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Struggling with delegating tasks? Do you find you're getting bogged down doing things that could (or should) be delivered by someone else? Delegation is a skill, and one that doesn't come easily to everyone. If you need some more help to delegate, then check out our latest blog: The Art of Leading, Not Doing https://lnkd.in/e5bev_Mi Everyone deserves to love their work 🧡 ----------------------------------------------------- 🔶 Want to get our blogs and top leadership tips straight to your inbox? Sign up by following the link in comments or by dropping us a DM and we'll add you to the list 🔶 #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork #Delegation #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadingYourself #LeadingOthers #LeadershipSkills

So far this year, we've seen some recurring themes in the work we've been doing. Here's a little video to summarise the top 3 themes that we've seen emerge as development needs from coaching hundreds of leaders so far in 2024. Do any of these resonate? 🔶 #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork #ProfessionalCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamDevelopment #KeyThemes

The #sun might not have come out but yesterday was still a brilliant day supporting - not one, but two! - teams at the University of Sunderland on behalf of Upwrd. I spent the morning helping the university’s Research and Innovation team to begin co-designing an exciting vision for their future, supporting the university’s important ambitions around research and knowledge exchange. And in the afternoon, I delivered a session on Radical Candour for the university’s HR team, supporting them to have more courageous and powerful conversations, to better serve the university and its people. Thank you to both teams for inviting Upwrd and I to support your team days. It was brilliant to see - and have chance to support - your teams' energy, commitment and ideas. I left town before Bruce Springsteen started his concert, but it was nice seeing him in the Premier Inn lobby 😄 #HigherEducation #TeamDevelopment #Feedback

Great to see Andy Murphy out and about, sprinkling his Team Cohesion magic with much-valued clients. Cheers Andy!! #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork 🧡

Stress is a very personal thing and impacts us all in different ways. There’s no single silver bullet way to deal with this, but there are things that we can incorporate into our daily routines, especially when negative stress is higher than we’d like, to help us combat some of the side effects.   What works for one, may not work for another, but here are a few top tips to get you thinking during #StressAwarenessMonth.   🗨 In all of this, it’s important to be reminded that if you find that you need support, then ask for it 🗨 ✔ Prioritise your wellbeing Take time to relax and recharge, be kind to yourself, engage in your hobbies, connect with nature and take regular exercise. It maybe that 30 mins of yoga in a morning ticks all of these boxes for you, or that you find different activities that you incorporate throughout the day to make sure you are doing what you need to do to reduce your stress levels. Find what works for you!   🧡 Find your support network Build your support network and lean on it! This could be friends, family, colleagues or someone else that’s important in your life, but know who they are, where they are and when to ask for support.   ❌ Stress triggers These will be different for everyone, but learn identify your triggers, and group them if you can, so that you can start to anticipate them and manage them in a way that suits you.   ⏰ Take control of your time Keep an eye on your energy levels throughout the day and prioritise tasks that need lots of input when you’re feeling most motivated and energetic. Build in breaks where you need to help manage your energy and where you need to, use tools to help you stay on track.   🤝 Your local community Getting involved in your local community can help you feel a sense of purpose and build resilience. Being able to help and contribute within your community and offer support to others can have a positive impact on your wellbeing.   There are steps we can all take to reduce stress and encourage our own wellbeing, and the wellbeing of those around us. Whatever it is that works for you, embrace it and help others to find the things that work for them. Everyone deserves to love their work 🧡 #StressAwareness #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork

As April is #StressAwarenessMonth we’ve been taking time to work out what helps us manage our stress levels, as well as what we can build into our daily routines, to help us get some calm and some headspace when we need it.   It feels for a lot of us here at Upwrd, the key is getting outside, getting some fresh air and getting moving - even if it is just to have a cuppa in the garden ☕ 🌷 🌤 The sunshine (in between down pours! ☔) is definitely helping with this recently!   🔶 What works for you? 🔶   #StressAwareness #FreshAir #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork

🔶 Happy managers = happy workplaces 🔶   Did you know that happy managers tend to foster more productive and engaged teams?   Research has consistently shown that a manager's emotional state and leadership style greatly influence the workplace atmosphere and employee morale. If your managers are happy in their role and show a positive attitude, then this will drive their leadership style and their desire to see their teams happy, too! According to the Good MBA Guide, ‘happiness can be contagious, and this is definitely true when it comes to the workplace. Creating a welcoming environment that makes people want to come to work is a goal for many managers and achieving this often starts at the top.’ All of which leads to a happier and more productive workforce. Want to know more about how to get happier managers? Get in touch, we’re always happy to help.   Everyone deserves to love their work 🧡   #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork #HappyManagers #HappyFriday #HappyWorkplace  #ProfessionalDevelopment #CareerDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment

Learn how stress, wellbeing and mental health relate with one another here ⬇️

⬇ *Trigger Warning* re. mental health ⬇ I have General Anxiety Disorder and Depression. April is #StressAwarenessMonth and it's a topic that is really personal to me. While stress isn't the same as anxiety or depression, for me it is often a trigger. High levels of stress can catapult me into a hyper-anxious state. And prolonged periods of high anxiety often lead me to fall into depression, sometimes very deeply so. In the past, I worked in incredibly cutthroat and fear-based sales roles, where a salesperson was only as valued as the revenue number they brought in to the business. It caused me to have REALLY high levels of stress, which I didn't manage appropriately...and it exacerbated my anxiety and pushed me into depressive episodes. There was no support AT ALL given for wellbeing, stress or mental health at work. It's why at Upwrd we work with individuals and groups of individuals to help them to manage their stress and wellbeing better. It's about 'Leading Self', better. It's why at Upwrd we work with managers to help them feel confident and foster psychologically safe team cultures and equitable/balanced workloads, so that their employees feel comfortable to SPEAK UP when they are struggling with coping with stress, instead of suffering in silence. It's about 'Leading Others', better. It's why you'll see quite a bit of content this month from me and from Upwrd, on #Stress #Wellbeing and #MentalHealthAtWork. We're not experts, mental health or science gurus. But we are fiercely passionate about supporting professionals and managers to manage stress and wellbeing better, to promote happy, balanced and fulfilled cultures. If #stress #workload or #wellbeing is a problematic theme in your business, then give us a shout. #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork 🧡 #ProfessionalCoaching #WellbeingWorkshops #WellbeingLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #ManagerDevelopment #ManagementDevelopment #LeadershipCoaching

Big congrats to 💻 Neil Jones on their prize draw win. Eyes peeled for more giveaways in the coming months! #ProfessionalCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #CareerDevelopment #EveryoneDeservesToLoveTheirWork 🧡