Author: Claire George
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A little bit of sunshine in my office
It continues to amaze me how much work environment really does impact your mood, motivation and essentially your engagement at work. This week I was extremely fortunate to get a beautiful massive bunch of flowers given to me. They were sitting out on the kitchen table when I suddenly realised I should totally move…
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Time for some colouring in?
I often read different articles about motivation in the workplace, how Managers and Leaders in organisations need to inspire and motivate employees. It’s a tough task because there are so many facets to what motivates you to do a good job each day. But the thing is, even when you have a great job, you…
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Killer expectations and learning to fail forward…
I’ve been talking a lot about expectations recently. Realising that I have both subconscious and conscious expectations of myself ALL the time. And when my life, my work, my adventures don’t meet up with those expectations, I get really frustrated and upset. I recognise that they come from a deep seated belief that I should…
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The day my boss wanted to throw a laptop at me…
Early in my career, I was moved into a team with a boss who was a talented and credible marketer. I couldn’t wait to work in her team and I knew that I would learn a lot. The first few weeks seemed to be going fine, she was paying attention to what I was contributing…
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Gossiping…don’t get sucked into the vortex
I’m feeling a bit down this week, dragged down by office gossip and politics. It all started innocently enough, sharing a few frustrations with colleagues… there is something reassuring about knowing that others are feeling the same way you do, struggling to interact with another colleague or getting annoyed with dealing with bureaucracy. But it’s…
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