Guest Author Jackie Yeaney provides an insight into leadership and the effects the pandemic had on her ability to lead in a way she knew how.

How often do we feel like managing a team, and completing your own set of work feel like two completely separate jobs?

With the weight of targets and KPI’s on our back, how are we managing to still complete our work, listen and ensure our team is happy and manage stakeholder expectations?

Going beyond reaching diversity and inclusion targets and quotas to actually encouraging diverse perspectives, from the top down.

From recruitment to promotion, bias in the workplace is continuously an issue that plays into the lack of workplace diversity and toxicity.

Major issues that occur in a workplace generally stem from repeated low intensity moments that don’t get addressed early on.

Organisations should have a clearly defined hybrid working model and managers should create a safe space for employees to ask for flexibility without fear or anxiety.

The most common reason employees report leaving a job or being dissatisfied at work is a strained relationship with their direct manager

The rigid cultures and challenging work patterns of many law firms are making them an increasingly ‘hard sell’.

The workforce has dramatically shifted in recent years. We're no longer tied to our desk from 9 - 5, locked into the same roles or staying with companies for our entire career.

Watch our Co-Founder and CEO Dr Hakon Runer speak with Jackie O’Dowd from Realising Potential

The way we think about our workplace and our work has changed – it’s no longer ‘just’ a job

Creating a psychologically safe space is critical to the health of our organisation