by Justin Standfield During an online mindfulness and wellbeing course I’m running for one of Incendo’s clients in the care sector, a participant highlighted an obstacle to practising meditation which they’d encountered: namely, sleepiness. Experiencing different levels of drowsiness while meditating is completely normal and it certainly doesn’t mean... read more →
Jun
20
May
15
by Justin Standfield In his book, 'True North', Bill George examines the journey to authentic leadership and provides a development plan to stay true to who you are while confronting the challenges that pop up around you. According to George, one element of your development plan should be building a... read more →
Apr
28
by Justin Standfield I first discovered the work of Virginia Satir 13 years ago as part of my NLP Practitioner training at that time. She is considered to be a pioneer in the therapy world who created some amazing concepts that continue to help individuals, families and couples to this... read more →
Apr
06
A guest blog by Sara Bradbury This week, we're delighted to share a guest blog written for Incendo by Sara Bradbury, Director of Operations at Enham Trust. As a charity, Enham Trust has been supporting disabled people for 100 years, pioneering care, housing and employment opportunities; they believe in... read more →
Apr
01
by Justin Standfield Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about the causes, symptoms and remedies for stress. According to the Mental Health Foundation 74% of UK adults felt so stressed at some point in 2019 that they felt overwhelmed or unable... read more →
Mar
20
by Justin Standfield A simple formula that I learned two decades ago from author and public speaker Tony Robbins has been stuck in my head all week. It’s this one: I x F = R I is the information we pay attention to F is the amount of focus... read more →
Mar
13
by Justin Standfield More than ever, one of the fundamental truths of managing stress is serving me well this week. Sometimes, the most stressful problem is the one that might happen: when we don’t know the outcome of a problem yet, it’s harder for us to plan our coping... read more →
Feb
20
by Justin Standfield I was recently contacted by someone on Linkedin, who sent me a connection request together with an introductory message that congratulated me on my qualifications and impressive track record in Learning & Development. They added that I was just the calibre of person who would be... read more →
Dec
31
by Justin Standfield It’s the first day of another new year tomorrow and a lot of us will be talking a pretty big game around this point on the calendar. You know the sort of thing: variations on the theme that 2020 will be the year we will do... read more →
Nov
13
by Justin Standfield There are so many characteristics and hallmarks of leadership that you’ll hear discussed within speeches, in academic textbooks and on training courses. It seems to me that amongst all the qualities that are valued in management and leadership theories, it’s rare for the importance of kindness... read more →