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…
Rambutan are honoured to be supporting NHS Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in bringing to life their Civility Saves Lives programme. The Civility Saves Lives programme is part of a wider cultural change programme which aims to identify and reduce unprofessional/unproductive behaviour across the NHS. The campaign has highlighted that disrespect and rudeness…
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…
Rebecca reflects on the true meaning of listening and how being still may be the best answer. Early in my career, I learned about body language during a management development course. I was taught about mirroring the other person’s actions and nodding along whilst they were talking. However, I didn’t truly understand listening until my…
Emma and Ellie reflect on celebrating success and the importance of micro-moments. Recently we were surprised by our bunch colleagues with a remix of ‘Happy Birthday’ to celebrate our one-year work anniversary at Rambutan, alongside a cupcake or two! This gesture reminded us of a talk we attended at a recent CIPD (Chartered Institute of…
Chris has been chatting about what self-coaching means to him. For me, self-coaching is developing the information you have inside of you, right here, right now, to tackle the task at hand. Several years ago, I was due to travel to a swimming competition in Wales. Even when I booked it into the diary, I…
Rebecca discusses how social influences can affect your behaviours. At Rambutan, we’re fascinated by people’s behaviours. Our ‘Why people do what they do’ model focuses on personal and cultural factors that influence the way we behave; social influences are one such cultural factor. Most people unconsciously adapt their behaviour to fit their social norms. The…
Emma and Ellie reflect on their learnings and experiences during their first year at Rambutan. We’ve now been part of the bunch for a year. What a year it’s been! This time last year, we’d just opened our A-Level results and the first door had opened for us into the world of work. This year…
Bijal reflects on her relationship with Rambutan, as she’s now officially part of the bunch. Many years ago, I joined a friend on a night out with my new boyfriend. We were asked if we were ‘Facebook official’, which greatly amused him! We’d never heard that term before, but apparently, relationship stages can be measured…