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Understanding Team Politics

Office politics often gets a bad reputation, but it is an inevitable part of work. Whether you are in a corporate environment, a Not-For-Profit or small family business, political dynamics will be at play. Learning to navigate these dynamics ethically can not only...

Choosing the Right Aide de MD Training Program

Combined with strategic work at the top end of businesses, we provide programs to guide and elevate individuals to get the best out of their careers. If they’re happy and productive, your business benefits through increased profit and career paths. At Aide de MD, our...

Are you “entitled” to work remotely?

A highly topical subject currently with many opinions and perspectives, but I think there is one key point often overlooked. I often hear: From the employee who prefers remote work 1. Gives me work life balance 2. Allows me to drop my children to school 3. I don’t...

Illness + Risk Mitigation

What do you do when you're unable to attend meetings due to illness? Write blogs, or newsletters, use my mind. Or that’s how I try to handle it. Earlier this year I came down with COVID at the beginning of a two week sprint for which we had been preparing for over 2...

Virtual Roundtable with James Griffin MP

Watch the first interview from Aide de MD's Virtual Roundtable series with an insightful leader. Local MP James Griffin accepted our invitation and explored Tackling Difficult Situations with our MD Charlotte Rimmer.

Can leaders take a break? Should they? How?

As a business leader, planning a sabbatical involves understanding the underlying reasons and impact. In the fast-paced world of business, the concept of taking a sabbatical might seem counterintuitive. However, there are compelling reasons why business leaders should...

Mindset Shift – Be honest, what are you thinking?

In our work lives, how we think really matters. Looking back, I've noticed how my attitude towards mornings shifted over the years. From hiding under the covers in my 20s to eagerly starting the day with yoga or a swim now, my mindset plays a big role not just in my...

WOW – Ways of Working: A Case Study by Andrew Gemmell

Resilience has become a pervasive word in recent years, finding its way into conversations about various challenges such as Covid and inter-generational perceptions. It is a nuanced quality in humans, and its development involves input from numerous domains. Amidst...