You may have noticed recently within Person Specifications and Job adverts that strong emotional intelligence is often something that is sometimes referred to. And it can be very difficult to establish and measure levels of EI so it is something that may be discussed at interview stage and may be evidenced through scenario based questions. […]
In a world of much change and ever increasing pace, where technology is advancing at a rate of knots and we, as professionals, are required and expected to adapt to these changes efficiently and effectively with little disruption. In order for us to be able to do this positively we need to have a certain […]
Mental toughness is a term that gets mentioned many times within an organisational context, especially when it comes to a period of change. So I wonder what we understand to be mental toughness and whether we confuse this term with resilience? I also wonder whether we understand what measuring our levels of mental toughness actually […]
Now that we are at the beginning of 2018 it is usually this time of the year that we look to make changes within our personal lives such as start exercising more, drink less, have more fun etc. It is also a key time where organisations may look to make some changes which may affect […]
When it comes to change, how confident are you that you understand change and you know how to implement change successfully in your workplace? Do you know how your teams may react to change and how to win them over? Change can often lead to fear and a number of other barriers that may prevent […]
When working in a group setting, making decisions can be very challenging. Conflict can occur if things start to go wrong, some members of the group may ‘jockey’ for position, some might fight for recognition, others may try to disrupt the process or be overly critical whilst others might simply sit back and make no […]