Hybrid working on the wane?

While there has never been a one size fits all, increasingly I am hearing about hybrid working being less prominent, and of workers facing back into long commutes and some presenteeism again.

Leisha McGrath24 January 2024hybrid working, co-created business, culture, high performance teams, wellbeing, engaged staff, coaching psychologist, occupational psychologist, work and organisational psychologist, coach

Coaching - what does it really mean?

Coaching is a term much bandied about, sometimes appopriately, sometimes not. As a core pillar of what I do, and a foundational pillar of my how, I wanted to debunk some of the noise out there, and explain my approach and why it works so well!

Leisha McGrath27 April 2023coachiing, being coach, good coach bad coach, how to spot a good coach, you are worth it, psychologist, work and organisational psychologist, leishamcgrath.com

4 day week

I’ve long been interested in the research surrounding the 4 day working week, and here’s why.

Leisha McGrath8 September 2022leisha mcgrath, leishamcgrath.com, 4 day week, hybrid model, hybrid working model, ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, work and organisational psychologist, industrial psychologist, new trends in work, well beingComment

TED talk - what working parents really need

As International Women’s Day and the theme of “Break the Bias” is heard loud and clear, I thought this TED talk was interesting, focusing on what working parents really need.

Leisha McGrath7 March 2022working parent, working parents, flexible working, maternity coaching, break the bias, international womens day, working parenting, all parents are working, middle generation, caring, value caring, leishamcgrath.com, work and organisational psychologist, chartered psychologist, experienced business psychologist, thrive not surviveComment

Summer break

Taking a few weeks off from client facing work…

Leisha McGrath21 July 2021sumer break, fill your own cup, going inward, leadership development, neurological techniques, brain training, fascia, writing a book, time out, quiet, rest and recuperate, leishamcgrath, work and organisational psychologist, transformational coach, shaman

The Ultimate Homeworking Guide - Kos Ergonomics

The lovely people at Kos Ergonomics have brought out a second edition of their handbook, and I was delighted to add my voice to the stellar contributors list!

Leisha McGrath31 May 2021wellbeing, working from home, educate yourself, tips and tricks, self care, covid 19, homeworkers, practically based, expert led, leishamcgrath & Associates, coach, chartered psychologist, work and organisational psychologist, business psychologyComment

How to manage Distractions - RTE radio - The Business

Always really nice to be asked to come in for a chat with RTE. Today I chatted with Aine Kerr again, about coping mechanisms for Distractions during these Covid times.

Leisha McGrath16 January 2021rte, rte radio, aine kerr, distractions, covid, working from home, working parents, humour, vulnerability, psychologist, business psychology, work and organisational psychologist, coach

What will the new world of work look like - and what questions should we be asking now?

With a tentative way out on the horizon, what might your world of work look like next year, and what questions should you be asking now?

Leisha McGrath3 December 2020world of work, covid, back to normal, the new normal, flexible working, business psychology, stakeholder management, coach, work and organisational psychologist, new ways of working, influence work patterns

How authentic are your business conversations? - Thrive Global

Anyone who has ever had a conversation with me, knows how much I value the importance of being authentic to our true selves. It’s something I talk about - a lot! Why? Becuase very often I find that many people, without even realising it, are not in fact living authentic lives.

Leisha McGrath2 November 2020fear, thrive global, melissa dawn, authenic business conversations, lma, coaching, coach, organisational life, work and organisational psychologist

Values - what they are and why they are so important now

Understandably enough, many people are finding themselves increasingly stressed, and more easily triggered by events around them. It is important however to understand, that even in non-pandemic times, we can never control all the events around us -all we can ever control is our reactions. That said, knowing our personal Values, can really help us to minimise the effects of a turbulent world around us.

Leisha McGrath19 October 2020values, stress, anxiety, values at work, coaching, lma, ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, work and organisational psychologistComment

@startwith3minutes

At the height of my illness when I couldn’t walk, my physio said to me “start with 3 minutes”…and then go home and lie down to rest. As a mantra it resonated for lots of areas of my recovery, and from this, way back then, I started an anonymous, public Instagram account to connect with others who too were chronically ill. Since then, I have used it to share information that I have learned, and to try to support others going through a similar journey.