Every organisation has one. The person who just gets it done. They reply quickly, they remember the thing from the meeting three weeks ago, they pick up what falls between the cracks and they never make a fuss about it. Managers love this person. Colleagues love this person. Frankly, the whole team would struggle to function without this person. Which is exactly why I'd be a little worried about them. One woman that comes to my mind as I write this blog was an operations mana

There is a particular kind of workplace message that always makes me pause. Please remember to prioritise your wellbeing. It usually arrives with good intentions. Sometimes there’s a reminder about the EAP, perhaps a link to a wellbeing resource, an encouragement to take proper breaks and switch off at the end of the day. Then you look at the reality of the working culture. People eat lunch at their desks. Senior leaders send emails late into the evening. Someone who leaves o

They meet their deadlines. Their work is good. They rarely complain. They might be the person who always volunteers, stays late when something needs finishing, remembers the detail everyone else missed and somehow manages to pull things out of the bag when the pressure is on. So why would you be worried about them? Because sometimes the employee who appears to be coping exceptionally well is using an exceptional amount of energy to make it look that way. This is something I t