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 […]
Why people fail to implement their New Year Resolutions and some hacks to help you stay on track in 2018
As an executive coach, this is something I witness all the time. If your goals are genuinely important to you, failure to achieve them can have real consequences in terms of confidence, heath, happiness and often times family cohesion. One of the reasons so many people fail to change their habits is our failure to […]
Six ways to bolster your talent pool with flexible work practices
The end of the year is often a time for deep reflection and change. December is when we look back and celebrate or commiserate the year that was, and look forward to a fantastic new year ahead. And January is often about how we make that happen. Resolutions are made and for a lot of […]
Get Bendy’ Issue #5
COMMUNICATION AT WORK A CONFERENCE CALL IN REAL LIFE There is no doubt we can all relate to this experience!! However, the ‘conference call in real life’ is all too common and reinforces why it is so critical to communicate with intention, especially in a flex environment. Establish the preferences and “ground rules” for a conversation […]
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 […]