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Our Attitude Toward Challenges
In personal and work life we are consistently faced with challenges - the challenges we face are often the catalyst to our growth. We like how Ryan Holiday (The Obstacle is the Way, 2015) tackles how to transform roadblocks into success in both our personal and...
Begin 2022 Leading Workplace Diversity
Six week programme building understanding and insight into Te Ao Māori. Starting 22 Feb. 22 Are you an individual who wants to have confidence in conversing in basic Te Reo Māori? Does your team want to be more appreciative of wider cultural diversity and values? As...
Cultural Awareness – what is the benefit for the workplace?
A well known statement amongst leadership and organisational psychology circles is this: culture eats strategy for lunch. Organisational culture is a broad topic and encompasses attitude, values, hierarchy, organisational structure, service/product philosophy etc....
How Technical Leaders Build People
Growth and improvement is important for all of us. Are you a Planner, Surveyor, Engineer or Architect who is leading a team? Are you wanting to improve your team's wellbeing/productivity or sustainability? If your people are critical to the success of your business,...
Wellbeing for your Place of Work
Have you experienced a change of working environment? Are the flexi working patterns creating unexpected stresses? Working environments have changed dramatically in the last two years. Covid-19 brought with it many challenges; however, it also provided a forcing...
Team Wellbeing: Avoid ‘Short-Term’
I’ll preface this by saying that getting started is the main thing here… as long as you’re starting with the intention and commitment to continue. If you think it’s a quick-fix-just-do-something to tick a ‘wellbeing’ box, then in some respects NOT starting would be...
Building Workplace Wellbeing for SME
Highest burnt-out rate is represented in medium-sized firms (11-50 members) at 19% (Haar, J. 2021) Are you concerned about burnout and its negative impacts on the wellbeing and performance of your SME team? With wellness being such a broad topic, creating or...
Organisational Wellbeing Strategy – Getting Started
Did you know NZ research (2020), shows us at 11% BURNT out with 20% about to burn out in NZ! Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfaston1/videos/1225350071259909/ Let's assume: You already know you need an organisational wellbeing strategy and you...
Virtual Teams A-Plenty – What about Virtual Wellbeing?
Working from home? Missing the interaction and synergy? Feeling isolated? Introducing some common virtual practices can shift this experience. Practises that: Recognise disengagement Create windows that supports a reach out Have effective management channels and...
Performing At Your Best versus Performing Under Pressure
Performing at our best, is not about the absence of pressure, it is about the manner in which we respond to pressure. The reality is that our life, no matter what roles we currently fill (stay-at-home parent, salesperson, CEO, 3rd year university student, engineer,...