by Alison Reid | Jul 22, 2024 | Leadership
When you can’t seem to stop If you read my blog, Being busy is overrated, a couple of weeks ago, you may have thought, “Well that’s all well and good, but how do I stop being busy?” You’re probably aware that your day feels like a race...
by Alison Reid | Jul 8, 2024 | Leadership
Being busy is overrated In her book “The Art of Rest”, author Claudia Hammond shares a super piece of research from Columbia Business School. Participants of the study were asked to assess the social status of a fictional woman called Sally Fisher based on two...
by Alison Reid | Jun 3, 2024 | Leadership
Meant to move When I first started working with Jess*, we discovered that she could get to 3pm without leaving her desk – and without realising it. Sound familiar? When we can do much of our work via a screen – and often from home – there’s no...
by Alison Reid | Apr 15, 2024 | Leadership
Fact or fiction? Many of my clients appear to have an uncanny knack for mind reading. They can work out what other people are thinking and feeling purely from their facial expressions. For example, one Director can tell if someone thinks she doesn’t deserve her...
by Alison Reid | Mar 1, 2024 | Leadership
Feel the positive Picture the scene : our hunter-gather ancestors sauntering across the savannah, enjoying the warmth of the sun on their faces, stopping to admire the view as they keep an eye out for something to catch for dinner. If this were really the case, I...
by Alison Reid | Feb 19, 2024 | Leadership
Don’t trust your feelings I’m not a fan of cold callers at the front door. Aside from not liking being put on the spot, I can’t be sure that the caller is who they say they are. We’ve all heard the stories about doorstep scammers. Our feelings...
