
Should you be making the most of National Unfriend Day?
Today’s National Unfriend Day may sound like a gimmick, but it brings to the fore real issues about self-esteem, says Julian Hall, founder of Derby-based Calm…
Julian Hall is Director and Founder of Calm People, experts in emotional resilience, stress, conflict and anger management. 20 years experience working in challenging corporate environments and dealing with change programmes, Julian uses his knowledge to support organisations and employees to take advantage of increasingly changing and moving business environments.

Today’s National Unfriend Day may sound like a gimmick, but it brings to the fore real issues about self-esteem, says Julian Hall, founder of Derby-based Calm…

Stress is key for our survival. It is the vital warning system that helps us respond to perceived threats.

As a society we can be somewhat obsessive in our pursuit of happiness. A Google search for “happiness” yields in the order of 152 million results.

Britain is basking in post Olympic games glory. The best medal haul for 108 years and tables are being produced showing our world standing for medals…

In the next in this series of articles prompted by the referendum result and our reactions to it, I urge us to acknowledge our fear based…

My earlier article (The Referendum Result - What’s your drug….. fear…. anger….. smugness?) drew plenty of comment. Some supportive of the point of view I made…

As I write this we, Great Britain, is currently in the following situation.

What the EU Referendum result means for the UK only time will really tell. What is clear to me is that we have been given choice,…

Job titles have moved on a lot from simple descriptions of basic skills sets and products delivered. Once upon a time brewers brewed and were often…

As Calm People’s clients have grown both in number and in size we are increasingly in discussions with, and considering the implications of, large scale delivery…

BM Columnist Julian Hall takes an irreverent look at human behaviours under stress and explains why, in reality, it’s no joke.

Have you ever used the ‘F’ work at work? Being able to express yourself at work and truly say how you feel has become more challenging.…

Calm People Director Julian Hall challenges business leaders to take responsibility for their happiness and not expect that a successful business is all it takes.

I have been developing a new collaborative project in the last 6 months. During the research and development stage this project caused me to examine leadership.…

As a race we are the product of millions of years of evolution which has an impact upon our present day behaviour. When we are sitting…