It’s not rocket science, is it? Research highlighted by Executive Grapevine reports that three key reasons employees hunt for new jobs are: Bad boss Lack of recognition Poor culture They cite research from TinyPulse which states that employees who describe their boss as ‘bad’ are four times more likely to leave. It reinforces the old…
Read MoreWhat Would You Do?
I was in Waterstones in London today and came across a set of cards… “A therapeutic treasure deck of grounding, soothing and regulating cards” created by Dr. Karen Treisman. Sufficiently curious, I bought these and then opened them later. Dr. Karen writes that these are designed to be engaging, creative, interesting, normalising and fun and…
Read MoreThe worst kind of Leader?
I read through an update from Executive Grapevine recently, under the heading: “This is the WORST kind of leader, according to nearly 30,000 workers.” It cited research conducted by Cass Business School into the qualities of managers. Bosses who scored lowest overall were those who consistently failed to get the job done. The article then…
Read MoreInclusion for all, not toxic labels
I recently uploaded a post that focused on the danger of applying labels to others. Psychologically there is the risk of projecting onto others our labels – such as describing others as ‘toxic’ at work. If those supposed ‘toxic’ co-workers accept this, then it is called projective identification. Sadly, I have seen this many times.…
Read MoreLet’s be wary of labels
An email recently popped into my inbox from Executive Grapevine. Under the strap line BAD WORKERS the headline read: 5 TERRIBLE types of toxic workers to watch out for this year. As an executive coach, this left me perplexed. Not only are we (hopefully) non-judgemental, but I am concerned with the amount of labels I…
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