Self management

From lone wolf to inclusive leadership (Act I)

Let's meet Stefano in this and the next two articles and see how he succeeds in adopting an inclusive management style ...

Managers and burnout – put your own oxygen mask on first!

One of the new trends observed in the Ombud’s Office in 2022 was supervisors feeling a lack of support.

No, don’t do anything!

In 2022, less than 11% of visitors authorised the Ombud to take action. Mostly for fear of negative consequences. Why?

CERN’s psychologists are here for you

The consultation of a psychologist is often perceived by the colleagues I receive as a step too difficult to take. These prejudices are outdated and here is why.

A brain-friendly approach to providing feedback

In this article, I would like to offer another perspective on providing feedback, using neuroscience lessons on how the brain reacts to it

Mutual learning: let’s give it a chance in 2023!

As 2023 starts, let me wish you all a great year and assure you all of my support!  I’d like to share with you how, by choosing to operate in our team, group, section, etc., from a mutual learning mindset, each of us can enhance collaboration and, just as importantly, b

Let’s make the most of the end-of-year break

As the year draws to a close, many of us will be thinking about the good and the not so good developments of the last 12 months – in both our private and our professional lives.

The harm that misunderstandings can cause

The origin of the word “misunderstanding” is clear: it combines the prefix “mis-”, meaning badly or wrongly, with the noun “understanding”. So a misunderstanding is when something has been understood wrongly. 

Quiet quitting

Although I am very much aware of inter-generational differences, I had not realised how the millennial and Gen Z attitude to work could be, in general, so different from the mindset of Baby Boomers (my generation).

Coping with pervasive anxiety

Thursday, 28 July was Earth Overshoot Day – the date when humanity has consumed all the resources that the earth can sustainably produce for the entire year. When we are faced with this anxiety-inducing reality day after day, it’s easy to let ourselves be influenced and