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Difficult conversation? Here’s how to stay calm when it matters most.
If we want to get anything done with others at work, or at home, communication is a key part of that. Unless we're completely in control of what we're doing, we need to persuade, influence, inspire and motivate others. Sometimes those conversations are one-to-one....
Struggling to Keep Calm in Meetings? Here’s how.
Staying Calm in Challenging Meetings: Here's How It's Tuesday morning. You sit down for your weekly team meeting, ready to put forward your points in a controlled, logical way. But a colleague refuses to see your point of view and seems to be blocking you at every...
8 Strategies to Help Leaders Manage Teams Through Change
Organisational change can trigger anxiety at every level. When senior leaders announce a transformation, it’s not uncommon for employees to feel worried or uncertain. While some individuals embrace change—particularly when inspired by a compelling vision—many view it...
How can Your Leaders Motivate Their Teams? (Part 1)
Motivating teams isn’t just a task for individual leaders—it’s a strategic priority for organisations, and it often comes up in the coaching conversations I have with clients. For the senior leadership team, ensuring that leaders and managers across the business are...
Jenny Kitchen: doing business differently
Jenny Kitchen, CEO and founder of Yoyo design was motivated to create a people-centred brand and digital agency 12 years ago. They recently won the award for the Most Admired Agency for Purpose and were described as: “a forward thinking agency, working to do...
Why is authenticity so important in business?
Mark Cuddigan led Ella’s Kitchen as their CEO for 12 and a half years. Ella’s Kitchen make delicious food for babies that has been created from high quality ethically sourced ingredients. They also offer lots of free guides to weaning, recipe ideas and top...
How can you be an inspiring leader?
Something Big is a B Corp creative communications agency committed to making a meaningful difference, through inspiring thriving workforces, future proofing brands and supporting people and planet. Sally Pritchett, is their CEO and co-founder. “We’re a creative...
How can you make a difference as a B Corp leader?
Switchfoot Wealth is bringing financial planning into the 21st century, helping people, businesses and professional advisers make the most of their time and their money and make a difference in the world. I talked to Sebastian Elwell, Director, and he explained why...
What’s the key to a healthy business and a healthy planet?
I met with Nick Christoforou and Kelly Smith from Neo, one of the first certified B Corps in the UK. Neo was also one of the first brand agencies founded around supporting purposeful organisations. Their work is about helping those organisations create deeper...
How can you lead a B Corp through challenging times?
COOK is a company that’s well known for it’s delicious meals (that have saved me and many other people hours of hard work in the kitchen!). They’ve won many Great Taste Awards and as a founding member of B Corp UK, they’ve found a better way of doing...
