Do you only focus on the things that have gone wrong? Team meetings are rarely characterised by celebrations of what has gone well. Instead we often focus on what has…
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People can’t possibly adopt and advocate any new ways of working when they are still clinging to the old ways. When introducing change, celebrate what has gone before. Bank what…
Are you looking at the months ahead with positivity, rose tinted glasses and your cup half-full, or is it all doom and gloom and half-empty? You have a choice. In…
How an intriguing technique can help you develop your skills We’ve all been on presentation skills workshops; we’ve all learnt pretty much the same old techniques. Little wonder then that…
In this blog Chris Carey, shares some observations that might stop past events in your life dictating your future. In an earlier blog, ‘The critics choice’, I spoke of the…
How to respond to the signals you and your colleagues are sending – to ensure the success of your change programme. If you’ve been in business for long enough to…
The vast majority of us humans are hard-wired to take notice of the difficult and challenging things that take place in our lives – and have been for millennia. Accordingly,…
Being in a state of ongoing crisis is mentally and physically exhausting. We’ve been awash with non-stop showers of negative news and gloomy forecasts of crisis-style proportions since the pandemic…
Many organisations now have diverse and inclusive teams in place to help solve business critical issues. That’s great news, but only if participants feel Psychologically Safe enough to actually contribute…
There is a lot of talk about Psychological Safety these days – and rightly so. But we need to go beyond using the buzzwords and be super-clear about what it…
On virtual calls, via video, it is important to maintain eye contact with the camera; and through that lens, the people you are talking to That means avoiding the temptation…
Can your face be clearly seen in virtual meetings? With much of the meaning people take from a conversation coming from facial expressions, when you are in a virtual meeting,…
