This old adage is so true whether applied to recruitment methods, meetings or retaining talent to name but a few areas.
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Christmas Cheer! When You're Smiling, The Whole World Smiles With You
There are only 7 days left until Christmas, which I always feel seems to put people in a better mood. So, what about those people in our lives who always make us smile? The family and friends who bring out the best in us; who know us, and who we can be ourselves with? Being the "authentic you" is important!
My husband and I just spent a weekend in Berlin with some very good friends, where we laughed and kicked our shoes off! As we say from an Insights Discovery perspective, we were able to become our “unconscious personas”, i.e. the “real you” and the “you” you are when you think no-one is watching!
For some of us, our “conscious persona" (how we choose to behave at work) and our unconscious persona (how we choose to be at home) are the same. However, for many people their conscious and unconscious personas are different, and as a coach the really interesting thing for me is to understand what makes you feel that you need to be a different person at work. Is it the environment you work within? The culture of the organisation? Perhaps it's the way you're managed?
Wouldn’t it be great if more of us could work in an environment that allowed us to be the "real" us, instead of believing we have to behave in a certain way? When we're not true to ourselves and are failing to live by our natural drivers, it can be very draining. It can also potentially mean we may display our "distortive behaviours", i.e. those that are less than positive.
With Christmas fast approaching, take some time to reflect on how, where, and with whom you can be the “real you”.
Realise how energised you could feel if you were doing what you loved with people who value the "real you";
Aspire to work towards your natural drivers more; and
Do be the “real you”!
My husband and I just spent a weekend in Berlin with some very good friends, where we laughed and kicked our shoes off! As we say from an Insights Discovery perspective, we were able to become our “unconscious personas”, i.e. the “real you” and the “you” you are when you think no-one is watching!
For some of us, our “conscious persona" (how we choose to behave at work) and our unconscious persona (how we choose to be at home) are the same. However, for many people their conscious and unconscious personas are different, and as a coach the really interesting thing for me is to understand what makes you feel that you need to be a different person at work. Is it the environment you work within? The culture of the organisation? Perhaps it's the way you're managed?
Wouldn’t it be great if more of us could work in an environment that allowed us to be the "real" us, instead of believing we have to behave in a certain way? When we're not true to ourselves and are failing to live by our natural drivers, it can be very draining. It can also potentially mean we may display our "distortive behaviours", i.e. those that are less than positive.
With Christmas fast approaching, take some time to reflect on how, where, and with whom you can be the “real you”.
Realise how energised you could feel if you were doing what you loved with people who value the "real you";
Aspire to work towards your natural drivers more; and
Do be the “real you”!
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“If you do what you’ve always done; you’ll get what you’ve always got”Posted by Jacqueline Jardine - Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 at 11:30am
This old adage is so true whether applied to recruitment methods, meetings or retaining talent to name but a few areas.
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One of the positives of the pandemic is that there is no longer the monopoly on leadership due to position.Posted by Jacqueline Jardine - Friday, 17th December 2021 at 9:30am
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I have previously written about "Belonging - what does this mean to you?" (http://j-w-c.co.uk/blog-display/293). I want to now build on this and consider it from a team's perspective and what it means if you are a manager leading a team currently.Posted by Jacqueline Jardine - Wednesday, 8th December 2021 at 8:15am
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Earlier this year, I completed my Mental Health First Aider Training (MHFA) England, something I had wanted to do for a little while.Posted by Jacqueline Jardine - Friday, 19th November 2021 at 8:15am
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Recently, I was delivering the "First 90 Days in your New Role" for LHH. This is a workshop which generates great discussion around helping people who are still interviewing to find their next appropriate opportunity and to think about how they would answer this question at interview.Posted by Jacqueline Jardine - Tuesday, 21st September 2021 at 3:15pm
