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Introducing KLT Networking!

Time to walk the dog a bit less (the weather is rubbish anyway!) and start a new business! Thank-you to everyone who has helped with the research and planning. Your guidance and support have been much appreciated. KLT Networking launches in January

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Find Your Voice - is now on Amazon (HOW did that happen?)

Last week saw me back at M4 networking and it has not lost its appeal. My networking journey began here at ABN and it was here that I learnt how to begin building my network, find clients and see my business grow. From a nervous networker to one who

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𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 - 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗

It time for celebration in our house because this year I have been selected as Scotland's Number #1 Business Coach of the Year 2021/2022.

A big part of my work revolves around the importance of mental health for entrepreneurs and business owners. I co

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Mental health in business

Do we think the focus on mental health in business is positive – and has Prince Harry helped or hindered that focus? His statement focuses on his time in the army as his inspiration for this role.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/guymartin/2021/03/23/prin

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This is how progress happens ...

A multi-national, a global giant no less, is insisting all its suppliers pay their staff a living wage. And just like that, the lives of tens of thousands of people will improve.

https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/unilever-to-require-all-suppliers-to-p

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How are your HR strategies holding up during the pandemic?

As this article says, it’s unlikely people will be back to five days a week for many more months to come. How are you training and developing your people? What about your leadership team? How’s their resilience? If you want to step back and reflect o

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Wellbeing

I find this story, that senior leaders are still blocking wellbeing strategies in the workplace, depressing, especially after the year we’ve all just had. I guess the businesses where wellbeing is placed as a priority should do better. What do you th

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Covid workplace implication - an easy read

If you’re looking for support about dealing with Covid-19 and all its implications for the workplace and want some reading over this weekend, this is a superb resource.

https://hrexecutive.com/a-daily-shot-your-covid-19-update-2/

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Cognition Coaching - business excellence for 2021

I can facilitate powerful change and business excellence for your company to achieve more effective communication; stronger teams with higher retention; more productive engagement with clients; and enhanced team performance and productivity.

If you li

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Reskilling

Re-skilling has been something many of us have been forced to do in 2020 – that buzz word pivoting again – and it seems the pandemic is accelerating changes to the workplace that will mean by 2030, 90% of us will have either upskilled or retrained. W

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Jellyfish is the new apple ...

In search of new food options, apparently jellyfish are like apples from an apple tree – and seem to be renewable and low in calories too! The real question is, would you consider eating jellyfish? And check out the marine biologist in her loungewear

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Are you in the 64%?

This survey of 2,000 people shows 64% of British people would prefer to work from home indefinitely – do you agree?
http://hrnews.co.uk/welcome-home-brits-support-the-call-to-avoid-the-office/

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Pants on fire?

Lying is rife in the workplace, according to this survey by Glassdoor.

Tellingly, 24% said “they had done so because their boss or colleagues do not like to hear diverse opinions.”

Do you think office politics and the culture makes it inevitable? Shoul

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Concentration ...

It’s official: our concentration and focus have been affected by the pandemic. This was a reassuring and helpful read.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-to-concentrate-pomodoro-wfh

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My specialty? Getting you to work productively!

Nearly a quarter of employees working from home are finding communication with the rest of their team the hardest part of the challenge. This doesn’t surprise me, especially if different team members use different ways of communicating – verbal, non-

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Connectivity issues ...

How are businesses handling their connectivity issues? It’s an interesting question from an HR perspective because it affects both morale and productivity. How are you supporting and managing your teams? http://hrnews.co.uk/almost-half-of-businesses-

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In step .. one step ahead .. two steps ahead

Recognising you have a good team that could be great is the first step.

Doing something about it and working with Cognition Coaching is the best step.

If you’d like to find out how your team can be great, give me a call.

https://www.cognitioncoaching.co

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Put your teams at ease ...

My approach is firm, gentle and insightful, using C-Me Insights as the backdrop for the whole process. I put people at ease while challenging them about things that are core to their behaviours and thought processes. Getting that balance right betwee

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WFH - what are you doing to accommodate your teams' requests?

Lots of parents and carers have found that working from home during lockdown (for all the stresses and strains it has brought with it ) has been a real help with managing a lot of the day-to-day of family life and are hoping to be able to continue wi

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Giving back ...

There’s a lot of work to do with our teams as we all return to some kind of normal after lockdown. With international research showing that many companies are living off the goodwill of their employees, it’s really important you give back what many o

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