We’ve all witnessed someone miss the mark on a joke. A well-meaning, but too cutting, remark about someone or something that lands all wrong. We’ve all hopefully witnessed the opposite, too, when a joke lands just right, creating an environment where good-natured banter is thriving. Sometimes, the difference is obvious. [...]
Those who work in health and safety are already familiar with the idea of “making it home healthy and safe”. It’s a well-meaning goal; of course, we want workers to come home unharmed at the end of the working day. But there’s another option. For some, it might require [...]
Have you ever experienced the ticking time bomb of a job lay-off coming your way? Like rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship, it can leave you feeling powerless. It doesn’t matter whether the perceived threat is “real” or not. In fact, how likely we feel we are [...]
Change doesn’t happen in one big bang, it happens over the course of thousands of small moments. If you are leading change at the moment, however big or small, you’ll already know how difficult it can be. It requires hard work, energy, bravery and openness. Understandably, not everyone is [...]