Why don’t people like change?
It’s easier to understand if we look at it as though we prefer things to be the same. The picture is a diagram of the Limbic System, or emotional centre of the brain. Within it, towards the bottom left (small...
Stop Being a Nice Leader
Wait! I can’t mean that, can I? Surely, if we’re not nice, we won’t create a cohesive team. Being a nice person comes with good intent. In fact, it comes with lovely intent. An intent to create a cohesive team,...
10 Qualities of Great Mentorship
Good mentors, like good leaders, can have a lifelong impact on their mentees. A mentor is someone who’s an expert in the subject area, but it takes far more than expertise to be a good mentor. There is an abundance...
One Degree Training and Coaching – Finalists at The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards
One Degree Training and Coaching’s recent recognition at the prestigious Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards marked a significant milestone for the company, culminating in a celebratory trip to London this week. Founder and driving force behind One Degree, Andy, was...
Quiet Quitting: A Poor Attitude, or a Failure of Leadership?
There has been so much talk about this concept of quiet quitting, or the great resignation, both in mainstream and social media. Lines have been drawn, sides have been taken, and teeth and claws are being sharpened! The question I...
The Remote vs Hybrid vs In Office Debate
Yes, I know, yet another piece of work on this subject. I’ll do my best to keep it concise, interesting, and useful! It’s a common debate, isn’t it?! What’s best? Well, first of all we need to ask a better...
Are We Really Finalists of a National Award?
I remember the day I found out One Degree Training & Coaching Ltd had been named a finalist in The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards – to say I danced like a lunatic is a massive understatement! Being nominated...
Work Less, Achieve More
There’s a belief that in order to achieve success, we need to work for it. While that may well be true, it often leads to an interpretation that it means working long, hard, hours. To be financially secure, some think...
Here’s how I went from mediocre to specialist…
How do you judge someone’s ability as a leader? Is it their ability to get results? What about their team members getting results? How do you determine whether the results are good? Do the team members hit their minimum goals,...
How a good person becomes a toxic leader
There are so many reasons in this world to be miserable. War, famine, poverty, pandemics, mental health crises, the list goes on. As leaders, we have the opportunity – nay, responsibility – to prevent the workplace being such a reason....
