Author: Maria Moneva

From the Top Down: How Stressed Leaders Impact Teams and Organisations

Written on 24th April 2024. Posted in News, News & Views.

In today’s fast-paced professional landscape, the role of leadership is crucial in navigating challenges and steering teams towards success. However, the pressure of leadership can often lead to stress, with 41% of senior leaders feeling stressed and 36% feeling exhausted. This impacts the wellbeing of the leader, but also trickles down into all levels of the organisation. The Domino Effect...

Sleeping for success: The links between sleep, performance and wellbeing

Written on 27th March 2024. Posted in News.

We spend around 1/3 of our lives asleep, which for the average person translates into 9,733 days or 233,600 hours. This may seem like a big proportion of our lives that we “lose”, however quality and quantity of sleep directly affects the remaining 2/3 of our time that we are conscious. Quality vs Quantity When considering whether we our current sleep patterns are healthy, it’s important to differentiate...

Managing Uncertainty and Change in the Workplace

Written on 28th February 2024. Posted in News.

Managing Uncertainty and Change in the Workplace During periods of change, it’s normal for feelings of uncertainty to manifest in the workplace. In the last few years, the working world has had to continuously adapt in response to significant challenges; such as COVID-19, staff shortages, the socioeconomic climate and the development of technologies that redefine the ways we work. Adapting to these...

Wellbeing in Winter: A Manager’s Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Written on 30th January 2024. Posted in News.

As the short days and gloomy weather continue, professionals in the UK and across the northern hemisphere face the annual challenge of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), with 1 in 15 people in the UK affected by it. In this article, we’ll explore the effects of SAD on workplace performance and provide insights on how managers can support their teams during the winter months. What is SAD? SAD...

Employee recognition is not just a courtesy; it’s a necessity

Written on 20th December 2023. Posted in News.

In the modern workplace, the importance of employee recognition cannot be overstressed. In a world marked by continual change and evolving workplace dynamics, acknowledging and appreciating your team’s efforts is not just a courtesy; it’s a strategic necessity. Unleashing Potential Through Recognition Recognition is about highlighting and reinforcing the genuinely positive behaviours...

Our 5 Pillars For Perpetuating Organisational Success

Written on 29th November 2023. Posted in News.

As Business Psychologists, our 5 pillars for perpetuating organisational success provide a foundation for us to leverage our expertise in and experience of behavioural science to deliver evidence-based solutions for key challenges facing organisations, enabling positive and high-performing working environments. Our 5 pillars are: Performance Without high-level performance, success will remain a...

Navigating Menopause in the Workplace: Insights from Business Psychology

Written on 25th October 2023. Posted in News.

‘I can literally pinpoint the first moment when I think my perimenopausal (menopause) symptoms started. It’s a little bit like when a huge famous event happens, you know like the death of Princess Diana or Barack Obama becoming President of the United States. I just remember exactly where I was, what I was doing, what I was wearing, what my hair was like. Everything about that moment. I was 44 when...

Playing to Our Strengths

Written on 27th September 2023. Posted in News.

Strengths are defined as things that we are good at, but that we also enjoy doing. People who use their strengths report higher levels of wellbeing, motivation, career success and self-confidence and lower levels of stress. Crucially for organisations, research has shown that using strengths-based approaches brings commercial success, higher customer engagement, higher staff engagement and retention. Strengths...

The Importance of Rest

Written on 30th August 2023. Posted in News.

The weather might be deceiving, but it’s summer here in the UK. The summer period is typically associated with holidays – an opportunity for people to rest and reset before returning to work. Whilst going on holiday may be a luxury, taking the time to rest is a necessity. Regardless of how busy life may seem, resting and unplugging is vital to your wellbeing. What defines rest? Individually, we...