At most workplaces, the phrase ‘happiness at work’ induces eye rolls. But why should it? The average person spends one-third of their life at work — in quantifiable terms, that’s an average of 90,000 hours. And it shouldn’t be a controversial statement to say that we must not spend 90,000 hours of our life unhappy....

We’ve always thought we were on to something with our holistic approach – putting human beings first, and considering the many different moving parts of their lives in the coaching they receive. Human First in Business is that approach fleshed out and nailed down. Our attempt at mapping the unmappable. Being able to say, once...

About the author: Valentina Passoni is a Coaching Pracice Lead at Sanctus. She is a creative at heart who loves to blend coaching with lateral thinking approaches, helping clients to think outside the box. She’s trained in Co-Active Coaching – CPCC, ORSC, Leadership Circle Profile and is an accredited PCC with the International Coaching Federation....

We see the people we coach as full, complex human beings and consider the impact every area of their life has on them. For more, here's an exclusive look at the Sanctus Coaching methodology.

A conversation with Sanctus Coach Dr. Albert Viljoen about what makes a professional relationship tick and how to repair a damaged one.

Feedback is vitally important and extremely useful. But only 26% of the feedback people receive is effective. So what are we doing wrong?

Recently I sat down with our Coaching Practice Lead Dr. Albert Viljoen for a chat about professional relationships. What makes them work? What can you do when one breaks down? And how important are they in the grand scheme of running a business? You can read the full conversation here. One of our biggest blindspots,...

“Bring your whole self to work.” This is a phrase I’ve said and heard so many times over the last five years.  It’s something I said to colleagues at Sanctus and it’s something I heard many businesses (and our partners) share with their own teams.  It’s an aspiration. An aspiration for a certain type of...

We spend an awful lot of time at work. Most of us, the bulk of our waking hours. And when we’re happy there, chances are we’ll be happy in other areas of our lives too. There’s studies that back this up and it’s been observed that happy people are typically more engaged, productive, and creative....

Here are several practical examples of day to day behaviours to build into your business that support an environment of true compassion and care.