Habit Summit 2018: Behavioural Design
We got just back from attending the Habit Summit 2018 conference in San Francisco and feeling enlightened by the experience. Here are some things we learned from keynote speaker Dr. Kyra Bobinet on her talk – The Neuroscience and Design of Compassion, Trust, and Connection. This topic highlighted the detrimental effects of isolation and that it […]
The reason we need flexibility for equality comes down to leadership
How many times have you joined a gym, subscribed to a publication, music streaming service or an app with full intention of cancelling after that wonderful free trial period, and then a year later found yourself seeing the money leave your account month after month and telling yourself you really need to cancel, but somehow […]
The way we talk about flexibility is all wrong – Let’s #pressforprogress by changing that
Almost every CEO or senior executive conversation we have seems to contain this proud sentence at some point “We are offering flexibility – we have lots of mums, and even some dads now, working flexibly so they can look after their kids”. And from there on, while it earns them ‘tick-the-box’ branding status on a […]
“Can’t your wife do that?” Why flexibility for all is going to be the key change for equality
A few weeks ago, I was working with an individual to navigate how he could fully participate in his own life, as well as fully contribute to his chosen career. In the prime of his life this rising executive is experiencing that both domains are thriving, fulfilling and important. He had recently had a discussion with […]
When it comes to trust, you reap what you sow. Here is what you can do about it.
Is trust earned or is it given? Most of us are split on this and it is often a ‘gut feel’ that provides us the answer. A lot of it has to do with our life experiences, which leads us to our mental shortcuts. When it comes to assessing someone’s character and their integrity, I […]
5 reasons why you should work flexibly that have nothing to do with working mums
What image pops into most people’s heads when we say flexible working? A mother with kids who is frantically trying to “do it all”. Even with the advent of “all roles flex” organisations, people are still hesitating to go for it, and ask for what they need. Let’s be honest, when flexible work is categorised for working […]
How fear-based thinking undermines our success from within
What is the first thing you can think of that could undermine your own peace of mind? Some sort of cybercrime against you? Perhaps, but we’re thinking of something primarily internal. Your own fear. Fear is a primal instinct for every human. It is present and influencing our actions every day without us even realising […]
The ‘Permafrost’: Why Middle Managers are the last frontier when it comes to the implementation of flexible work
We hear it all the time. The executives are all on board; our people are craving it, and asking for it. We have the policy and we have the process. But flexible work uptake still really depends on whom you report to. It is at the middle manager layer where it lives or dies. And like any cultural […]
How to ‘nudge’ flex forward through Behavioural
I often find that one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the implementation and uptake of flex working in an organisation is change management – particularly when it comes changing deeply ingrained behaviours. One such behaviour is the status quo view of the working day and unwritten rules on what it should look like. But […]