The long-running scandal at the UK’s Post Office, where a technology solution didn’t work as planned, resulting in the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters, could have been avoided. There are so many lessons to learn from this but a people-first approach to change could have averted the worst of this disaster. Here are just a few straightforward principles the leadership could have followed for a very different result…
Read MoreResilience, sisu and the happiest country in the world
Watching the Finnish ice hockey, team play ROC in the Olympic final I heard a commentator mention the ‘mental fortitude’. This really struck a chord, reminding me of ‘sisu’ a characteristic most often attributed to Finns. However, sisu is something we can all cultivate, and it can help to build our resilience.
Read MoreBe curious, not judgemental
We can so easily be judgemental - but what would happen if we were more curious instead? A quick lesson from Ted Lasso might give you some insights and ideas to try…
Read MoreAre you a human being or a human doing?
We get focused on busy, busy, busy and often forget (and don’t make time) to just ‘be’. Switching off to switch on our creativity, our idea-generation or simply remembering things we thoughts we’d forgotten, is vitally important to our wellbeing. Here are a few ideas to be more of a human being - not a human doing.
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