Dealing with difficult situations and people in the workplace is challenging, however it pays off. Not only can it improve your own work, it also creates a better environment for your team when you address the problems a difficult co-worker might be causing for others....

Authentic leaders are shaped by their experiences – both positive and negative and have the ability to create positive team environment where mistakes are seen as part of the learning journey. They recognise and appreciate the impact of their mistakes and take ownershi...

Despite the fact that mental health conditions cost US companies over 200 million workdays and $16.8 billion lost in productivity, the stigma surrounding mental health still makes it a topic people avoid talking about in the workplace. In fact, employees who take time...

Identifying, developing and retaining leadership talent is vital to a long-term health and success of any business. Businesses are built by people and it is great talent that gives businesses a competitive advantage.

Leadership development starts with understanding the...

The gig economy, where workers are independent contractors with flexible arrangements, offers great benefits to both sides. It gives startups, as well as established businesses the opportunity to tap into a pool of talent as and when required, outsource certain tasks a...

A typical person makes about 2000 decisions every waking hour, from minor instinctive decisions through to impactful ones with serious consequences. With the volume of the decisions we are making every day, in and out of the workplace, it’s understandable that not all...

According to a recent research by Harvard Business School, companies that allow their employees to decide where and when they want to work increase productivity, reduce staff turnover and cost. Prior research focused on the productivity effects of working from home, bu...

Albert Einstein once said that failure is success in progress. In his understanding, strengths didn’t just happen to people, they needed to be developed. As a child Einstein showed slow progress in speaking and writing, and his family believed that he might be mentally...

The shift from doing to leading is one of the most difficult transitions for new leaders. The meaning of the word delegate is to entrust or to assign responsibility – it’s about empowering the other person to do something however, leaders often confuse delegation with...

The heatwaves in the UK, US and across Europe are already creating transportation chaos and public health threats, and with temperatures hitting record highs, productivity levels are also taking a hit. Research from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information su...