Navigating the choppy waters of the ‘COVID crunch’ is scary for everyone – employees, business owners, politicians, citizens overall. As economic contraction takes place in response to the largest pandemic our generation has ever seen, we’re seeing whole sections of society vanish, some of which may, sadly never reappear. AllContinue Reading
The 4th industrial revolution holds a wealth of opportunities for the businesses and the people in them that are able to find new ways to create value in this economy. However, we are also facing a huge risk to our ability to rise to the challenge: burnout. It’s on theContinue Reading
At the beginning of 2019 I read an article on a website called Raptitude – it explains the benefits that the author David Cain experienced when he completed a ‘Depth Year“. During this year, instead of acquiring lots of new hobbies, or consuming lots of new things, he would goContinue Reading
The stats are out: more than 80% of have given up on our new years resolutions by the end of February. It makes sense – we have been told that it takes 21 days to form a habit. However, evidence suggests that establishing ‘bigger’ more complex habits take much moreContinue Reading
Thanks to Jerome at Coglode, I discovered the name for my natural response to the Christmas online retail experience – reactance. This happens when something or one appears to try and force us to make a choice, triggering an angry reaction or rebellion. In advertising it happens in two scenarios:Continue Reading
Inspired by Marie Kondo’s Spark Joy, my wife and I took on the challenge of decluttering the house. The impact of doing so was incredible – so much time saved looking for things! I realised that up until then, I had spent countless days (mornings before work, usually) rummaging forContinue Reading
Since I discovered Raptitude, a great mindfulness blog by David Cain, I have become fixated with his latest reflection on the year just gone in which he decided to implement a guiding principle for his approach to his projects and hobbies for that year – he called it his ‘DepthContinue Reading
This Christmas I’m giving myself an unusual gift: a screen free holiday season. It may seem hypocritical as a strategist with an interest in makes people behave in different ways to take a sudden interest in screen dodging, but hear me out: Oh no! Not another digital detox post! I’veContinue Reading
ManpowerGroup’s global career and talent development arm has come out strongly in favour of increasing ‘career mobility’ following the publication of its study, which found that 20% of employees are stuck in the wrong role, doing work they are neither motivated by, engaged with or productive in. The study, byContinue Reading
Employees are calling for an education revolution in business, driven by digital transformation – according to a report launched at the beginning of this month. A report by business consultancy and personalised learning providers The Ludic Group gives us a glimpse into the future that employees want; one in whichContinue Reading