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Why is HR so stressful? How Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy can help
At its root, HR stress is often caused by one simple thing. You’re always being pulled in different directions. Talent comes and moans and complains to you. You’re answerable to senior management - and when the two are incompatible: Boom! You’re the perfect storm. HR leaders are uniquely placed inside daily operations to see and […]
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The top ten HR issues and how a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist can help
According to recruitment software developers, Logic Melon, these are the top ten issues HR professionals have to deal with: Recruitment and selection Hiring and retaining the best talent Employee relations Communicating with the team Retention and Termination Staff motivation and development Career Development Employee Benefits Performance Evaluation Employee Wellbeing And you’re now thinking, “Tell me […]
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Hypnotherapy for business owners
Hypnotherapy for business owners isn't coaching, although there is an overlap. Coaching, admittedly still a talking therapy, is somewhat more mechanical. Numbers. Targets. Goals. But what I’m keen to explore is what sits in your nature that can hold you back. Eight states of mind where hypnotherapy helps (1). Imposter syndrome You somehow feel you’re […]
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Hypnosis for time management
No, this isn’t about writing lists and doing the toughest stuff first. Speed reading to get more in. It’s about everything you do that stops you being the best version of yourself here and now. “You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think.”  - Marcus Aurelius. It’s […]
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Relax - take the learnings from your leadership mistakes
“Leadership is like art, cooking and golf. You can never perfect it. You can only ever improve”. So the old adage goes. But you can close the gaps and be better placed for success. Limit the trial and error. And as a leader, everyone’s looking to you. So if you’re ineffective, so is your team. […]
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Create your own psychological safety with Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy
In the work and business world ‘psychological safety’ has become the latest buzzword for creating a culture where new ideas are invited, trying something different is supported, and failure is seen as a vital part of learning and development. Basically we all we all feel safe at work and are being listened to. The hope […]
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How to be a better leader
Everyone is a leader in some way. But not everyone is a good leader. Why? We don’t always see what we’re supposed to do. Our children look to us for guidance. Our team at work for inspiration. Our friends when times get tough. Countless times per year you are looked to for leadership and countless […]
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Corporate coaching with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis
I didn’t start out as a corporate coach. I trained as a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist. Admittedly, I spent 35 years in the corporate world rising to board level. And working in London, Singapore, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Wellington. I ended up working with Lionel Messi, Neymar, Serena Williams, and Nick Kyriagos amongst others. Nowadays in my […]
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnotherapy for your inner child
“The Inner Child”. It sounds a cliché. It’s not. It’s an idea that lies close to common sense. Why? Because inside us there’s a version of all the people we have ever been. Somewhere in you is a confused teenager, a sad child, a jealous or hungry infant. Someone who saw their parents row, domestic […]
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