I’ve experienced some great company cultures in my time. I’ve also spent time in organisations where the culture is non-existent, suggesting to their employees that the business doesn’t really stand for anything; there may be collective values, beliefs [...]
While there’s no secret to success, there may actually be a secret to failure and unhappiness: and it’s trying to please all of the people all of the time at your own expense. Think of anyone who’s achieved [...]
There’s nothing like helping someone grow and realise their full potential – mentoring is often as rewarding for the mentor as it is the recipient, in many respects. However, mentoring is not something that just brings personal satisfaction [...]
One of the perks of being your own boss is that you can take holidays when you like. If only it worked out like that, eh? However, it’s important to find some time to take a break this [...]
The United Kingdom just scraped into the 2017 World Happiness Report, coming in at number 19 on the annual list. It’s an improvement on 2016, when the UK achieved four places lower, but we can surely do better [...]
As human beings, we can’t help but live by our emotions. We might like to think that we can leave our personal problems and concerns at the office door, but rarely does it work like that. That’s why [...]
