Building a Sustainable Workforce

How do you build a sustainable workforce?  Quite simply, you look after your people so that they look after you. Easy said (I know!) but how do you do this in practice?  Here’s some simple and effective strategies for creating a sustainable workforce.

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Who Needs a Coach?

Elite athletes have them, as do many successful CEOs.  So you might think that coaching is only for those who have made it to the top in their chosen field.  But many of these highly successful individuals worked with a coach to get to where they are today and they recognise the important contribution of coaching in their transformation and growth.

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Ready for a Change?

To Do or Not To Do…..

Implementing changes in our personal and professional lives can be extremely challenging.  We are wired for safety and nothing quite flicks our safety switch like the prospect of change.  In fact, one of our key survival strategies is to stabilise what keeps changing in order to maintain equilibrium, so our brains are very good at sending us warning signals whenever change is in the air. 

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Strengths at Work

Do you know what your greatest strengths are?  Are you using your strengths at work?  

If you answer yes to both of these questions, chances are you are likely to be more engaged in your work (Lewis, 2011).  In fact, research suggests that knowing your strengths and being able to apply them is the path to a happier and more fulfilling life in general (Seligman, 2006).  

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