Craig chats about how he’s daring with his learning. Learning is an important topic to me. I love it. It’s what I do! I’m always making an effort to find new skills I can develop and new things to try, to keep pushing to be my best self. I attempt to be daring. Instead of…
Chris considers how escapism versus recovery is different in business compared to sport. I’m a massive fan of recovery rather than escapism, however, I saw a huge difference in how it’s portrayed when I progressed from sport to business. I found that, compared to sport, there’s much less reflection in business. In sport, we reflect…
David chats about how he uses goals to create his future. This year’s Learning at Work Week is based on the theme ‘Create the future’. Having a week dedicated to learning is a great reminder of the importance of learning. But I believe it should be taken in the spirit that it’s there to remind…
Rebecca discusses how a detox retreat resonated with her. After a busy few months, I sat in the sun at the weekend and reflected on the benefit of slowing things down, and how sometimes it can help you go faster and further. This wasn’t a new thought. The upside of winding down or even unplugging…
Bijal reflects on the benefits she’s experienced working part-time. I work part-time for Rambutan. During the rest of my time, I run a community newspaper and an environmental organisation. I also tutor A-level physics and volunteer for the Scouts… I like to keep myself busy! I’m often asked how I manage to juggle so much.…
Chris is fascinated by the power of consistency. There’s a great quote by Harvey Mackay; “If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.” I believe the power of consistency relates directly to positively building habits that influence our behaviour. Consistency builds momentum. And once you have momentum,…
David chats about how to combat the feeling of being overwhelmed. The feeling of being overwhelmed is something people have been experiencing more of since COVID rocked our world of work. It’s certainly (and thankfully) talked about a lot more too! Ellie and I recently designed and delivered a webinar on psychological safety for the…
Chris believes that changing the language we use can help reframe our imposter feelings. People talk about imposter syndrome like it’s common language, but it’s a very personal feeling. For me, it’s when I suddenly feel like the least qualified person in the room, or it starts to sink in that I don’t feel fully…
Craig discusses how his purpose has shaped his life. At Rambutan, ‘Why people do what they do’ is our behavioural drivers model which delves into both the cultural and personal factors that impact behaviour. One of these personal factors is purpose, which is all about why you exist and what you want to achieve. A…
Imogen chats about her journey from graduating and working at a garden centre, to graphic designing at Rambutan. I spent the last five years studying Graphic Design. I studied at Leicester College and joined their two-year foundation degree in Graphic Design and E-media. I then decided to enhance my qualifications and completed an honours degree…
David and Bijal chat about how our capability impacts our behaviour. Our ‘Why people do what they do’ behavioural model shows the personal and cultural factors that may impact your behaviour. At Rambutan, we believe these factors push, pull and shove you into behaving in certain ways, in different situations. Capability, one of the personal…
Ellie and Emma reflect on the benefits of their apprenticeship meetup. Back in November 2022, we held a meetup for ourselves and apprentices from other organisations, to learn from each other, create a network of like-minded people and develop new skills. At Rambutan, we believe it’s essential to build genuine, trusting relationships; so we ensured…
Chris chats about stress awareness. Stress is essentially how we react when we feel under pressure or threatened. Just saying ‘stress awareness’ can automatically make you edgy. Words have power. There’s a side of our brain that’s constantly looking for ways to help us survive and it’s great that it can identify potential threats. However,…
Bindiya, our newest bunch member, shares her experience of starting work at Rambutan. For the last five years, I’ve been a stay-at-home mum raising my two amazing daughters and spending as much time as possible with them. When people say, ‘how time flies’, they’re not wrong. I wanted to cherish every moment I could because…
World Kindness Day prompted Chris to remember a few times he’s experienced kindness. In my swimming years, I spent a lot of time on the road. Over 25 weeks of most years, for a decade, was spent out of the country travelling. Whether that be Europe, the Americas, or Africa, I’d always come home with…
Bijal looks back on International Youth Day and reflects on what this means to her. I find that people can sometimes become confused between demographic age categories and generations. We often use the terms interchangeably. We all progress through the age bands, where key milestones happen. In your 20s these may be obtaining a mortgage…
Craig discusses what makes an effective team. If you look for the definition of an effective team, people will give you different answers. For me, I believe an effective team is where: • people feel engaged, confident and competent with their work • people build meaningful relationships with each other, and conversations about home, hobbies…
David discusses how beliefs impact behaviour and how he overcomes negative self-belief. What are beliefs? When I talk about beliefs, I’m referring to things that we, as individuals, hold to be true. The amazing thing about beliefs is that our brain processes them as ‘entirely true’, even if they aren’t. There are pros and cons…
Emma reflects on International Boss’s Day and what it means to be a boss. My first real boss was when I started at Rambutan. Before that, I’d only worked part-time as a waitress, so I didn’t know what a true boss was like. I started contemplating what others believe a boss should be, so I…
Chris has been contemplating how you can take ownership of your role and encourage your people to take ownership of theirs. The vast majority of people want to do an amazing job at work and showcase their best self. As leaders, we need to create the space and remove any roadblocks for that ownership to…