How to keep staff happy without giving them more money. (Or less work.)

How to keep staff happy without giving them more money. (Or less work.)

Okay this is not something I’d normally put in writing but with inflation, cost of living, energy bills and soaring prices it can be difficult to imagine your staff are happy without a pay rise. Add to that the buoyant labour market, the fast changing trends in what employees really want, the speed in which…

Essential Recession Proofing Knowledge – Strategies to thrive no matter what

Essential Recession Proofing Knowledge – Strategies to thrive no matter what

70 businesses are being created in the UK per hour however up to 57% of these will fail within five years, but did you know that those businesses that are started during a recession tend to grow 1.4% slower for the life of the business? Please please please monitor what you allow into your mind…

Mindful practices for the overthinking overloaded brain – and why you really should do it!

Mindful practices for the overthinking overloaded brain – and why you really should do it!

Not enough people stop to enjoy the world around them. I was talking to a client about meditation and mindfulness and they are working with someone else on this and really struggling to make it work. They said it just wasn’t natural for their overthinking brain to do, they adore their business and love working…

Strategies to start your working week with – that power you to the weekend!

Strategies to start your working week with – that power you to the weekend!

1. Proactive not reactive Stop doing the thing you see first on your laptop/phone. Stop starting the day with what everyone else wants to tell you (i.e., email). This makes your day reactionary not proactive. You may have a job that requires you to know what everyone else needs but get savvy about this (see…