It amazes us how many employees still believe that there is a sea of calm just around the corner when they are riding the wave of change.
The reality of course, is that this is rarely the case, as the tide keeps coming in and with it new waves of change. We must stop staff and especially managers getting stuck in this mind set as the backlash is shock, denial, resistance and negativity when further change inevitably hits them.
In response to client’s needs and flexible requirements, we’re being creative not only when and where we deliver training but also how we deliver it.
One in five employees in the UK have admitted that the last time they took a ’sick day’ was actually for personal reasons rather than because they were ill. In Britain, another one in eight workers took time off to look after another member of their family.
Following some research carried out by the Chartered Management Institute and the British Library, to understand the top topics that managers want to read about, ‘How to achieve a good work-life balance’ was the most popular sought after topic with 40%.
In many ways Powerpoint has a lot to answer for. Sure it has provided us with a quick and easy means of putting information on a screen.
