Bite sized tips on coping with problems we all face day to day, whether you are working from home, starting out at a new workplace, or high up the ladder in a large coprorate. Lainy Russell provides advice, based on years of experience in senior roles, mixed with her love of all things science-based. She says her approach is based on the importance of neuroscience, linked with our biology, our environment, our culture and the whole psychology of values, beliefs and why we are motivated (or not) on performance and success. It's worth a listen! Visit https://www.flourishltd.com/
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Lainy Russell and Phil share expert advice on how to calm down a heated work situation by letting the other person rant and then finding a constructive solution.
9 Dec 2024
You've trained them, they still make mistakes
Lainy Russell explores why trainees still make mistakes and reveals how to effectively communicate information to ensure understanding by making it relevant and accessible.
2 Dec 2024
Why Misunderstandings Happen
Lainy Russell explores why misunderstandings happen at work, revealing that unclear communication and assumptions are often the root of misaligned expectations.
25 Nov 2024
Keeping secrets
Lainy Russell shares expert advice on the consequences of workplace gossip and how to keep secrets, empowering listeners to maintain professional confidentiality.
18 Nov 2024
Delegration is Tricky
A lot of people are not very good at delegating work. Lainy Russell says you need to learn how to ask, how to monitor and how to provide feedback. If it's going wrong you only have yourself to blame.
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11 Nov 2024
Do skilled people or more confident people get the breaks?
We've all seen it. Confident people seem to get further ahead in life. Phil asks Lainy Russell if there's research to back up this assertion? And if that is the case, and you are a more timid creature. how do you get ahead at work?
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4 Nov 2024
How do I overcome my feeling of being under pressure?
We all feel pressure some od the time. Some of us feel it a lot of the time. If you carry that weight around with you it makes a heavy workload seem insurmountable. So, how do you lift the weight and get the job done? Lainy shares a secret,
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28 Oct 2024
What is imposter syndrome anyway?
Lainy Russell says 80 percent of people will experience Imposter Syndrome at some point in their life. Phil asks whether it can be a good thing. Maybe it;’s a sign that you are pushing yourself a little further, which will help you develop your skills, rather than staying in the safe zone. This week Lainy looks at the science behind imposter Syndrome and how to n negotiate with that inner voice that is casting self-doubt.
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21 Oct 2024
How do I get my team to change?
Are you facing changes at work? Do you need to bring your team along with you to face the changes?
Very often, when peope hearthat change is coming their instinctive reaction is to be worried about their job. Lainy says, the problem in this situaton, is that people won't listen to the detail. So, as a boss it;s very important that you repeat and repeat the detail as much as possible.
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14 Oct 2024
How do I influence my team?
Do you have a team of people working for you? Do you find it difficult to corral people so they are all heading in the same direction?
Lainysays the answer involves getting to know each member of your team at a more personal level. That way you'll understand their motivations and can then cajole them into following the path you want them to take.
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7 Oct 2024
Why won’t my boss listen to me?
We’ve all faced tis problem from time to time. We have a boss that’s so busy there’s no time to talk through the issues you are facing and the guidance you need. Some coaches suggest you should approach your boss and tell them how you feel. Is this neglect making you feel worthless, for example? That’s not the right approach, says Lainy Russell. She tells Phil Dobbie that you should be business-like, practical and get your timing right
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30 Sept 2024
How do I stop being a people pleaser at work?
Are you one of those pepe who does more than everyone else at work? Do you find you are doing other people’s jobs, and is that because you want to be liked by all and sundry? Lainy says it could be a bad habit picked up from your childhood. This week she provides a practical way of defining the boundaries without upsetting people, something Phil has clearly failed to do in the past.
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23 Sept 2024
Do you hold off, rather than get started?
How long can you hold off getting something done? Do you tell yourself it’s too big a job and you don’t have the time right now? Or maybe it’s just too much of a chore and you are not I the right frame of mind? Phil asks, what about those who just say, pump yourself up and get it done. That just doesn’t work, says Lainy Russell. To really tackle procrastination, you have to understand the biology of your brain, and do a little rewiring. No scalpel required.
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17 Sept 2024
Procrastination. Why can't I get going?
We’re all guilty of it. Putting things off. Particularly those things we don’t enjoy. For Lainy Russell it’s doing her tax, which she puts off to the last possible moment. Phil Dobbie asks, why doesn’t she put a bit of time aside each week, so it’s easier to manage. Because that would remind her weekly of how much she hates doing her tax. Lainy says it’s all about understanding how your brain operates and adjusting accordingly.
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9 Sept 2024
Why doesn't my boss explain things properly?
Does your boss explain things badly? Does he or she "dump and run"? Do you wonder whether you're just being slow? It could be that your boss doesn't want you to know too much, for fear that you could threaten their own job. Lainy says with bosses like that you need to teach them to trust you.
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