In my last article, I spoke about spotting toxic positivity. Toxic positivity is the tendency to suppress or deny what are perceived as negative emotions and only focus on positive thinking, often leading to invalidating or dismissing genuine feelings. Now let’s work...
After the picture that’s been painted the past two weeks, I’m sure it’s become clear that a culture of silence can be more than just a little unhealthy… It can be deadly, especially for employee morale. Lack of clear expectations and closed communication underpin a...
No, of course not. Although there are times when it’s wise to bite our tongue, too many families and organisations have unhealthy ‘cultures’ of silence. All too often, we complain about injustice, prejudice, inefficiencies, dishonesty (the list goes on and on…), while...
Despite how important relationships are, we often take them for granted or are at a loss for practical ways to really nurture them effectively. This is especially applicable to our personal (even more specifically, our romantic) long-term relationships. Covid has...
You’ve might have guessed it? Yes, it is our relationships that are the most important thing to us! This starts with our relationship with ourselves, our loved ones and our work colleagues and our friends. Despite how important relationships are, we often take them...
Of all the resources in business, the team working with you is the most valuable and the most complex to manage. When motivated, your team can take up Herculean tasks (like dealing with the challenges presented by Covid) and barely break a sweat. But, when things go...
