Nick Howes
Vision – bringing purpose to life

Vision – bringing purpose to life

There’s a slightly clichéd story about stonecutters that you’ve probably heard before but which is nonetheless helpful when thinking about vision. It goes something like this: A stranger passes by and asks the first stonecutter what they are doing. “I’m cutting...

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The urgent need to manage interruptions

The urgent need to manage interruptions

In today's fast-paced work environment, interruptions seem inevitable. From emails to phone calls and meetings, Teams chat and Slack conversations, distractions can easily take away from our productivity. We believe that uninterrupted time is at least four times more...

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Post Summer Productivity

Post Summer Productivity

As summer draws to a close and schools reopen, there will be many of us returning to work feeling refreshed and motivated after some much-needed rest and relaxation. Taking a summer break to spend time with friends and family, or just getting away from it all, can...

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We’re building a cathedral! – The Power of Vision

We’re building a cathedral! – The Power of Vision

It's an old and slightly cheesy story, but one that still makes a crucial point. A tourist was walking by a construction site and saw three brick masons busy at work: The traveller stopped, watched the workers for a while and asked, “What are you doing?” The first...

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7 Guaranteed Ways to Motivate Your Team

7 Guaranteed Ways to Motivate Your Team

Every leader and manager in every industry and every different type and size of organisation wants all of their people to come to work every day feeling highly motivated so that they perform to the very best of their ability AND feel great about doing so. The idea...

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The three pillars of communication

The three pillars of communication

In previous communication blogs, we discussed the importance of making regular contact with colleagues during lockdown, scheduling specific times in the day for effective and thorough communication to take place. However, it’s all good and well blocking out hours of...

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Schedule your communication

Schedule your communication

Unfortunately, communication mishaps are a lot more common than we’d like to believe. According to a popular theory, every single person will experience some sort of communication issue each day, and when this theory is shared with others, most people tend to agree....

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Lockdown communication

Lockdown communication

In March 2020, the UK and many other parts of the world, were plunged into lockdown, as millions of people were forced to return to remote working in line with Government guidance. Accompanied by their children, pets, partners, parents and flatmates, the battle for...

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Effective leaders communicate clearly

Effective leaders communicate clearly

There is no arguing that 2021 begins amid two major events – the ongoing global pandemic and the implementation of new Brexit regulations. Your current feeling will be dependent on your own set of circumstances, and how these two issues are impacting your personal and...

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