As an introvert, I am relaxed and happy in my own company. I can spend hours reading or contemplating or exercising (hours doing exercise? Not sure about that one Massarella..!) or watching things on the box. But what I also have a habit of doing is retreating when I feel low, or …
The wellbeing of yourself, your team, and your organisation as a whole must be regularly tended to. Wellbeing isn’t just about putting a few strategies in place; it’s an ongoing, ever-changing process. Our needs change over time as we grow and develop. Within organisations, wellbeing needs change when even one person leaves …
Workplaces have a culture. There are unspoken rules about how you interact with colleagues, how you show up in meetings, how far you might go in sharing new ideas, and how much you speak out about things that concern you. There are rules. And often those rules go unexamined, or if they …
I talk regularly about how we as individuals can work on our wellbeing. Here at Bird we believe you can do a lot to self-support in order to feel good about who you are and what you do. If you are consistently gremlin-taming, practicing gratitude, acknowledging yourself, making decisions based on your …
If you’re in England, and you’ve seen a television lately, you’ll know that the English football team have re-written history by progressing through the World Cup via a penalty shootout. Much of the nation is gripped. And I am personally blown away by how their manager is showing up. I’m noticing words …
This week we hear from Bird associate Elloa, sharing her reflections after our Bird associate workshop day last month. Enjoy… A few weeks ago, all of the Bird Associates and Abby from Work Well Being, a great organisation that Bird partners with, spent the day together working (and playing!) our way through some …
