It can be a significant management challenge to maintain a healthy and happy team, especially in a semi-virtual ‘new normal’. Here are five considerations for managers to help foster employee wellbeing: 1. Mental health issues are prevalent. – One in six employees experience mental ill health in the…
In nearly every aspect of business, it is the manager that makes the biggest difference to performance. They play a singular role in the life and work of an employee. In fact, a research survey from Gallup shows that the quality of a manager accounts for 70% of the…
We need to reverse the misconception that failure is bad. Failure brings with it many lessons and provides opportunities for growth and development. It’s also impossible to innovate without sometimes failing along the way. Lesson #1 – Failure brings knowledge Failure teaches us things. Thomas Edison famously failed nearly 1,000…
At Realise, we know that managers face a new raft of challenges since we have begun to live with the changes wrought by the global pandemic. Here you’ll find practical advice on how to troubleshoot some of the unique demands managers are now tackling in this new hybrid/remote working…
Did you know: Women leaders are 2x as likely as men leaders to be mistaken for someone more junior? For every 100 men who are promoted from entry level to manager, only 87 women are promoted, and only 82 women of colour are promoted? 43% of women leaders are…
Do you feel like your working days are draining but still somehow unproductive? We can spend many wasted hours trying to tick things off our to do lists but never achieve everything we want to. Luckily, there are some simple tools we can use to help us get the most…
Stress levels and burnout continue to rise, with some new data highlighting the crisis: 84% – Of workers reported at least one mental health challenge over the last year. (Lyra Health) 66% – The increase in common mental health conditions since the pandemic worldwide. (World Health Organisation, 2022) 61% – Of employees…
Modern life is taking away our ability to focus. Technology is fragmenting our time and concentration. With this, our productivity – alongside our cognitive and mental health – is being eroded. The below facts will help you take stock of the cost of these distractions. Through improving our concentration, we…
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…
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…