The Truth About Self-Awareness No Workplace Can Afford to Ignore
The link between high performance and self-awareness. If you’ve ever attended one of my employee wellbeing webinars, you might have noticed the bookcase behind me. It’s lined with over a decade’s worth of journals, each one filled with thoughts, breakthroughs, and the sometimes-cringeworthy evidence of my evolving self-awareness. Like many people, I once believed I was […]
Why Kindness Is a Powerful Tool for People Managers
In his book The 5 Side Effects of Kindness, Dr David Hamilton lays out the science beautifully. Kindness: Kindness really is the gift that keeps on giving. When someone shows us kindness, we feel it, and as David shares, that feeling spreads. The term psychological safety is one which is becoming well-known in organisations. In simple […]
How Can HR Professionals Prevent HR Burnout?
This is the fourth and final step to preventing HR burnout. If you’ve arrived here first, the three before it are the outside-in misunderstanding, self-awareness and consciousness, and upgrading your nervous system. You don’t have to read them in order, though this step builds on all three. Step four is what I call energetic sovereignty. […]
Why Self-Awareness Isn’t Enough: Consciousness and the Future of HR
We Talk About Self-Awareness in Leadership. But What About Consciousness? Self-awareness has become a buzzword in leadership circles. We talk about the need for emotionally intelligent leaders. About understanding our patterns. About being more reflective. And that’s a good thing. But here’s the problem: we’ve stopped there. True transformation doesn’t come from self-awareness alone. It […]
Why We Need to Stop Focusing on Leadership Behaviour
Leadership Training has focused on behaviour for years – this is why we need a new approach When most organisations talk about high performance and leadership development, the focus tends to be on skills, competency, and expertise. And yes, those matter. They can be taught, measured, and refined. For decades, leadership development training has zeroed in […]
Why Confidence Feels Like A Phantom
Is confidence something you build? Are people naturally confident? The topic of confidence has had people scratching their heads for many years, so if you’re wondering how confidence works, here’s our insight and wisdom on the topic. Having worked as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist for more than a decade, confidence is one of the top […]
Why Deep Listening Is the Hidden Skill Every Conscious Leader Needs
Conscious Leadership Begins with Deep Listening Deep listening is the most underrated leadership skill in the workplace. Learn how emotionally intelligent leaders use deep listening to boost wellbeing, trust, and performance, and why it’s central to mental health training for managers. “This is the problem with dealing with someone who is actually a good listener. […]
Resilience for Leaders and the Link to Clarity
What if the biggest breakthroughs in business performance, leadership, and wellbeing don’t come from working harder, but from less on the mind? In this episode, I sit down with Sunday Times best-selling author Jamie Smart, the man who trained me in Clarity coaching and helped shape how I now work with leaders and organisations. Jamie has coached […]
Managing Mental Health in a Remote Environment – Key Advice for Managers
Managing mental health remotely requires managers to build connections without physical presence, enhance listening skills, and proactively check in with their teams. Managing mental health in a remote environment is now one of the biggest challenges we face today. Over the last 18 months, countless managers in our mental health training for managers programme have […]
How to Make Workplace Wellbeing Strategic
Making Employee Wellbeing Strategic with David Blackburn How do you create a workplace where people can truly thrive? In this episode, we were honoured to be joined by David Blackburn, Chief People Officer at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and recognised as the 3rd Most Influential HR Professional in the UK by HR Magazine. With 25 […]