‘How do people get new ideas?’ is by taking a shower or walking the dog or doing the dishes. Insights occur most often when we’re alone,...

"Horrible bosses" may be the stuff of legend, but in my work I tend to find an awful lot of leaders and managers struggle with being too...

Many of my clients are struggling with "employee engagement" right now... What it means and what on earth to do about improving it -...

​"In ten years of curating the DO Lectures, I have been lucky enough to watch over 300 talks. I can honestly say this: Katie’s was one of...

A larger reward leads to poorer performance? How can that be? At a talk for the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture and Commerce, Dan...

Scientists are learning that our feelings aren’t hard-wired - emotions are created by our brains in response to what we’re experiencing...

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy utilises an eclectic mix of metaphor, paradox, and mindfulness skills, along with a wide range of...

Jonny Wilkinson is one of the most decorated and recognisable faces in rugby history. He's know for being a relentlessly driven, ultra...

Many of us have a tendency to be very unkind towards ourselves and this can be made all the more pernicious by the fact that we are not...

In this brief animation, Dr Russ Harris, author of the international best-seller The Happiness Trap, illustrates how to use ACT...

If people are a company’s most valuable asset, why are so many business leaders tearing their hair out about their fellow human beings?...

The Three-Sentence Rule is a framework that allows people to slow down, think about what they want to say, and package it in a way that...

The origins of personality trait theory date back to ancient Greece and Hippocrates, with many researchers subsequently expanding on this...

Empathy and sympathy are often grouped together, but they are very different, as Brené Brown outlines in this short yet powerful video....

"The moment you arrived in the world, you were sentenced to life. Maybe you'll live fast, die young. Or love slow, die old. Your life is...

Do we really not know how to do change in universities? Rupert Taylor, expert change-enabler and guest speaker at the Association of...

A powerful way to consider where you focus your time and attention and the impact of that choice is captured in this short video "the jar...

Many of us are struggling with an intensely critical inner voice, one who relentlessly punishes us for failing to live up to an...

Virtual meetings are here to stay. We must address their challenges to ensure discussions with colleagues remain productive and valuable....

Not all lockdown experiences have been equal. In a blog for the Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA) last month, my...