We share the stories and experiences of Career and Business Strategist specialising in D&I, Vice Chair and D&I Lead of the CIPD in Manchester – Samantha Lubanzu.

65% of people are looking for a new job (CNBC) and this could get higher.  Total jobs in the UK report this as 89%. This is a trend everywhere. So how do you retain people in this challenging environment? And how do you enjoy your job where you are? One option is to...

92% of people say that they often have times when they doubt themselves at work. (April 2021, Courageous Success Study of 450 people) It’s not just you!  What is your personal stimulus plan for the other side of Covid 19? I asked this question last Summer as the UK...

80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress and 42% say their co-workers need such help. Stress.org Our reactions to stress form our habitual behaviours.  Most of us push stresses away, procrastinate and make...

Only a quarter of people fully accept a compliment. (#beyourselfatwork 2020 global study Courageous Success) This week I have heard or read the classic share of ‘putting your oxygen mask on first’ 6 times.  I actually find it quite annoying because it’s so outdated. ...

‘The onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, lowered emotional well-being by 74%’ “How an Epidemic Outbreak Impacts Happiness: Factors that Worsen (vs. Protect) Emotional Well-being during the Coronavirus Pandemic". Psychiatry Research Over the course of the last few weeks, I...

100% of people feel that they have to prove their competence. (#beyourselfatwork Global Survey 2020) What are your strategies to impress? Last week watching Gogglebox (!) I learnt the word ‘portentous’.  It’s meaning?   ‘Done in a pompously or overly solemn manner so...

84 Percent of U.S. workers blame bad managers for creating unnecessary stress. (Business Wire August 2020)   We know from our studies that only 25% of people say that their manager is being the best of themselves at work.  What is getting in your way of being your...

60% of women asked questioned whether they actually want to progress when considering what they perceive is currently required to move up in their organization.  Ouch! (Forbes) Whatever gender you choose, is the current set of challenges in the working world affecting...

75% say their inner voice is very critical. (Courageous Success Research 2020) This week I was asked the question, “What do you wish everyone knew about your industry?”  I wrote it down.  What a fascinating question!  My immediate thought was, “What do I wish everyone...

“I’m trying to remind myself that I’m worried because I care...” (Amy Gallo, author of the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict) What must it be like having to wait to find out if you are the next US president?  With the UK going back into a national lockdown and...