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We have had an unbelievable response to last week’s inspirational email flagging 30 years since Dr. Will Holden took over the running of Sewells. Thank you for your messages of congratulations and best wishes for the future …they warmed the cockles of our hearts. Following on from last week’s email (click here to view), the second of the key elements

Sewells has been helping businesses, teams and individuals grow and develop through the good times – and not so good times – for over 56 years. However, tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of our Chairman and owner, Dr. William Holden, taking over the running of the business – and what a 30 years it has been! We asked Will what

Now that the world is slowly getting back to work, and the new reality is emerging, it’s time to turn our attention in our businesses to how you can capitalise on the new market conditions. You will need a strong and robust launch pad in order to get a jump on the competition and take some of this market share.

We got a terrific response from you regarding how you scored, as an organisation, on the trust, stability, compassion and hope psychological needs of your people (you can download another copy of the survey here).  Thank you for sharing your results with us! Over the last 56 years, in all the other crises we’ve helped organisations like yours to get

We, at Sewells, really admire and respect the surveys conducted by the Gallup organisation – and the insights they provide. Founded in 1935, Gallup has studied the fears, worries, needs and wants of global citizens during almost every major crisis over the past 8 decades: the Great Depression, WW2, JFK’s assassination, 9/11, the 2008 global financial crash, and now the

There has never been a time in business when strong and decisive leadership has been required more than it is now. In times of crisis and uncertainty like now, human nature takes one of two directions: Fear and helplessness; or Resilience and engagement The choice of direction taken by individuals is massively affected by the key messages communicated, or not,

As the focus begins to move towards getting businesses – large and small – back to work, two things will really distinguish those who come out of this as winners. 1) The ability to do it safely, with social distancing, etc … 2) The ability for you and your managers to understand, and apply, what motivates others to perform at their

The key to any organisation speedily attaining the performance and results it wants to see as the Covid-19 crisis passes, is in its people exhibiting the right behaviours. Behaviours are, very simply, what people are saying and doing. If they’re saying and doing the right things, in the right way, your bounce back will be rapid and sustainable. If they’re

With much of the conversation this last week or so being about when and how the lockdown restrictions will be eased, our focus as business leaders should be on turning resilience into a strong recovery (and eventually renewal). Recent conversations with leaders who’ve had people returning to work have shone a light on something important. It looks like the organisations,