5 real cases when short-term people decisions led to long-term costs and how to avoid them
In today’s fast-paced business world, the pressure to deliver immediate results can sometimes lead organizations, leaders, and managers to make shortsighted decisions that aim to maximize short-term results but create long-term costs and problems. We might call this ‘biting the hand that feeds you’, ‘cutting off your nose to spite your face’, or even ‘throwing […]
The Risks of Workplace Wellbeing or Mental Health Champions and Recommendations for Avoiding them
It has become increasingly popular to recruit current employees as Workplace Wellbeing/Mental Health Champions/Advocates/Ambassadors. However, before we all dive in to implement this latest trend, we must be aware that as with all initiatives of this nature, it comes with multiple potential risks, often in the form of unintended consequences that we need to be […]
As leaders, changing our perspective on our people challenges is critical to overcoming them.
I have the great privilege of delivering certified and non-certified leadership and development training in the GCC region. I meet a mix of leaders at different stages of their leadership journey. Some have been instructed to attend my courses, others have self-enrolled. Some are eager to learn and grow, others are more not yet ready. […]
Languishing leaders can’t get on top of the workplace wellbeing crisis. Tackling workplace wellbeing paradoxes – part 3
Workplace wellbeing paradox 3: Languishing leaders are struggling to prioritise workplace wellbeing. In this article we explore why leaders, who themselves are languishing, are finding it so hard to make wellbeing a priority in their organizations, and why this is creating a precarious downward spiral that few recognise the implications of. Multiple studies since the […]
The employees who need it least – are the one’s who engage the most. Tackling Workplace wellbeing paradoxes – part 2.
Workplace wellbeing paradox 2: The employees who engage with and are thus benefitting most from individual workplace wellbeing interventions are the ones who already make their wellbeing a priority. In this article we unpack the engagement issue and present some recommendations to avoid the most common pitfalls organizations fall into that leave a lot of […]
Despite decades of increased investment and maturing understanding employee wellbeing is in decline. Tackling workplace wellbeing paradoxes – Part 1
Throughout August, I will deep dive into one of the many workplace wellbeing paradoxes each week, helping you to better understand it and set about tackling it. Workplace wellbeing paradox number 1: Despite decades of increased investment and maturing understanding the wellbeing of the working population is in decline. It turns out the pandemic was […]
If organizations were people, they would be diagnosed with perpetual self-harm when it comes to retention
I often speak to HR professionals & leaders who talk about retention in the following way: “Bobbi, all our great people keep leaving, we don’t know what’s going on!?” “Bobbi, it doesn’t matter what we do, we just can’t reduce our staff turnover”. “Bobbi, we’ve really been a victim of The Great Resignation”. Yes, they […]
There’s a silver bullet for prioritization in this article – enjoy!
The number of conflicting priorities facing leaders in the modern, VUCAH, business world is mind-boggling. I imagine many feel like they are set up to fail, and in many ways they are. Innovation, growth, sustainability, M&A, digitization, transformation, exit strategies, brand, upskilling, restructuring, regulation, cost-management, AI-integration, customer experience, new products, and the list goes on. […]
Why going slower will be an essential success strategy in 2022
“Stop running in the corridor!” calls the teacher to an excited student sprinting past the classroom. We’ve all heard these words many times and maybe even uttered them ourselves. The main reason for discouraging running in corridors is to prevent an accident. The message is clear, speed is not always the answer to getting somewhere […]
Can we really expect a 4-day week in the UAE?
In 2018, Andrew Barnes, CEO of Perpetual Guardian rigorously tested the relationship between time and productivity in the workplace with the support of leading academics from New Zealand and the UK. The results were so compelling that nations and organizations all over the world are now piloting and implementing the 4-day week or a version […]