Leadership and management

The five senses exercise is a mindfulness exercise that helps you slow down and feel more grounded

Effective leadership requires a combination of various skills and a willingness to constantly develop. Explore seven great qualities of a great leader

Developing our emotional intelligence helps us manage our own emotions and relationships, understand what others might be feeling, and inspire other people to feel good about themselves and their work.

Temporary staff, agency staff and members of a bank team come to our aid when ratios are compromised by staff sickness or holiday seasons. Let's explore how we can support them effectively.

Here are some top tips to help you find what you need to do to achieve a healthy work-life balance that works for you:

This ‘focus and choose’ exercise is designed to pull you back from emerging feelings of anxiety and stress, aiming to keep you calm and centred, especially in situations that could trigger these unwanted feelings.

Mentors have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and increase their self-awareness through helping others and sharing their knowledge and experience.

Emotional intelligence is considered a core skill for an effective working culture and many employers will value it especially for roles of leadership and management. But it's not just about leading others – recognising your own emotional capacity and understanding ways to develop calm ways to respond to challenging emotional situations is also of benefit for your own wellbeing and leading yourself.

In the fast-paced and ever-changing environment of early education and care, where the demands on professionals, families and children are constantly evolving, it can be challenging to find time for those relaxation activities. Learn more about mindfulness in this article.

A study by The Greater Good Science Center suggests that there are 27 distinct emotions, all of which are connected and related to each other.

The TGROW coaching model provides a framework for structuring your mentoring sessions that can help the person you’re mentoring to understand what their development needs are - and how they can achieve them. 

Work life-balance can mean different things to different people, but why does work-life balance matter?