by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Jul 16, 2024 | Leadership
I recall (with horror) my early management career. I had an outdated view of what it was to be a manager and felt my job was to manage the people. Make sure they were doing the right thing, checking in on them and trying to make them work to the level I expected. I...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Jul 16, 2024 | Mentally Healthy Workplace, Workload Management
How do you balance quiet time and connection time when working? Do you structure your diary in a way that works for your needs or are you at the mercy of others and have little or no agency over how your day unravels (yes, unravels as opposed to unfolds). Agency is a...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Jul 1, 2024 | Workload Management
Are you a workaholic? No, seriously, are you? It is not surprising that research has shown a strong correlation between workaholism and burnout. For as long as I can remember, my siblings and I have referred to our father as a workaholic. His work ethic is relentless....
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | May 16, 2024 | Coaching, Culture, Leadership, Mentally Healthy Workplace
It is a cliché to ‘Know your strengths’. We see it emblazoned across LinkedIn platforms, job advertisements, newsletters and other media. Leaders use it. Sports coaches scream, ‘Play to your strengths’, and we all smile and nod as though we know what they are talking...
by Tanya Heaney Voogt | Apr 11, 2024 | Change Management
I received an email recently from someone I don’t know very well directing me to do something. Not asking, but telling. It was curt and commanding and it made me bristle. It also made me dig my heals in and not want to do what I was being asked. There were no...
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