Brené Brown's new book explores how our society can move past shame and hate toward empathy and connection. In "Braving the Wilderness", Brown explores how we can find our sense of belonging in today’s divided political climate. Brown suggests there are four keys to belonging: firstly, make contact with people you disagree with; secondly, share collective joy and pain; thirdly, speak up (nicely) when you disagree; and finally, embrace the paradox Potentially an interesting re

An interesting article in HBR states "Friendship matters. Everything we do to succeed in our careers is improved when we’re supported by a foundation of strong, stable friendships." Friends are critical to our health and wellbeing. By cultivating our friendships we have a support network and people we can turn to as a sounding board for those all important career decisions. However in this time poor world it can be hard to nurture those relationships. Neale Roese suggests th

A week today, 21st September, is World Alzheimer's Day. Dementia is considered 'working age' or 'young onset' when it affects people under 65 years of age. Some facts about working age dementia: It is estimated that there are 42,325 people in the UK who have been diagnosed with young onset dementia. (Ref Dementia UK, 2nd edition 2014, Alzheimer’s Society). They represent around 5% of the 850,000 people with dementia. People with young onset dementia are more likely to be di

So when the going gets tough we generally try to work harder hoping that this will give us the competitive edge. Even though we often know that this strategy is counter productive, we can struggle to accept it and employ a different strategy. To make a meaningful impact on both individual and organisational goals a more gentle approach may lead to success. In a recent article in Arianna Huffington, CEO of Thrive Global and Peter Cooper who founded Cooper Investors, a $10 bill