Perpetua Neo13 October 2022 LinkedIn Yes, high performers need coaching too: A behind-the-scenes sneak peek at what happens Whenever people learn that I coach high performers remotely, they assume this has to do with the Zoom exodus and mental health since the COVID pandemic. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett6 October 2022 LinkedIn Are we trying so hard to retain our staff that we are driving away our high performers? “Finding good staff is a nightmare”. “It’s better to have someone that does an ok job than have no one at all”. “That person’s a bit negative, but we just need someone to do the work”. Read full article
Alex Davids29 September 2022 LinkedIn I’m a leader, not a personal counsellor We once held an amazing workshop with a junior football squad (development team) in London, and connected them with a group of business leaders to share learning and ideas… Read full article
Perpetua Neo19 September 2022 LinkedIn 6 ways to set stronger boundaries with your time, from a psychologist As someone who used to divide her time between two countries and three cities, I realized very quickly that my calendar has a life of its own. Even if by Sunday evening, the next week was looking relatively breezy, it’d get filled up in a heartbeat. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett15 September 2022 LinkedIn Stop saying yes to stuff you know you can’t get done So often we hear people blaming the fact that they have too much work on for too many things. I have to work late, I have to work weekends, family is suffering, can’t exercise, blah blah blah… Read full article
Perpetua Neo8 September 2022 LinkedIn Go further, together When Wharton superstar organisational psychologist Adam Grant studied the relationship between giving and taking, he found that the best and worst performers are givers, whilst takers and matches are mid-level performers. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett1 September 2022 LinkedIn Your team won’t change their mindset unless you do this first… Sometimes our clients approach us with a request for me to do a resilience session or a performance mindset of some description. Firstly I love their optimism, (and maybe their faith in NEP)… Read full article
Perpetua Neo25 August 2022 LinkedIn How to procrastinate better Too many of us see procrastination as a moral failing or that we are horrible, lazy, indolent creatures with no discipline. The truth is, we will procrastinate. Especially if the task at-hand is emotionally overwhelming. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett18 August 2022 LinkedIn Is there really psychological safety in law firms? It is a formidable achievement to make it to the senior ranks of a law firm – especially Partner. It signals that you have worked hard, that you are an expert in your field and that other people see that in you too. Read full article
Alex Davids11 August 2022 LinkedIn A case for emotions in business Emotions and business have been kept separate for many many years. Traditionally, business leaders have been taught that emotions are for outside of the office walls and when we enter into the workplace they are to be tucked away and dealt with when the employee returns home. Read full article