Stop being so busy!
There is a 'work/society epidemic' that the world is suffering from, and it is called the 'busy bug'. Do you have it? Check this out. In the course of a normal day we will ask people “How are you?” How many times do you hear the answer “I am so busy!” in response to that? What are we all so busy doing? Do we really need to be that busy? We have to regularly stop and ask ourselves that question. Life can feel like we are on a hamster...
4 Top Tips to raise your say:do ratio
Talk is cheap, behaviours are priceless. Raise your impact in 2021 by ramping up your ‘say:do’ ratio. With more people spending time working in the virtual world either ‘working from home or living at work’, our say:do ratio is extremely important. It is time to raise our game with this critical behaviour. We can all say things that sound amazing, encouraging, ground-breaking and insightful. But without follow-through and true...
Work smarter, not harder in 2021
It's a new year, a new month – what better time to have a proper restart? This is the time to do it, don’t let the autopilot run your life, career and choices, make sure you are in charge of your journey through the year and beyond. As you kick off 2021, stop and think about how you spend your time and how you can work smarter, not harder. What do you need to focus on this year to achieve your goals and ambitions? Part of this is...
Start 2021 with IMPACT – the January issue is here
Welcome to a new year and the January issue of impact! Yes, it's a new year and one that we have probably all looked forward to. The focus this month is on starting the year with impact by working smarter, walking the talk and beating the 'busy bug'. We also share the first of our monthly IMPACT HACKS (quick, practical tips for great impact) and more leadership qualities in "I-T of IMPACT". And there's a story about what happens when...
Why we love New Year’s Day
It’s not just because of the opportunity for a lie-in, or the not-so-fashionable all-day pyjama fashion, video gaming, watching good films, pigging out on chocolate, or taking a long walk – although all that is of course good too! No, the main reason we love New Year’s Day is that it has a great sense of clean, fresh start about it. Somehow the start of a new calendar year makes us realise that we can start something; something we’ve...