Leadership – Rosby Consulting

Apr 3 2023

Toxic Culture, it’s just not even worth the pain!

By Bernadette / coaching, engagement, healthy culture, leadership, Rosby Consulting, wellbeing

In recent years, there has been increasing awareness and discussion about the prevalence and harmful impact of toxic workplace cultures. A toxic workplace culture is one where behaviours and practices undermine the wellbeing and productivity of employees. It can manifest in various ways, sometimes quite overtly including harassment, bullying, discrimination, micromanagement, but often it’s covert […]

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Jan 11 2023

The number one change that will have the greatest impact on organisations: true gender diversity on the Board.

By Bernadette / Flexible working, gender equality, retaining women, Rosby Consulting, women in leadership

‘It is time to accept that it’s not the women that we need to change [in order to achieve gender diversity at board level] but it is the culture that needs to change, to one that accommodates and supports the other 50% of the talent pool.’ The Female FTSE Board Report 2022, Cranfield and EY.

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Nov 15 2022

Change is a comin’, are you flexible enough to adapt?

By Bernadette / Coach, consulting, HR, leadership, north star, organisation design, people planning, people strategy, Rosby Consulting, Strategic HR, target operating models

We are in for a lot of change over the coming year or two. Of course, some companies will do well out of a recession whilst others won’t. One thing is for sure, HR / People teams will play a dominant role in most organisations while they reshape or resize for the future. Having sight

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Aug 23 2022

The Gender Divide Worsens due to Working From Home

By Bernadette / Flexible working, gender divide, leadership, team work, wellbeing, women at work, working from home, Working parents

I am pretty sure we have all enjoyed working from home, especially when you think about the money saved on commuting, work wardrobe and fast-food lunches. While a lot of people they have been forced back into the office full time (despite what we all learned through the pandemic and the countless studies that have

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Jul 21 2022

The misunderstood juggle of working mums

By Bernadette

It’s often hard being a working mum. Yes, we make the choice to have children – and I do not take it for granted that there are so many women who struggle to get pregnant despite every single effort – without which there would be no evolution. It’s easy to feel like you’re in it

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May 19 2022

Why build a culture of feedback?

By Bernadette

Building a culture of feedback is no easy feat. For many of us we are triggered by the word ‘feedback’. When we hear the words, ‘I’d like to give you some feedback’ we often feel like we’re about to be given negative or critical information. This sets off our amygdala and our limbic system (the

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Apr 14 2022

What is reasonable when it comes to working hours?

By Bernadette

In the 1920s, Henry Ford introduced the 40-hour working week for his employees; Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. Ford believed that 40 hours a week was the ideal working time for people to be their most productive. More than this resulted in very little more in terms of output. Fast forward a century and

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Oct 20 2021

Hybrid Working. It’s a mindset shift.

By Bernadette

Two years ago we’d never uttered the words ‘hybrid working’. Hybrid cars, sure. We spoke about agile working, flexible working, informal working arrangements, compressed working, I am sure I have missed a few but you get the drift. Suddenly, it’s on everyone’s lips, and it’s how many of us are now working. But what

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Jul 17 2021

Working Parents Need Compassionate Leaders (now more than ever)

By Bernadette / career change, coaching, compassionate leaders, lifting restrictions, Rosby Consulting, Working parents

It’s no surprise that we’ve been coaching so many women recently who are looking at alternative career options. There is no possible way, as working parents, we can work in traditional settings where we’re expected to be online, working 9am-5pm (give or take a few hours) Monday to Friday. Of course, a lot of organisations

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Apr 12 2021

Overwhelm and Stress, what if there was another way?

By Bernadette / agile leadership, executive coaching, experimenting, leadership, lifelong learning, overwhelm, Rosby Consulting, stress, stress awareness month, wellbeing at work

Overwhelm. Even writing the word makes me feel overwhelmed. Overwhelm is the sense that we have too much going on and we’re a little bit out of control. It’s when we have multiple pressure points, often landing at the same time. The end result… Stress! Many of us suffer with overwhelm from time to time,

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