Over 50 years ago, the ‘Bystander Effect’ was coined by psychologists to describe the tendency of people to feel less responsible for taking action or helping if faced with wrongdoing when there are other people present. We were delighted to discover this article from the Harvard Business Review, which reflects Read more…
It’s been a while since we’ve shared an article and in that time, so much has happened. The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on training in organisations and the way we are working. The call for racial justice has intensified significantly. Additionally, the pressing need for improved knowledge and reduced Read more…
Flexible working practices and mental health. Since 2014 employees in the UK have had the right to request flexible working, once they have been working for their organisation for twenty-six weeks. Flexible working is defined as any working pattern that fits an employee’s needs more closely than traditional working hours, Read more…
We are now offering a range of half-day training workshops focussing on Mental Health at Work. Around 1 in 6 people is experiencing some kind of mental health problem at any given time, the impact of which is costing an estimated £105 billion per year.* Understanding the issues surrounding mental Read more…
It’s easy to assume that successful leaders and famous innovators owe their success to consistently making the right choices and avoiding failure. However, in reality many famous success stories have had a firm grounding in failure; Henry Ford’s first two companies failed before he finally built his automobile empire and Read more…
As you may know, this week is Mental Health Awareness Week, so here we take a look at the impact of mental health issues on working life in the UK and how organisations can respond positively to this challenge. Mental health is a serious issue for the UK – last Read more…