Author: Kelly Davies
Do you need a business case for switching off?
When it comes to disconnecting for evenings, weekends and holidays most of us are better at acknowledging the importance of it than putting it into practice. This represents a positive shift, in that people tend to ‘acknowledge’ the need/benefits of switching off these days, where as a decade ago working all hours was a bit…
To be resilient – manage your energy like you manage your time.
What is resilience? Resilience is defined as the ability to recover from setbacks. These days, it is a top cited quality required on most role specifications. It is almost universally considered to be a positive attribute. Is it an inherent part of our personality or a strength that can be built and cultivated? Is it…
Top 5 tips to Elevating your confidence
#1 Identify when you do feel confident Focusing on when you do feel confident and understanding why is a helpful starting point to leverage confidence. Mapping the activities, you feel confident doing is a helpful reminder of what confident looks like to you and can help you to establish the ingredients you need to feel…
Understanding self-confidence
A feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgement Confidence Confidence is about trust. Self-confidence is about trust in oneself. Looking inwards Taking the word ‘confidence’ away for a moment and considering its definition. Trust in one’s abilities can be cultivated through awareness, practice, learning new skills and gained through experience. Trust in one’s…
Why we hesitate to speak up
If this were a game of family fortunes, the top scoring answer would undoubtedly be fear. Most of us avoid speaking up because we are preoccupied by fear. We are nervous about saying the wrong thing and fear the reaction of others in response. In this way, lack of confidence, keeps us safe from the…
What can brushing our teeth teach us about New Year’s resolutions?
Where do New Year’s resolutions come from? New Year’s resolutions are a strange concept. 1 January is just another day, yet it inspires many of us to start something new (or give up something old). The tradition itself pre-dates the existence of the 1 January. Thousands of years BC festivals took place in what is…
Playing to our strengths
Motivation to perform Thinking back to school or university what is it that we remember? Usually, it isn’t the material we invested the most time in learning to pass our exams but the stuff we were motivated to read about and understand because of our interest. Our memories serve us well in this regard, letting…
Integrating emotion and cognition to make better decisions
Whilst emotions are frequently inadvertently shown in body language, facial expression, or behaviour in a work context they are rarely called out and brought into the discussion. Their role remains the elephant in the room. This means that they are often left out of decision-making. This article explores whether emotions might be the missing link…