Gently Does It … Overcoming & Managing Weariness
We, the people have ridden a tidal wave of emotion over the past few years because of, well, you know what. And, not to trivialise, things are still a little…
Practical Tips for Managing Challenging Conversations
Challenging conversations can be one of the most daunting tasks a manager faces, with 50% citing difficult conversations as their biggest challenge. It’s a statistic reinforced by HR managers, who…
A Framework for Strengthening Relationships and Reducing Stress
The 3 Rs of Trauma is a communication model for children, devised by Dr Bruce Perry, a pioneering researcher and neuroscientist. The Three Rs are Regulate, Relate, and Reason. They provide a pathway to facilitate access…
EPIC Engagement: How Engaging Parenting Skills Can Inspire Colleagues
During one of the first programmes I ever delivered, a participant said that children spell love, T-I-M-E. In that the amount of time we spend with them reflects our love…
How to Return to the Office with Confidence
Introduction Anyone who has ever taken more than 10 days off for vacation, healthcare needs, or any other reason will be able to relate to the feeling of nervousness about…
How to Develop the Conversation Around Female Leadership
Even though the conversation around female leadership and women in business has evolved, for many women in and aspiring to leadership roles there is still a landscape of mistrust, lack…
How to Prevent Burnout at Work
Leadership resilience has been key in helping to navigate the choppy waters of the pandemic. Resilience, like any human characteristic, has its own upper limit. So much has been asked…
Quick Tips for Juggling Work and Home-Schooling
At Dale Carnegie, the majority of our team are used to being in the classroom, training our clients. Not surprisingly, it turns out that changing the behaviours of a Senior…
What Next For Workplace Wellbeing?
Employee wellbeing has been top of the agenda for every business this year. But as we live through another period of lockdown, leaders will need to refocus on the impact…
10 Ways to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Research shows that 40% of the things we worry about never happen. 30% of the things we worry about have already happened and actually only 8% of what we worry…