The Five Characteristics of Wellbeing
Do you ever think about what it is in life that really, fundamentally, makes you happy – or indeed unhappy? In 2010 Gallup (the American analytics and advisory company) did a comprehensive study on wellbeing covering 150 countries globally, asking people hundreds of questions about health, wealth, relationships, jobs, and…
A pat on the back for 2022!
Time to give ourselves a pat on the back! The new year is into full swing now – resolutions made (a few perhaps already fading!) and lists and plans for the coming twelve months inspiring us all to get going into 2023. At Willow & Puddifoot we’ve been doing the…
Acing your End-of-Year Reviews
It’s that time of year again… Whilst we’re not quite into the Christmas countdown just yet, it certainly is the season to plan your End-of-Year Reviews. Evaluating employees’ performance, assessing skills and development areas, and reviewing goals: it’s a process many leaders and managers find daunting. How do you deliver…
Sifted Summit 2022 – Day 2
We’ve enjoyed our time at the Sifted Summit in London and have been busy spreading our person-centred approach to management training, with our wellbeing offering and coaching as part of an integrated approach. Events We caught an interesting, insightful talk with Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic champion and founder of Jennis…
Sifted Summit 2022 – Day 1
We’ve been excited to attend our first conference since covid and we’re so happy to be sponsorship partners of this excellent event for start-ups and scaleups. And we’re off! Arriving early this morning, we were thrilled to see our stand set up. Truly Wild Our wildflower seeds giveaway has…
Live 😊 Laugh 😄 Work 🤷♂️
In this month’s blog we have exciting news, and we share our thoughts on worklife balance. It’s also National Inclusion Week from 26 September, so we’ve been looking at our inclusivity workshop and thinking about what inclusion means to us. An announcement! We are so excited to announce that we…
Is it time for your summer stocktake?
With things slowing down for many of us at this time of year, it’s an opportunity to review how you feel about your work and what you need to do to keep on track with your goals. Time for reflection I used to work in a college library and the…
Love is all around us 💘
Some of us might wake up to a heap of cards on Valentine’s Day but this time of year doesn’t only have to be about romantic love. We can use it to reflect on all of the love we have in our lives, to be grateful for what we have…
Happy New Year!
A RAY OF LIGHT Happy New Year! Does it feel like an exciting start for you? Are you happy to look at the year ahead? I think there’s something about the bustle of festive season, some light in that very dark time of year, for relaxing and contemplation after all…
The Challenges of Being a Manager in a ScaleUp
It’s challenging being a manager in a scaling company. This video describes some of the things people managers need to be able to handle. What challenges do your managers face? How do you support them? We can help.