Why Doing Less Might Help You Achieve More Do you find it hard to focus on one task for any length of time? Do you have six tabs open on your laptop at all times, switching from one thing to another, convinced you're being productive? That has definitely been me in the past, and if I'm honest, I still catch myself slipping back into those habits from time to time. For years, I wore multitasking like a badge of honour. I was the person who could answer emails while on a call, think about...

Looking back now, I’m fairly sure my nan would probably have been diagnosed with OCD. But when I was little, she was just Nan. She had her ways, as lots of older relatives do. She hated insects or animals coming into the house because they brought germs in with them. She was always cleaning. Drawers were packed with things she thought might one day be useful — elastic bands, old envelopes, carefully folded plastic bags — organised into neat little piles. Looking back, it sat somewhere between...

the human side we keep forgetting We all accept that change is part of working life. New structures, shifting priorities, different expectations. What often gets missed is the human side of it—how change actually feels for people. Because while organisations focus on timelines and delivery, individuals are often dealing with something much more personal: uncertainty, pressure, and the quiet question of “what does this mean for me?” That gap is where a lot of change programmes start to...