5 steps to planning an intentional & healthy January, one day at a time
If you were one of the millions of people feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and quite frankly “over 2020” by the end of last year, then the recent Christmas holiday season was probably a welcome break which hopefully allowed you some time to switch off and relax. Today is the first day back
A workplace wellbeing conversation with… Alex Hyde- Director at BIE Executive, an executive search firm
How are you feeling today on a scale of 1-10 and why? Today I’m a 7/10 and can be confident when answering that question! I use a mental health tracking tool called Form which I try to use every day before work to find out where I am at that
How are you, really?
The pandemic has exposed our global mental health crisis more than ever. For some people it has alleviated stressors around commuting, lack of time or distraction in the office for example, but for others it has exacerbated existing stressors or created new ones. The trouble with mental health is that it
How Workplaces Can Do Their Part To Support Employees & Their Families During The UK’s Growing Addiction Crisis
This week it has been widely documented in the news about the rise in alcohol consumption since the start of lockdown. The number of “high risk” drinkers has nearly doubled to 8.4 million since lockdown began as well as thousands more have sought help for addiction to opiates according to
Five tips on how to recruit & manage a team of wellbeing champions in your organisation
As discussed in last week’s blog, we now have evidence from studies supporting what we have observed time and again, that internal wellbeing champions/advocates/heroes driving the wellbeing agenda will result in a much higher rate of engagement, productivity and ultimately reduce stress and burnout. There are many things to consider when