by Sian Mertens | Feb 24, 2023 | MDM Blog, Positive Psychology, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Gratitude: What’s the secret sauce? Gratitude is regarded as a mega-strategy for achieving happiness. Studies suggest that one of the best ways to cultivate gratitude is to have a daily practice of intentionally noticing and appreciating what’s working well in...
by Sian Mertens | Sep 8, 2022 | Coaching, Conflict, Leadership, MDM Blog, Uncategorized
Is your low tolerance for conflict holding you back? Stepping out of a meeting room with a colleague, we continued our passionate debate on the best way to develop our first line leaders. We were mid-design; pulling together a new program for the business on...
by Sian Mertens | May 20, 2020 | HR, Leadership, MDM Blog, Redundancy
The Human Side of Redundancy Last year a friend asked me to attend a meeting at work as her support person. As she relayed to me the email that had been sent to her from HR, I gently suggested that it was likely she was going to be made redundant (as gently as one can...
by Sian Mertens | Aug 2, 2019 | Industry, MDM Blog, MDM News, Program
MDM Brains Trust June 2020 – February 2021 Seniority in business is often coupled with isolation, which compromises wellbeing, decision making and subsequently leadership effectiveness. As organisations continue to look for efficiencies, senior leaders often find...
by Sian Mertens | Jun 19, 2019 | Industry, MDM Blog
The Dreaded F Word There’s a new topic emerging in the conversations I’m having with my clients recently, and it’s all about the dreaded F word ‘feedback’. This word has so many negative connotations; I’ve had leaders in workshops and coaching sessions talk about how...
by Sian Mertens | May 2, 2019 | Coaching, Industry, MDM Blog
The Cliff Edge of Career Decisions I’ve been reflecting on many of the conversations I’ve had with friends, clients and ex-colleagues recently, and so many of these discussions end up in the area of ‘career ambiguity’. Many in my tribe are ruminating on making a...
