The days when success was measured by the number of hours spent in the office are long gone. Modern workplaces recognise the importance of prioritising employee wellbeing to foster a positive work culture and drive sustainable performance. Managers play a pivotal role in creating a healthy environment where work-life…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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 –…

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” –…

Here are 5 interesting and insightful pieces we had to share with you from the world of employee performance and wellbeing. The secret to winning an argument There’s a lack of training and knowledge in how to deal with disagreements effectively and constructively. This article shares some great tips….