Sometimes we think we could be happier if… I’m sure more stress is caused when pondering over what could or couldn’t be done, what we should or shouldn’t change, than by the actions of doing and changing. Some years ago, I came across a way of tackling this that has helped me enourmously to remain [...]

The Globe awards have just been awarded, the BAFTA nominations have already been announced. With all this talk of glamour, maybe it’s time to roll our your own happiness carpet. It might sound a bit hippy-dippy, but happiness at work continues to attract the interest of psychologists and neuroscientists alike. I set up a training [...]

HELP!: How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Little Bit More Done by Oliver Burkeman   If the title (or the cover) makes you smile, then you will enjoy the book. For not only is this a sober review of self-help (personal and professional) literature which also sits well in the genre it is [...]

Blatant resistance to change is obviously a hindrance. But it can also be a sign that there is something we have overlooked, something we have missed. Far from immediately dismissing a “no” or “I disagree”, we’d be better off asking “why?” and then listening (really listening) to the reply. None of us like to encounter [...]

At the beginning of the month I ran a day session for a finance leadership team who wanted to address their personal impact, in preparation to decide the kind of impact they wanted to have as a team. Most of those at the session were responsible for other people, but there were a few new [...]