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How to give a feedback sandwich with no bread…

Over time I have often come across the method of giving feedback using the sandwich technique. I think you’ll recognise this: something positive, something negative and then something positive. Although I appreciate the need to leave people feeling on a h...

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The danger of the metaphor

We all know and appreciate the power of language. It is often said that the meaning of communication is the reaction you get. Language can be positive as well as negative. Language will often evoke emotion, both good and bad. Sometimes the issue is that w...

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How to make an exhibition of yourself

We’re in mid-summer. Looking ahead the autumn is on our horizon. Autumn brings the business conference and exhibition season. So now is the time for you to begin to plan how to make an exhibition of yourself and your company – for all the right reasons o...

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FAQs as a result of the UK voting to leave EU

At times like these, employee engagement takes on the greatest of significance. At Beyond Theory we have developed FAQs from a briefing that I have received from the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD). The CIPD is the 'go to place'...

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