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Why great leaders make time to go on holiday
Have you forgotten how to relax? It’s been a stressful year of intensity, ambiguity and navigating a more complex environment at work – and at home. Many of us have simply forgotten how to relax after seemingly endless days spent juggling and multi-tasking. Perhaps just the idea of a holiday seems like something else has […]
How leaders can help prevent employee burnout
What is burnout? Burnout comes about when three factors come together with chaotic (and often life-changing) results – including experiencing: 1. Emotionally demanding situations 2. Chronic situational stresses over a long period of time 3. A state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion Burnout is also usually accompanied with symptoms including feelings of helplessness, […]
Expert tips to help leaders be at their best during lockdown
Be self-aware Notice your own mental state Check for warning signs – this could be feeling irritable, hostile or resentful, being unenthusiastic, disinterested or forgetful. There could be physical sensations of fatigue or achiness. Identify the times you feel most agitated, tired or emotionally-spent. Maybe it’s on a Monday after the Government update or on […]
Why even the most successful leaders are struggling right now
Lacklustre emotions aren’t a sign of weakness When we feel fatigued or lack motivation, it’s not a sign you’re failing. Instead it’s due to our brain’s instinctive response to uncertainty. The definition of stress is a state of mental, emotional strain, or tension, resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. And, it doesn’t get much more […]
Helping SPCA leaders achieve their potential
How SPCA is helping its leaders thrive SPCA helps protect over 35,000 animals in New Zealand who are sick, injured, abused or simply abandoned every year. In 2019, they engaged Mantle to help enhance the capability and cohesiveness of their leaders under a new overarching ‘One SPCA’ strategy. The programme needed to engage and provide […]
How to improve your response to uncertainty
Why we dislike uncertainty As leaders, it’s not only more difficult to manage teams during times of uncertainty – it also can take a toll on our own well-being. We instinctively crave, and value, being in control. Self-control, or the ability to exert control over a situation, is something that we are predisposed to value […]