Author: Lisa Lloyd

With rates of mental health problems having increased significantly since the arrival of the coronavirus, have you considered the number of people in your organisation right now who need more from you? It’s no longer good enough to approach relationships in a traditional or transactional way.

STRATEGIC THINKING is identified by 97% of leaders as essential to the organisation’s success but how often do we connect this to mental capacity? We can fool ourselves into thinking we’re being effective but in a study reported by HBR, 96% of leaders said they lack the time to fulfill this critical part of their role.

The shift is finally happening but after the success of the stay-at-home message, how will people feel returning to work? The Ipsos MORI poll published in April 2020 found that only half of employed feel comfortable going back to work and a third would be nervous to do so.

How do you motivate people to do what you want? Do you stand in their shoes and take time to understand their perspective, just as Sheriff Christopher Swanson did in Michigan on the weekend? Putting down his protective gear and walking with the crowd outraged by the death of George Floyd last week, he clearly demonstrated empathy and a great understanding of communication. Despite his powerful language,