Category: workplace wellbeing

• Outer mess, inner stress?

  

  “Tell me something you don’t like”, I asked my student. “I don’t like when things are messy.” “”Really”, I responded, “why? “ I don’t know.” “Okay, well, what does it make you feel?” “No idea.” “You just don’t like it. You prefer when things are in their place, organized, structured?” “Yes, let’s say I arrive…

  Claire Maria Ford

  September 27, 2019

  adhd, Brain Break, Culture, esl, failure, family, family life, growth, growth mindset, human resources, industrial relations, leadership, personal development, productivity, responsibility, self-care, stress management, teaching, workplace wellbeing

  belief systems, beliefs, dealing with stress, emotional balance, inner well-being, mindset change, stress, stress management

• When saying good-bye is hard to do

  

  ‘There must be around ten people who have left the company lately‘, complained one of my students this week, as he went on to admit that he found it hard.   As I asked questions, his colleague joined the conversation and I could feel the turmoil, questioning and well, sadness at the state of affairs.…

  Claire Maria Ford

  September 18, 2019

  connecting, Culture, employee engagement, human resources, industrial relations, leadership, Mindfulness, productivity, responsibility, Uncategorized, workplace wellbeing

  employee departures, employee movement, quit, resignation

• ESL Mixologist: What’s the deal?

  

  I am never just teaching an English class! I am on the lookout for new insights or epiphanies I may have while talking about vocab, grammar or functional language. ESL Mixologist is all about my journey as an ESL teacher who just can’t get over the serendipitous glimpses into the parallel universe of philosophy while…

  Claire Maria Ford

  July 10, 2019

  connecting, Culture, employee engagement, esl, growth mindset, human resources, Linguistics, motivation, personal development, responsibility, teaching, Uncategorized, vocabulary;, workplace wellbeing

  connections, esl teaching, human relations, learning, life learning, life lessons