Positively transform and drive sustainable improvements in performance and results

Scientists once experimented with a group of laboratory rats … by placing them in jars of water, in total darkness, to see how long they would last before giving up. On average, they swam for three minutes, before being safely rescued. A little later, the same rats were placed in the same jars of water, but this time with a

It has become increasingly clear post lockdown 2020 that organisations realise that their culture and leadership skills are major keys to creating and sustaining the positive change that will be needed to significantly improve performance and results. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, research suggested that whilst 96% of company executives believe that they have a strongly defined work culture, 64%

Effective leadership requires a high level of resourcefulness, courage, and humility to be able to dig deep and tap into the skills and capabilities required to be the real leader others need…these qualities are invaluable in the current situation. Charles Darwin’s’ words, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is

Before lockdown on the 23rd March 2020, we at Sewells had been busy listening to our customers on how to improve and broaden our offering to continue to serve our customers in the best way possible and generate the levels of positive impact we are renowned for. As an organisation, working with leaders to help them master the tools and

A Gallup survey before the Covid-19 crisis hit showed that 82% of managers are ineffective at leading people. Another Gallop survey found that half of all people who voluntarily left a job did so to get away from a bad manager. These managers are usually hard working with good intentions, they just don’t have the right level of leadership skills.

Thank you for a terrific response from so many of you to our survey last week. Now that work is moving towards a new reality and you’ve all been dealing with it the best you can, we asked you to list your top three requirements for help to move the organisation forward as surely and quickly as possible. You’ve given us

You’ve got every reason to feel a sense of pride. You and your people have survived lockdown! You have mastered working from home, or social distancing in the workplace; are doing a good job at managing your people coming off furlough and are focusing on the next 12 months by successfully gearing up to make up for lost ground over the last 6 months.

We’re doing something different this week / month. Normally, on the last Wednesday of the month, we publish a digest of the insightful, inspirational and practical emails we’ve sent in the month. This month, however, our 30th year anniversary since Dr Will Holden took over the running of Sewells (9th July), we asked Will to provide some detail of what

Thank you all again for the kind comments and congratulations that are still pouring in following the 30th anniversary of Dr. Will Holden taking over the running of Sewells (9th July). It has been humbling and fulfilling for him in equal measure. It’s truly wonderful for the rest of the Sewells team to see and hear your messages to remind