Valuing Kindness

Valuing Kindness

When I was setting up The Engaging People Company, it was really important to me that ‘kindness’ became one of the core values. I wanted ‘being kind’ to underpin all that I did through my work, and in how I worked.   Because for me, kindness is absolutely integral to...
Mental Health for Managers: One Day Workshop

Mental Health for Managers: One Day Workshop

Managers have a vital role in supporting mental wellbeing in the workplace.  Because, even though work might not cause an employee’s mental health problems, the company, the manager and the team will all be impacted significantly by an employee who is struggling with...
Building Workplaces Based on Trust

Building Workplaces Based on Trust

Recently I was at a conference where the speaker talked about the importance of ‘trust’ in employee engagement. His message was that managers who trust their employees benefit from better relationships.   This is undoubtedly true. It has been my experience that when...
The Power of Being Yourself at Work

The Power of Being Yourself at Work

There used to be two versions of me. A work version and a non-work version. The work version was very task focused, giving away little of myself. The non-work version was….well, me.   Earlier in my career, I believed that it was necessary to adopt a professional...