Psychological safety makes people feel comfortable expressing themselves without fear of retribution. It allows people to speak up without worrying they’ll be embarrassed, ignored or blamed.
Top Time Tip – Weekly Planning
Very few people do weekly planning effectively. Today’s tip is about helping you get the most out of your week by strategically planning the week and scheduling in realistic blocks of time for your top priorities. Step one – Identify the top three things you want to achieve next week. (What’s really going to make a difference?) Step two – … Read More
How to Stop Being Constantly Connected
Well before the working-from-home trend, many people were already so heavily addicted to devices and social media that it seriously affected their wellbeing.
The Do’s and Don’ts Of Talking About Stress at Work
An excerpt from Lauren Parsons’ book ‘Thriving Leaders Thriving Teams’. Being able to talk about stress and how you’re feeling at work is an important part of managing mental distress. Not being about to talk about it exacerbates the problem. As a leader it’s important to be able to listen to your staff when they’re going through difficult periods. You … Read More
How A Good Manager Makes Themselves Redundant!
An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce. Ok, using the word ‘redundant’ may cause some people to pull their knees up to their chests and rock gently backwards and forwards… but don’t let that be you. The kind of ‘redundant’ I am talking about can only be a good thing! I want to help you get a grip … Read More
Build Belonging at Work By Understanding the Four Pillars of Trust
Leaders who make people feel safe help them perform at their peak. In the workplace, where team members change over time, you need to constantly work on maintaining a culture of trust.
10 Keys to Great Online Meetings
This is an excerpt from Lauren Parsons’ book “Pitfalls and Positives of Remote Work: How to maintain a thriving connected team even when you’re spread apart.” You can download a complimentary copy here. 1. HAVE FEWER MEETINGS First, decide whether you really need a meeting. If there’s no clear purpose, skip it. Find a better way. If you do meet, … Read More
The DERT Model of Leadership
I’ve created this simple, yet powerful DERT model of leadership. Yes, I’ll admit that phonetically, it may not sound like the best model, but we have been talking about cultivating the ‘good soil’ as the right workplace culture, haven’t we?
Do your colleagues confuse you?
An article by Getting a Grip founder, Robyn Pearce I had a really interesting discussion recently with a group of highly dedicated social workers doing great work with some of our most disadvantaged people in South Auckland. They were fascinated to learn what a difference it can make when we understand our differing ways of processing information. At a macro … Read More
Boosting Energy and Effectiveness Within Your Team
The environment we’re in shapes how we perform and how we feel. Your staff may not be professional athletes, but their performance certainly depends on their physical and mental state.