£5 billion in avoidable sick days – 10 ways to avoid the true cost of burnout

£5 billion in avoidable sick days – 10 ways to avoid the true cost of burnout

According to Indeed (1) burnout is on the rise with 80% of those asked saying Covid had made burnout worse. The cost to business is around £5 billion with 43% of all sick days in the UK alone due to burnout. In business it is likely to cause; Absenteeism. Mistakes. Disgruntled staff. Poorly performing teams….

Zoom etiquette – How to get the most out of online meetings for you, your team and your business.

Zoom etiquette – How to get the most out of online meetings for you, your team and your business.

42% of those surveyed reported experiencing zoom fatigue (1) and yet according to the Office of National Statistics “Of working adults currently homeworking, 85% wanted to use a “hybrid” approach of both home and office working in future” (2) So even if you’ve had enough of virtual meetings they look set to stay in some…

How to get in the press for free – 16 key points to FREE PR success for small businesses

How to get in the press for free – 16 key points to FREE PR success for small businesses

Business owners often tell me that I make it look easy getting in the press and while that may be true it really doesn’t in my viewpoint take rocket science for you to achieve that too. Admittedly in the past I’ve worked closely with Voom Media run by Vanessa Moon, but that was purely because…

How to be resilient, agile, and ready for anything when all hell breaks lose

How to be resilient, agile, and ready for anything when all hell breaks lose

Okay so we aren’t talking zombie apocalypse or alien invasions although I’ve watched enough movies to guess I’d do pretty well up those disasters, however we are talking hell and I want to share with you how to achieve, overcome and stay positive when it feels like your world is collapsing While the pandemic has…

Emotional Baggage – what’s it doing to your performance, resilience and happiness?

Emotional Baggage – what’s it doing to your performance, resilience and happiness?

In my latest article for Lifehack I look at how I see emotional baggage impact on people in their personal and professional lives. “Have you ever had that feeling you’re trapped in circumstances out of your control? Like you’re repeating the past? Do you find yourself in conversations, relationships, and jobs that aren’t what you…

A coaching clients story…

A coaching clients story…

This clients story takes us from late 2019 to mid 2020. We are still working together, however these are the results they’ve achieved so far; When I met Sam* through networking I was impressed with the business owner before me. They quickly got to know that with me they can say anything and admitted that…