Transforming Company Culture Through Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
How emotionally intelligent leadership can support trust, useful challenge and cultural change—without treating one organisation as proof.
Insights — posts by Joe Davis
The 7 Types of Rest and How to Achieve Them
A practical, non-clinical guide to seven forms of rest, adapted from Saundra Dalton-Smith’s model, with ideas to explore rather than prescriptions.
Building Self-Belief to Improve and Sustain Leadership Performance
Four practical ways leaders can strengthen self-belief through experience, useful role models, trusted support and attention to context.
Navigating Through a Crisis: Harnessing the Power of Optimism
Three practical ways leaders can use realistic optimism to keep setbacks in proportion, learn from difficulty and focus on what they can influence.
How to Reduce the Impact of Cognitive Overload to Optimise Your Performance
Practical ways to reduce cognitive overload by clarifying priorities, limiting task-switching and creating more space for focused work.
The Vital Role of Rest and Recovery for Sustainable Performance
Why recovery deserves a place in sustainable performance, with practical ways for people and organisations to make room for rest.
Fuelling Success: The Crucial Role of Energy Management in Sustainable Performance
A practical look at managing capacity, attention and recovery so leaders and teams can support sustainable performance without glorifying overwork.
Navigating Interruptions and Crafting an Optimal Work Environment to Get Into Flow
Four practical ways to reduce avoidable interruptions, protect concentration and create a work environment that supports deeper focus.
How to Master the Art of Complete Concentration in a Distracting World
Practical ways to reduce distraction, strengthen concentration and create the conditions for focused, sustainable performance.
Flow and the Challenge–Skill Balance
Explore how perceived challenge and skill can shape flow, why the balance is personal and how to adjust a task without relying on a fixed formula.