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
Perpetua Neo4 August 2022 LinkedIn Free up time – it doesn’t need to be a meeting We talk alot about the ROI known as Return On Energy, but I also find it equally important to honour time. After all, I love the concept of being a Time Billionaire – people who have a richness of time at their disposal, and who love what they do with this time. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett23 June 2022 LinkedIn Trying to focus for long time periods is not necessarily the key to productivity Lack of focus is one of the biggest post-pandemic issues we are now facing according to Lynda Gratton at London Business School. At NEP we would argue this has always been a problem, and we agree it has definitely been exacerbated during the pandemic. Read full article
Perpetua Neo16 June 2022 LinkedIn How to take an awe walk Awe takes you out of your own head – like one of those high beam lights switching on, your vision goes from tunnel to wide-field. But you don’t need to travel to the ends of the earth, climb a mountain, or seek out novelty to evoke that feeling. Read full article
Alex Davids9 June 2022 LinkedIn Intentional breathing – can it change your life, and your work? Many shy away from the idea of meditation, no matter how mainstream it may be becoming. It sounds a bit scary and perhaps to some it sounds soft, especially when we discuss it in relation to work and impacting the way we operate. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett2 June 2022 LinkedIn Have you clearly defined your hybrid culture? Culture can be very broadly defined as “the way we do things around here”. Some companies have this really well defined. Most, less so. Read full article
Perpetua Neo26 May 2022 LinkedIn The rule of one Clogged up to-do lists. Bursting diaries. Chaotic headspaces. Getting better at life isn’t always about adding more things. If we take a leaf from nature, evolution isn’t about increasing complexity, it’s sometimes also about making things sleeker. Read full article
Vanessa Bennett19 May 2022 LinkedIn Forget COVID, this is the real pandemic draining our energy Before the pandemic, there is no doubt that internal meeting fatigue was already a thing. But as more people switched to meeting online, meetings that were already fatiguing unfortunately became even more so. Read full article
Perpetua Neo12 May 2022 LinkedIn The “3Cs” to mastering your fast-paced (ADHD) brain – Part two If you’ve read Part One of this piece, then I must tell you the reason I broke it into two is because I’ve learnt to take my own advice. Read full article
