Real Stories. Practical Lessons. Better Leadership.
The More Than Motivation blog is here for small business owners who’ve found themselves leading a team, and want to get it right. You’ll find practical tips, real-world strategies, and honest reflections to build confidence as a leader, motivate yourself and your team, and create a workplace where people (including you) can thrive.
From croft life to client stories (and the occasional Kung Fu Panda lesson), I share real experiences that bring leadership, motivation and wellbeing to life.
If you’re ready to grow your business without burning out, you’re in the right place.
Root Causes of Stress in the Workplace
6 areas of work to address to promote good employee health and wellbeing The demands of work can be a major source of stress for employees. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recognises this and has put together guidance to help employers understand the sources of workplace stress and how to address them. In this […]
The Importance of Employee Wellbeing in the Workplace
3 things employers can do to create a better mental health culture at work. We spend a staggering third of our lives at work, so it’s no secret that our working life has a huge impact on our mental wellbeing. That’s why it’s important for employers to take a more active role in creating a […]
Is negative language impacting your positive results?
How the use of everyday negative and positive language can affect our personal and professional lives in powerful ways. The use of negative language has cropped up in several coaching conversations this month, so I thought I would share with you some insight into how your language might be holding you back, how to “flip […]
Beyond Mere Management
How the attitudes of a high performing leader make developing their people a top priority to produce bottom-line results. Any company, business or person occupying a supervisory role looking to galvanise a team, create a positive environment of high performance, and increase productivity should be seriously considering their management practises and ultimately their effectiveness. Research […]
How full is your bucket? Keep your stress from overflowing
By recognising when your stress level is rising, you can take positive steps to reduce its negative impact. The fill of the bucket represents our current stress level. The more demands there have been on us, the fuller the bucket will be and each time another stressor happens, the level rises. The holes in the […]
The Coaching Habit
The first coaching book that I read was “The Coaching Habit; Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way you Lead Forever” by Michael Bungay Stanier. I was travelling on my own and looking for something to speed the journey. Trawling the Kindle store, the title caught my attention, as at the time, I was […]
New Beginnings
After 18 years lecturing in the College, a job I had loved for the first decade, I was becoming increasingly disheartened and finding myself not wanting to get out of bed in the morning. I felt that I was no longer spending time doing what I loved, helping people to achieve, and more and more […]
The Importance of Managing the Demands on Employees
3 key factors to consider to promote workplace wellbeing I’ve previously shared the 6 key areas of work that need to be managed effectively to promote healthy employee wellbeing, which not only reduces stress and absenteeism but also boosts productivity. In this article, I want to focus on one of these areas that the HSE identify as being critical […]