Stress is defined as “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding...
Mental Health
NEW YEAR’S STAFF BOOK PICKS
Have you set yourself a New Years Resolution to 'read more' in 2022 or a goal of x amount of books? You're not alone -...
I’ve got so much to do and not enough time, so much to lose, I’m losing my mind.
The last few years has made me question my mortality on an increasingly regular basis. My morbid thoughts are caused...
Revisiting our 2021 Objectives
We thought we'd take a look at the objectives and goals we set at the beginning of this year to see how we've been getting on. So here goes, highlighted in Green are the objectives we've smashed! In Amber, the ones we're working on and in Red the ones that we've...
Dementia Action Week: A Cause Very Close to my Heart
This week is Dementia Action week. Did you know that there are over 850,000 people currently living with Dementia in the UK? Are you aware that Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer? Do you know that Dementia is not just a disease of the elderly? ...
Lockdown 2.0 feels worse than Lockdown 1.0 but what can you do about it (Top 5 Tips)?
Eight months ago (at the time of writing this) we were at the very beginning of the pandemic and the widespread disruption that COVID-19 brought with it. This blog looks at the differences between Lockdown 1.0 and Lockdown 2.0 and what you can do to build...
Getting out of your comfort zone
I started this blog pre-lockdown and since then both Steve’s Kilimanjaro and my Mallorca triathlon have been cancelled due to COVID-19. I thought it was still worth publishing anyway (As both Steve and I hope to do these events in 2021). Recruiters are bound to say...
Business Survival (and Triumph) in the face of Adversity
This second part to the ‘New Normal’ blog summarises my reflections from hundreds of conversations had in lockdown with friends, family, clients, candidates, strangers, basically anyone who will speak to me. It has been really interesting to hear how businesses, and...
The bald truth
Male pattern baldness came knocking early for me. I can most likely thank my Dad’s genes for that. When I was 19 years old my boss at the restaurant where I worked was walking down some stairs, with me walking in...