How Do You Influence Your Manager?
Have you recently been overlooked for a promotion that seemed perfect for you? Or do you struggle to make yourself heard and understood in meetings? You know what you need to say, you have a clear script in your head and you explain your thoughts …
Can Listening Make You a Better Leader?
Many people are more accustomed to speaking rather than listening. The traditional image of leadership likely to conjure up dynamic activities such as expressing strong opinions and taking decisive actions. However, it is equally important to know when to listen properly. In our experience, many …
How Can You Develop Your Charisma to Get Ahead?
“Let others have beauty – I’ve got the charisma.” Carine Roitfeld (former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris) When you’re in a company, have you ever felt overshadowed, less interesting than those around you, or just reluctant to voice your opinion? In other words, do you feel …
Top tips for developing a mindset for success
Success doesn’t just happen, a big part of it depends on our mind-set. Here’s some tips to help develop a mind-set to succeed: Don’t be afraid to have a big vision: make your vision even bigger than you plan to deliver, that way you can guarantee …
Is mental health important in the workplace?
Most people living in the UK spend a large part of their lives at work, so it should be obvious that a psychologically healthy workforce and a supportive work environment will benefit staff and employers alike, right? In a Confederation of British Industry (CBI) survey …
Why is ‘mindset’ the one vital pillar of a successful organisation?
Even with the very best training, a highly skilled team and all the experience in the world, a business will never meet it’s true potential without ensuring the strength of mind within its workforce. This is often untapped in mediocre businesses. Psychological wellbeing is at …
Charisma – Why it’s important and Why we all have more than we think
Why you need charisma If you think about it, it’s very hard to achieve anything major in life on your own. The more people you have to help you, the easier and more successful your time on this earth will be. Being charismatic draws people …
Resilience, Emotional Intelligence & Charisma: The Origin of The Species
We humans live in a society based on a complex system of relationships. After all, none of us can survive alone, let alone build a thriving career, without the help of others. In order to manage and make sense of these human relationships, we’ve evolved …
10 Top Tips for being more Charismatic
Here are 10 strategies for becoming a more charismatic person: 1. Talk with your hands. People who speak with their hands are perceived as more trustworthy and appealing according to studies. One of the first areas we look at when meeting someone new is their …
How to use Setbacks as a springboard to Success: The Growth Mindset
When Bill Gates is mentioned you probably picture him as Microsoft’s philanthropic, billionaire co-founder. But there is another side to the story: before he became the world’s richest person Gates was a struggling entrepreneur. His first business, Traf-O-Data (a technology company aimed at minimising traffic congestion) failed …