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Reaching our potential is much more likely when we’re able to work with colleagues who want to collaborate with us, and who feel free to offer challenge and new thinking.

Here are four ways to better nurture our workplace relationships:

Get closer to your colleagues In a keenness to show our value, we could inadvertently isolate ourselves from our colleagues. Here are four ways to better nurture…

To better nurture our colleague-relationships, we should set out to be an , not a hero.

Interacting with the implicit aim of pursuing heroic status will likely alienate those we need the most. Instead, we should strive to inspire action through & .

Find the space to reflect on your own back-story - the journey and influences that got you here - and remind yourself what matters most to you and what makes you feel alive.

Carry out periodic checks of ‘who you are’ versus ‘who you are having to be’. Getting further away from the authentic you is a sign you should slow down and reach-out for guidance from those you’re closest to.

Commit to treating your wellbeing needs as ever-present, not just something to ‘fix’ in times of distress or overload, and embrace these needs in your everyday decision-making.

Creative criticism cuts deep.

While most of us want others to value our contributions on points of process or technical detail, summoning our creative-selves is a much more emotional experience - it is something that feels very personal to us.

So when collaborating with colleagues, be sure to make a point of embracing any creative input that comes your way, and help to nurture those ideas as best you can.

Better still, resist the temptation to take control in order to ‘get it done’. Instead, give your colleagues the autonomy they need to fully immerse themselves in their without feeling shackled or undermined.

And remember, it’s often just a single creative spark on a project or pitch that inspires clients to want to engage further.

Getting the focused-attention of prospective clients is a precious opportunity. can help us be remembered:

Remembered, not forgotten Despite our best endeavours, prospective clients can remain elusive and our efforts can be seemingly forgotten. Storytelling could be the answer…

At a time of year when many of us are goal-setting, it’s important to also think about what we’re going to do over the next 12 months to support our own wellbeing.

These 3 -focused goals might help:

Work-life rebalancing Practice self-care by setting yourself mindfulness goals…

If you want to stand up in front of others and action, you should aim for your audience to be quietly convinced of your credentials, but absolutely blown away by your belief in the of what you're talking about.

With a carefully defined remit, a guest appearance can help challenge the status quo and take your meetings on a deeper dive:

Shake up: your team meetings Team meetings should support the spark and exchange of ideas. Here are three things you can do to keep the inspiration flowing…

The emotional lows of the creative journey can be so overwhelming that we needlessly abandon many a good idea. But often, all we need is a little help and reassurance to get us moving again:

Hitting rock bottom when you’re trying to create The emotional lows of the creative journey can be overwhelming. But often all we need is a little help to get us moving again…