Are 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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Feel like you’re running out of steam? It’s not just you

I’ve been having conversations with so many people who are running out of steam. Running on adrenaline, cortisol, coffee or sugar, they’ve been trying to keep going in ‘emergency’ mode - what I call ‘pre-holiday panic’ - as a normal way of operating. As we continue to navigate the extraordinary and we’re trying to up our energy bank, here are a few ideas that might help.

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The discomfort of change - is it worth it?

When we consider making changes in our life, the thought of it can make us feel really uncomfortable. It becomes even more tricky when we actually start making change. Here are a few things I’ve learned in making my own changes…

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Three things a favourite song taught me about leadership in change

I’m a big fan of 1980s music and have several favourite tracks. One of those favourites is ‘‘It ain’t what you do…’ from the Funboy Three and Bananarama. Taking the time to listen to this pop song makes me think about the ‘how’ of leading through change. Here are my top three lessons from this tune.

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