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Neil’s highly praised Managing Stress practice manual is now available in an updated and extended second edition. Available via Amazon or from the publishers https://www.criticalpublishing.com/managing-stress. A hugely important resource for dealing with today’s pressures.

When I worked with students on a full-time basis, I would suggest that, once they went out into the big wide world as qualified professionals, they should make sure that they continued to learn and develop. In particular, I would urge them to continue to read about their profession and build up their knowledge base over time. I would suggest to them that they should buy a book every month when they received their salary payment, so that it became an established pattern for them. I have since met several of those ex-students who have told me that they did just that and were glad they did, as it helped them to not only keep learning, but also to retain…

Everyone has a part to play in preventing sexual harassment, and managers are at the forefront of identifying and managing any incidents that occur. This guide provides people managers with advice on their role in tackling sexual harassment, with practical steps on enacting policies and reinforcing appropriate behaviour. Click here to read more

Just imagine! A few kitchen chairs and clean bedsheets become a fortress deep in the Hundred Acre Wood. One wooden spoon is a microphone, and two more are drumsticks. A stack of old newspapers is a dragon egg of paper mâché waiting to happen. Oh, the possibilities! Play is a part of evolutionary culture and an essential aspect of your child’s health and development. Play can prepare children for the complexity of everyday life, regulates the body’s response to stress, improves overall brain structure, and promotes a healthy drive for goals. Play and learning are inextricably linked as skills are honed in a fun, imaginative way. But exactly what does “imaginative play” mean? What are you supposed to do? Will…

Over three-fifths (61%) of employees have resigned from a job due to workplace culture issues, according to the Oak Engage Toxic Workplace Report 2023. To build and maintain high-performing teams, leaders must therefore do their best to create a healthy and positive culture. How can they do this? To mark International Safe Places to Work Day, four experts share their advice on building psychological safety and creating a work environment where everyone can thrive. Click here to read more

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Neil’s highly praised Managing Stress practice manual is now available in an updated and extended second edition. Available via Amazon or from the publishers https://www.criticalpublishing.com/managing-stress. A hugely important resource for dealing with today’s pressures.

I regularly run courses on which, despite having been given handouts with space for notes about each part of the course, a high proportion of the participants will not write down a single word. Perhaps they all have photographic memories or maybe they believe that learning happens by magic – they just have to hear what is being said and don’t need to remember it or apply it in any way; it will just automatically make them better at their jobs without any effort on their part. Similarly, many people have a good idea, don’t write it down and later struggle to remember what their important insight was. I don’t understand why so many people appear to be reluctant to…