by Amanda Baines | Nov 4, 2021 | Team Development
The best teams go with the ‘flow’. How can leaders make sure their teams are set up in this way? A ‘flow state’ is the mental state described in positive psychology, where someone who is performing a particular activity is so fully absorbed, energised, and focused...
by Amanda Baines | Oct 19, 2021 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
Fight, flight or freeze? It’s not that simple. Here are some strategies to deal with post pandemic feelings of uncertainty and threat in the workplace. Your brain is hard-wired to be risk averse. Covid 19 has created widescale and unprecedented levels of...
by Amanda Baines | Sep 26, 2021 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
The pandemic has caused many people to re-evaluate the sense of meaning and purpose that their work gives them (in the US it’s being called The Great Resignation). It’s a seismic re-set and hybrid working is here to stay. It’s more important than ever that leaders and...
by Amanda Baines | Nov 14, 2017 | Organisation Culture
We suggested recently that it might be a good time for you to take a long hard look at your organisation’s bonus scheme. Instead of motivating, engaging and rewarding staff for great performance and accountability, the bonus culture can get in the way, encouraging a...
by Amanda Baines | Jul 5, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Most of the businesses we work with give their staff an annual bonus which on the face of it, sounds like an obvious and positive way to reward people. But what does the bonus system do to the culture of your organisation? Does it motivate, engage and duly reward your...
