What is the real healer – time or action?
Happy New Year! No matter how different your last 365 days were to mine, we share the same reality regarding time: time is passing, and it slows down for no-one. My last two years have been turbulent and at times I have been up against the wall. Two years ago I...
4 Reasons Why Meetings Work
Meetings can be time-wasting and frustrating. Especially when the same problems re-surface, the usual characters dominate, and actions are rarely taken. In my experience 70% of the meetings that take place in the public sector are probably ineffective. So why do...
Why Mindfulness and kindness lead to collaborative teams
Last month I lived with 9 other people on a Mindfulness and Pilates retreat. Because the weather was bad (yes, it does happen in Spain too) we were living in closer proximity than usual to each other. This got me thinking about mindfulness and kindness at work and in...
Who do you trust at work?
Do you trust the people you work with? Can you rely on them to do a good job when you are not there?
Trust isn’t automatic, so how do you gain trust?