The Steps for Mental Wellbeing – Spotting the signs By Desiree Anderson and Jane Graham These days everyone is feeling a loss of control due to the intense changes we have all experienced. Boundaries between work and life, sickness and health have blurred and with it has come the tendency for our brain to dwell…
Why Mental Health is one of the most important aspects of Business Survival today By Desiree Anderson and Jane Graham “Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.” Brene Brown This quote seems particularly important since the pandemic where we all continue to feel uncertain as a human race.…
Performance Enhancer The number one thing I get asked by leaders is how to manage their remote team’s performance. It seems that when we were are able to have face to face meetings and lean over the desk to give advice – we as leaders feel more in control of our workplace. Recent research by…
How to effectively manage Remote Teams With more and more employees working from home, managers are increasingly faced with the challenge of trying to monitor their employees. Our CEO, Desiree Anderson, has recently been invited by Biz Surrey and Hampshire to discuss the phenomena of remote teams and how managers could go about to manage…
Create your own virtual “A” team The “A” team was one of the best-loved TV series of the 1980s. A band of four ex-military personnel who helped communities who couldn’t find help anywhere else. They went above and beyond despite impossible odds. The team consisted of Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith a participative leader who was…
A bold vision is vital in a changing landscape Some of you may have heard of the explorer, Ernest Shackleton, who led an expedition to the Antarctic in 1914 on the ship the Endurance. His vision was an attempt to make the first 2000 mile land crossing of the Antarctic continent. This would be an…
The importance of Human Bonds With the increased rise in virtual teams, the skills that the modern leader needs are shifting. Leaders must increasingly reach into the “Matrix” of the virtual working world and awaken the human bonds which engage individuals and teams. Recent studies with teams show that although we continue to find technological…
Why being a Culture Cultivator is vital for Remote Team Leadership Currently, with some businesses back in operation, we will have staff staying at home due to illness or in protected categories; some people may request to stay at home permanently or temporarily as they don’t feel safe. Post lockdown, the face of business may…
Is there life on Zoom? When David Bowie brought out his hit “Life on Mars” who would have thought that in 2020 we would be trying to make sense of new way of existing and communicating on our own planet Earth. The changes in our world have brought about social distancing and working from home…
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