, and other Mondays the weeks workload can make me feel like I am...
Everyone has the power to enable positive change. Everyone has the power to enable positive change. Everyone benefits from kindness. No one can know what anyone else is going through, what kind of day they have had, what troubles or joys are whirling through their mind. What...
World Mental Health Day and Workplace Wellbeing For some, the pressures of work can be overwhelming and cause real and lasting misery. We also know from the evidence of two decades of vocational advice services that employment can be good for our mental health. Returning to...
During October 2019, as part of #worldmentalhealthday, TWBC will be releasing a series of blogs focussed on mental health including personal stories, toolkits, tips and links regarding mental health in the workplace. Our first post this month is a personal story from our CEO, Amy, on...
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. Albert Einstein. When I ‘draw a creative blank’, I find it can be helpful to take a moment or two to try and think differently. I start by thinking about the process of...
Today we aren’t focussing on the typical aspects you would associate with ‘work environment’ but rather your surroundings. When did you last stop and take a second to think about how much your work environment makes a difference to your mental state and wellbeing? For me today,...
By amplifying quiet voices, you can reduce damaging myths and assumptions in your organisation… TWBC prides itself on teaching, modelling and living by its values. Our focus today is on ‘We Amplify Quiet Voices’ and the following case study demonstrates how by actively ensuring these quiet...
15 minutes, what can you do in 15 minutes? You can achieve more than you think if you give yourself the chance. Sounds simple doesn’t it? But it can be surprisingly difficult to focus exclusively on one task without getting distracted by the endless, competing...
Create a space to listen and value all stories, even the ones that make you feel uncomfortable. If people are having repeated negative dialogue around something, there is likely to be some element of truth around it. If life has taught me something, it’s good to...
In coaching and facilitating, the desire to add value, help or say something useful can get in the way of actually doing those things. Without realising it, we can become focussed on ourselves rather than the other person, instantly undermining everything we hope to offer. What...
