Work is a constant battle against our inboxes and the true impact it is having on our productivity and mental health is shocking… By 2019 the average worker was sending and receiving 126 business emails per day, which works out about one message every four minutes. (Radicati Group Inc,…
This week we take a look at all the themes coming out as companies consider a move back to the ‘real’ office. Major companies scrap plans to cut back on offices. As remote working takes a toll and they decide what the ‘new normal’ is. Citigroup orders Zoom-free Fridays…
In March, we began the largest work-from-home experiment in history. But what impact is working from home having on productivity, collaboration and wellbeing? Well, with it now being over six months since we started working from home, the data is in. We can now see clearly what is –…
Five interesting reads for you around this interesting and changing world of work… Does your company have a long-term plan for remote work? Top companies like Facebook and Twitter have been sharing their plans. Are ideas getting harder to find? Innovation appears to be getting harder because of the…
It is still unclear as to when we will be returning to the ‘office’ – but when we do, we’ll be returning to a world of work that is very different to what we are used to. Even before Covid-19 we had been seeing much needed transformation in the…
The UK is considered to be one of the most anxious nations on earth. Here, we are going to explore exactly what anxiety is and how we can better manage the symptoms. What is anxiety? Anxiety is the fear of something bad happening. We are never anxious about anything happening…
Do you think you are an expert multi-tasker? Well think again. Multi-tasking does not work and here we explain why. You’ll soon realise that ‘single-tasking’ is the way to go. You can’t actually do it The brain is not built for multi-tasking. When you think you are multi-tasking what…
Here are five things from around the web that we just had to share with you… The confidence gap Women are still less self-assured than men. But to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence. Here’s what to do about it… How mentally strong people think It might be…
We’re ending a very hot week with five helpful and interesting things we’ve recently been reading about… How to be happy according to the most popular class at Yale Students, and the rest of us, are much more overwhelmed, stressed, anxious and depressed than we ever have been before….
April is Stress Awareness Month, so we are starting the month by sharing 5 tips and reminders to help you better manage your stress. “63% of employees find their work stressful” – Robert Half “4 in 10 employees think that stress is not handled well in their workplace” –…