Burnout is the feeling of ‘giving up’, feeling like you cannot carry on doing your daily tasks, or daily tasks feeling a lot harder than normal. Despite the commonality of burnout, research on it is poorly understood. But from what we know, burnout often means that we are physically, mentally, and emotionally drained and exhausted,…
We like to use September as a time to reflect on the last few months of the year by planning ahead and setting new goals. We find this helps our productivity levels and increases our motivation in completing these tasks and achieving these goals. Research has found that during the pandemic, especially more recently, people…
We, as psychologists, aim to share any useful research we encounter, and we have chosen to share research on the importance of wellbeing and taking time to look after yourself in order to prevent psychological burnout. We want to support you by providing you with the information to reflect and start conversations about these topics.…
What do we mean when we say ‘Privilege’? In our Diversity and Inclusion work, we often talk about ‘privilege’. It is a strong word and, for most people, it feels a bit prickly to think about being privileged. In the recent #blacklivesmatter movement, this word was used to discuss ‘white privilege’ and we could see…
We are delighted that we have now sent out 6 months worth of newsletters for CMCBP. We began sharing these with our mailing audience in January and since then it has been growing and improving! We are so proud of these newsletters as we work hard in focusing on something different each month, with each…
Clare is delighted to add extra levels of accreditation to support her coaching practice. The training involved to achieve the ILM accreditation will add to her skills as a coach and provide assurance for people who are selecting a coach, to know that their coach is experienced and trustworthy. The membership associations through BPS (British…
We know that many people are starting to return to work after possibly being furloughed, or are returning to the office after working from home. Whilst so many people are eager to gain back some normality and be able to get out of the house and return to work, we know that many are anxious…
Clare recently joined this programme to become a mentor for BA Business Psychology students at MMU. This is a provision aimed at supporting students in their professional personal development by enabling them to further reflect on their practice. The Business Psychology department at MMU published a piece introducing the mentoring scheme along with the mentors,…
During the CIPD Festival of Work I had the privilege to list to a talk by John Amaechi. He is a psychologist and shares such great content, so I do recommend following him on social media. You can also watch the full talk via this link He has been talking a lot about the #blacklivesmatter…
First and foremost, we want to say that We Stand. We stand against racism, we stand with Black lives, we understand that we will never understand but We Stand. Recent events including the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police brutality have sparked worldwide outrage; an ongoing battle against racism…
Whilst we focus on many different types of diversity in the workplace, that are all equally important, this post recognises and aims to increase generational diversity in the workplace. The majority of companies today are multi-generational and work with many employees from not only different backgrounds but different generations. This means that priority values are…
Each month at CMCBP, we really enjoy the calendars from ‘Action for Happiness’ and have been sharing them for a long time with our family, friends and network. Each month there is a different theme and for June is it ‘Joyful June’. How does this feel for you? Are you ready to think about some…
Whilst this lockdown period can be mentally and emotionally challenging for people personally, businesses are also greatly affected not only financially, but internally. Many diversity and inclusion challenges have risen, which maybe went less recognised or people were less conscious of before lockdown. Some of the challenges we all are facing have shifted our own…
Clare specialises in career transitions, and has run a program called ‘second curve careers’ for the last decade. The aim of this program is to help people think about a future career when they really are not sure what else they can do. We have noticed an interest from some people in considering what their…
The lack of face-to-face communication and management can be overwhelming. Difficulties coming to terms with the current global situation is challenging, as well as trying to manage and lead a team remotely. The uncertainty of the future can be daunting, so try and not dwell on what is unknown or that you have little control…
After the recent government guidelines of “lockdown” in the UK, many people have had to change their everyday lives and begin working from home. This is something that we are probably beginning to understand and come to terms with after being in this situation for over three weeks now. Whilst it is important to have…