How often do you take time out to pause and contemplate on people’s everyday lives – lives that are lived so differently to our own? Today’s world bombards us with reams of imagery that cover all extremes of emotions in all corners of the world, from conflicts that crush our souls to juvenile human behaviours […]
75% of employers report difficulty in filling roles
It’s a dreary day and the limited daylight hours are stifling any upbeat mood you’re trying to muster. Your sat nav has decided to go ‘off-piste’ and you now find yourself in an unknown, tired and sad-looking town somewhere in the south of England. Well… perhaps not you, but it certainly happened to me.So… what […]
11 WAYS TO MENTALLY PREPARE FOR AN EVENTUAL RETURN TO IN-OFFICE WORKING
It’s not a race We do not want to suggest that we should all race back to the office. Still, it seems the lockdown is being relaxed and workers are encouraged to go back to work if they are able to. Jan de Jonge, the founder of People Busines Psychology Ltd., was very recently featured […]
How much “Common Sense” have you got?
Page from “Terra-Filius” by Nicholas Amhurst (writing in March 1725): “There is not (…) a more uncommon thing in the world than common sense (…)”. How much “Common Sense” have you got? Appeals are made by both government and people closer to home to “use your common sense”. The United Kingdom, this beautiful country I […]
How Do You Cope with COVID-19?
Your personality has a lot to do with how you individually respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. “It’s all about people” – a claim we have all heard and many agree with. The way we cope with a development like Coronavirus that is sweeping the globe depends on many things. First of all, the pandemic may […]
The Importance of Hospitable Leadership in Hospitality
We often hear and read that leadership is crucial in business. In any business. Is this importance overstated? Having worked in the luxury-segment hotel industry, I subscribe to the idea that leaders have a strong influence of how, and how well, the workforce operates – especially in the hotel industry. Leaders not only influence how […]