Healthy Leadership CIC

09/01/2024

Instead of materialism, what matters most?

07/01/2024

Wishing for peace for us all.

05/01/2024

Whirlwinds in the world today

One: Many wars and conflict
Two: Global economic uncertainty
Three: Climate change and anxiety
Four: Personal difficulties and traumas
And??

And why are we surprised when we feel uncertain and can’t cope? Even the strongest of us. Much of what is happening is outside our sphere of control. And that is frightening.

Some of us are managing by ignoring. Some of us are arguing our way through. Others are doing our best to live ethically, by caring and giving. Some of us will continue to be selfish, and destructive.

As members of humanity, we have an obligation to face, positively, these whirlwinds as much as we can. Think about what we can do to remember our love and care for each other. Work from that, not the uncertainty. Let’s find small and large ways of being centred, by looking beyond the whirlwinds and look forward to a time when they die down and go away. And let’s try to make them become more manageable.

Where is the love in your life? What or who will centre you?
How can you remember this as you go through the day and year?
What are your whirlwinds? What is their strength?
What can you do about them- accept, influence or change?

Wishing us all peace and tranquillity in our lives.

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03/01/2024

Please pause and take a few moments before stepping into 2024. Thanks.

07/12/2023

Culture affects several important aspects of your business, and a toxic work culture can have an overwhelmingly negative effect on your business.

Last week we asked you to brainstorm a few questions that you should consider to assess the cultural health of your organisation.

Why?

It is important to consider where your organisation stands before you attempt to implement change so as not to miss the most important issues.

Below we have provided a few essential questions you should ask when assessing the health of your organisation.

06/12/2023

05/12/2023

Why is tackling toxicity in the workplace important?

A 2022 article by MIT Sloan Management Review discusses the effect of workplace toxicity on employee turnover.

Nicknamed “The Great Resignation,” the mass attrition of workers between April and September of 2021 very clearly affected workplaces with a reputation for having a healthier culture much less than those that did not. There are several predictors of employee resignation that rate higher than how employees view their compensation, including a failure to recognize employee performance, a poor response to COVID-19, and most notably a “toxic corporate culture.”

A toxic workplace is “10.4 times more likely to contribute to attrition than compensation” and is the highest predictor of attrition measured in the 2018 research article by Rubenstein et. al (linked in the attached article). In the analysis by MIT Sloan, elements considered to be contributors to toxic cultures include “failure to promote [DE&I]” and unethical behaviour.

As an aside, it could be said that another high-ranking predictor of employee attrition, “a failure to recognize employee performance”, can be considered to be an active contributor to a toxic organisational culture.

Workplace toxicity leads the pack in being the primary cause of employee turnover, and it has several other lasting effects including a reduction in productivity and high absenteeism.

In short, a toxic work environment is very much like a cancer that will grow out of control and leech on various areas of your business until it is almost too late to stop. Making a change as soon as you understand that there is a problem (and know, there is always a problem) can allow you to limit, and even reverse, the effects of workplace toxicity on your employees and the success of your organisation.

Check out the article by Sloan Management Review below!

Data analysis reveals the top reasons behind the Great Resignation and actions managers can take to reduce attrition.

04/12/2023

Culture affects several important aspects of your business, and a toxic work culture can have an overwhelmingly negative effect on your business.

Last week we asked you to brainstorm a few questions that you should consider to assess the cultural health of your organisation.

Why?

It is important to consider where your organisation stands before you attempt to implement change so as not to miss the most important issues. Below we have provided a few essential questions you should ask when assessing the health of your organisation.

01/12/2023

A strong, positive organisational culture is directly tied to employee engagement, productivity, and retention. Ignore its importance, and a toxic culture will lead to high turnover and low morale.

You may think your business has a great culture, but do your employees feel the same way?

What about other leadership?

Successful companies are constantly working to create a better culture for their employees, and they start by assessing where their organisation is to figure out what changes they need to make for the biggest change.

What questions can you ask as a leader to assess the cultural health of your organisation?

Let us know in the comments!

30/11/2023

Social isolation is now considered a pressing health threat, as people without strong social connections “are at a higher risk of stroke, anxiety, dementia, depression, su***de and more.”

Though older individuals experience social isolation at staggeringly high rates (one in four), the effects of loneliness on younger people are thought to be connected to university drop-out rates, poorer economic outcomes, and low job satisfaction.

This surprising news was brought to light along with an announcement from the World Health Organisation informing the world of the formation of a commission developed with the intention of fostering social connections over the course of three years.

The first meeting of the Commission on Social Connection will be this upcoming December.

Read more about the Commission and check out it’s members at: https://www.who.int/news/item/15-11-2023-who-launches-commission-to-foster-social-connection

Released in advance of tomorrow’s International Day of Friendship, a new advocacy brief highlights that social isolation and loneliness among older people are widespread globally.

29/11/2023

Establishing a healthy workplace culture starts with you - and your team.

The well-being of the people in your company has a huge impact on the effectiveness of your initiatives in the workplace and on the cohesiveness of your employees.

It might seem easy to schedule a team-building session and go about your day, but without understanding what your team needs is like slapping a bandaid on a problem destined to have major effects if left unresolved.

In this week's video, professional consultant and clinical psychologist Dr. Anna Eliatamby provides leaders with the tools they need to hold a workshop of their own to investigate where their team is on the path to changing for the better - in less than seven minutes!

With a focus on changing habits and building well-being in your work culture, this video is perfect for busy leaders who want to create a successful work environment but don’t know where to start.

If you are a leader looking to create a better organisation, check out this video on YouTube Friday morning at https://youtube.com/-rt4zr?si=ceIuxpYdCfZhe7Df

“Providing Leaders Around the World with the Tools They Need to Create a Healthier, Happier Organisation”At Healthy Leadership CIC, we focus on fighting the ...

27/11/2023

Last week we asked you to think of ways you can prepare yourself for the journey toward healthier leadership. Here are 3 quick ideas:

1. Understand your leadership style.

Before you begin to investigate how to grow as a leader, you need to understand your leadership style.

Do you prefer to lead in a democratic manner, allowing your employees to voice their opinions before you make a decision? Or do you prefer to coach your employees, showing them how to be successful in their roles and then allowing them to take over?

Perhaps you are a mix of several styles depending on the situation.

Whatever your leadership style is, understanding it is the first step you should take
before you begin to develop a healthier leadership style and work culture.

2. Be willing to take criticism.

Though it may seem like much of the work you must do is internal, the truth is becoming a healthier leader requires a lot of external changes to your working environment as well.

With this, it is helpful to inform others of your goals in order to keep yourself
accountable.

3. Recognize that you will have to change.

At face value, this seems obvious, but becoming the best possible version of yourself,
and therefore the best leader you can be, means that you will have to accept some hard truths about yourself.
Perhaps you are more lazy than you would like to admit to yourself and have a habit of cutting corners in your work. Or maybe you tend to overcorrect mistakes, causing undue stress on your employees.

No matter what your shadow behaviours are, being willing to accept and change them is the most important step necessary to becoming a better leader.