Craig discusses how important empowerment is to improving leadership. As a leader, I believe one of the most powerful things you can do is empower your people. I know this isn’t a groundbreaking concept, but I believe it’s incredibly important. Empowerment not only has benefits for your people, customers and organisation, but also for engagement,…
DetailsChris was musing on the up-and-coming Positive Thinking Day and what that means to him. For me, it’s a reminder of how having a positive mindset is so powerful. It’s about looking at the glass half full as opposed to half empty. I’m a massive believer that the brain is a great problem-solving tool, but…
DetailsSue was contemplates the phrase ‘never give up’ and what it means to her. As an older woman, my self-talk over the decades has regularly included the mantra ‘never give up’. In fact, I’ve even considered having it engraved on my headstone! Growing up in the 1980s, I believed I was an independent woman, a…
DetailsWhen you’re on a train do you look at the scenery, or spend the time on your devices? Emma reflects on her recent train journey, and the amount of time she spent on her phone. A few weeks ago, I travelled on the train to Manchester (for a much-needed weekend away!). The journey was three…
DetailsRebecca considers how environmental factors within our unique ‘Why people do what they do model’ may impact your behaviours. Our ‘Why people do what they do’ 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…
DetailsCan a massively important subject be simplified into a single question? Some very, very important conversations have started to shape the debate about organisational design and people policy over the last few years. Diversity and inclusion as a subject has thankfully passed the ‘buzzword and tick-box’ phase in most organisations as the value (commercial and…
DetailsCraig reflects on Learning at Work Week (16-22 May) and what lifelong learning means to him. Whilst I was young, especially at school, learning could sometimes feel like a chore. It’s something I had to do five days a week. I found learning much more fun when I was trying to improve my hobbies or…
DetailsTracy enjoys a bit of success with the rest of the Harborough Band and reflects on what it takes to keep in time with others, in and out of the band room. The stage lights were beating down as I raised my cornet. We all anticipated the coming cue from our director. The auditorium was…
DetailsIn our occasional interview series with Craig, we’re chatting today about why Rambutan is unique. Why is Rambutan so different? There are some amazingly brilliant consultancies out there, but I believe one of the things that makes us so different is who we are as people. When we first started Rambutan, we focused on how…
DetailsSue was contemplating how much we crave instant gratification these days above the long hard slog of ‘practice makes perfect’. When I was a young child, I was fortunate enough to be offered the chance to learn to read music and play an instrument; both the piano and the flute actually. I’m not sure at…
DetailsRebecca and Emma were discussing how emotional intelligence can save lives! Emotional intelligence is often labelled as being kind and caring to others, but it’s also about the ability to understand when your emotions are changing and how to be in control of them. Someone with emotional intelligence should be able to stop themselves before…
DetailsCraig wanted to share a few personal tips that have helped him regain control of his life when he felt that things were slipping out of control all around him. There’s lots of changes affecting us at the moment, both in our personal lives as we enter a post-COVID environment, and in the wider world…
DetailsReflecting on International Women’s Day, Craig asked Tracy a few questions about what it means to her. Here are some highlights: What is International Women’s Day? To me, International Women’s Day is a day in which we can all reflect upon not only the recent contributions that women have made to the arts, technology and…
DetailsRebecca was reflecting on her first few months as a consultant at Rambutan. I’ve been part of Rambutan for four months now and what a wonderful journey I’ve travelled on. I love seeing the positive impact I have on people. This is one of the main reasons I joined Rambutan. So far, my Rambutan highlights…
DetailsCraig chats about what International Stand up to Bullying Day means to him. Stand up to Bullying is a topic immensely close to my heart. For much of my school life, I was bullied and this had a lasting impact on me as I grew older. I made the decision that I didn’t want anybody…
DetailsAs part of National Apprenticeship Week, Ellie and Emma have been reflecting on their first six months as apprentices at Rambutan… This week is National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February), a great opportunity to celebrate and highlight the importance of apprentices. This year’s focus is ‘building the future’, which not only looks at the value gained…
DetailsDavid and Sue were discussing how you can build a small city out of the number of books published on leadership. If you google the word leadership, you get 3,840,000,000 results in an instant. There’s a lot of opinions out there and numerous people searching for the right way, the one way, the most effective…
DetailsSue was contemplating that it took her a long time to learn to fail; to have the confidence and belief to experiment, fail, and experiment again. Whether it’s at work or at home, problems and issues sometimes arise. I try to solve the issue but it’s taken me a while in life to learn that…
DetailsEmma reflects on the new year and the time for resolutions. January is seen as the time for resolutions, meaning a promise to ourselves, whether that be to do or not do something. For many, this may be in their personal life, for instance, to eat less chocolate or to do more exercise (I won’t…
DetailsEmma reflects on her thoughts about leadership. I’ve been reflecting on International leadership week, which took place from 22-27 November. The purpose of this week was to ‘inspire great leadership, everywhere’. This caused me to think about what it really means to be a leader. The dictionary definition of leadership states that there are certain…
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