From how to get the most from our services, to news on how human development is changing.

Why now is the perfect time for appreciation As we emerge, blinking into the June sun, it’s worth taking time to focus on appreciation. Many of us have struggled with lockdown, distance from friends and family, even illness and loss in the last year. Appreciation could be just what we all need to start to […]

Do you spend most of your waking hours wading through your to do lists and never feeling entirely satisfied that you have completed every task? Dr Alan Watkins‘ 4D Leadership can help So many of us are busy doing all the time, it’s hardly surprising that we give little thought to the being and relating aspects […]

When we think of hunger we naturally think about the absence of food and the 2 billion people on our planet who are starving. But we should also include the additional 2 billion people who are over fed and undernourished because they live in poverty. They live in what are called ‘food deserts’, where the […]

The Star Wars franchise was born 44 years ago when a simple young farm boy got a magic sword from an old wizard so he could defeat evil, rescue a princess, and save the world. George Lucas can’t have been the first person to have this idea. Many children create similar narratives. Although, the details […]

If ever there were ever a wicked problem, it’s climate change. All wicked problems have multiple dimensions, multiple causes, multiple stakeholders, multiple solutions and are always evolving. While the problem of climate change may not be new, it is certainly receiving renewed focus right now. President Biden has recently issued new executive orders, and appointed […]

Remote working has become so pervasive for many of us over the last year that we’ve almost forgotten what it’s like to be in a shared workspace. For some, the benefits of no commuting and more personal space have been welcome. For others, the continuous Zoom or Teams meetings and lack of face-to-face contact have […]

The 166th men’s and 75th women’s’ Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race this Sunday April 4th, relocated to the River Ouse at Ely, should be of interest to anyone who cares about emotions and human performance. Rowing must be the commonest sporting metaphor used in organisations to clarify what exceptional teamwork looks like. In these days […]

What is a team journey and why does it work? Complete runs Team Journeys for many major organisations and you can read case studies of the performance impact for both senior teams and the whole organisation, but this week we take a step back to find out what exactly a team journey is. To answer […]

We are in the paradoxical position where everyone recognises how important innovation is, but no one agrees what it is or what successful innovation actually looks like. Just about everyone thinks it’s important. And everyone mentions innovation as one of the few ways to counter economic bad weather, create competitive advantage and drive growth. Innovation […]

This week marks the anniversary of the launch of The HR (R)Evolution: Change the Workplace, Change the World by Dr Alan Watkins and Nick Dalton. The late February London launch party was a sociable affair and although there was some talk of the coronavirus outbreak, there was much more discussion of whether HR could become […]

We’re a year into the coronavirus outbreak in the UK and we’re now entering the next phase of our response. The route out of lockdown has been outlined and the vaccination programme is offering some light. How have you managed? How hard has it been for you? We’re not just talking materially, but also emotionally […]

Deep into Lockdown 2.0 and we hear from many friends and colleagues that this time it’s harder than before. It could be that the novelty of the ‘all in it together’ situation has worn off, it’s been longer since we had a good get together with others, the weather isn’t as good or we’re struggling […]

Complete can deliver all its services virtually to accommodate new ways of working. We also have recordings of free Coping with COVID webinars to support you as you manage responses to the coronavirus crisis.

In this time of crisis, our mental health has been receiving deserved attention – and not just because it’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Even before COVID-19, many of us were burning the candle at both ends to keep up with the increasing pressures, expectations and pace of modern life.  Like the metaphorical swan, we may […]