Talking about mental health
Therese Procter | 02 Feb 2023
How can people in managerial roles listen, understand and support team members who open up about mental health issues?
What Is the language of conscious leadership?
Vlatka Ariaana Hlupic
Words have their own energy and meaning and need to be chosen with care. That's why language is such an important barometer of organisational culture.
Money talks: the power of salary transparency
Noura Dadzie
In the U.S., six states have passed laws requiring employers to publish salary information in an effort to reduce wage gaps. So should more organisations be prioritising salary transparency?
How culturally intelligent leaders make decisions
David Livermore
What does culturally intelligent decision-making look like for today's global leader? It's certainly not as simple as "just make a decision."
Financial stress and employee wellbeing
Harry Bliss
With the cost-of-living crisis set to continue for the foreseeable future, supporting employees with their financial wellbeing must be a top priority for every employer.
Does it matter if you like the people you work with?
Amanda Nimon-Peters
Most of us need a sense of belonging with the people we spend time with. So working with people we like is good for us as well as the organisations that employ us.
How to build trust on a diverse team
David Livermore
Diverse teams have a harder time trusting each other than homogeneous teams do. Here are three evidence-based ways to go about building that trust.
Is there a place for gossip in the new normal?
Bob Selden
Social chit-chat is a vital part of being human. But how does that fit in with the the new normal of hybrid or home working where our physical contact with others is limited?
The Connected Manager
Company culture: the bigger picture
24 Jan 2023
How do we judge a company or team's culture? What role does working together physically play in creating it? Maybe more important, and harder to answer - how do we know?
Does working remotely make work less toxic?
13 Dec 2022
Some unwelcome workplace behaviors disappear when we work remotely. But when the way we work changes, so do the ways we manage to annoy and undermine each other.
Book reviews
Love + Work
Marcus Buckingham
Bob Selden dips into Marcus Buckingham's new book, Love + Work, which asks why the simple idea of 'doing what you love' can be so challenging to put in practice and suggests what we could do to make that dream a reality.
Podcasts

Purposeful People
What Matters
A conversation with Chris Paton about the new book, Purposeful People, an anthology of 19 different personal stories about what it means to live a purpose-driven life.
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