The eight factors organisations need to coordinate to promote wellbeing
I’ve been writing a lot about why we need to pay better attention to perfectionism, workload, stress and burnout and it’s not just to be good leaders and corporate citizens (although that would be enough!), it’s also to get better outcomes. Too much drive, too much...
Why do companies expect workers to do their best work in open plan offices
We know it doesn’t work. Yet that hasn’t stopped open plan offices from thriving. Even if people, and good ideas, don’t thrive in them. DavidBrooks in his The New York Times article ‘The Immortal Awfulness of Open Plan Workplaces’ points out the absurdity of...
Toxic cultures CAN change – with the right kind of leadership
In FlexAbility, I write about the continuing challenges of adopting flexible work practices: at the root of the challenges are leaders who are ambitious, competitive and overconfident. These are the leaders chasing continuous growth whatever the cost, seeking ever...
How hiring for fit is likely to sabotage some of your best talent
As I looked around the boardroom table, I noticed once again the lack of diversity in the leaders assembled. It isn’t that those present are not talented: they are. It’s not that they’re not well-intentioned: they are. It’s just that affinity bias remains...
Welcome
The global pandemic has increased the burdens on high achieving leaders, and my focus is on helping you to reset the way you work. I help leaders to challenge overwork, rediscover their purpose, and rebalance their life to beat chronic stress and burnout.
