Navigating Menopause in the Workplace: Insights from Business Psychology
‘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 […]
Playing to Our Strengths
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 […]
The Importance of Rest
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 […]
Building Positive Workplace Habits
Building positive habits at work can help us to progress towards our goals and achieve our potential at work. Knowing where to start when building these positive habits is difficult, but with the right knowledge and support, we can begin to promote positive habits and reduce negative ones. What are habits? Very simply, habits are […]
Supporting the Ageing Workforce
The population in the UK is aging quickly, and therefore, so is our workforce. Today’s workplaces are multi-generational, with Gen Z’s all the way up to Baby Boomers represented. Employees in their later years offer valuable experience and expertise to companies, but in order to benefit from these advantages, it’s essential that organisations support their […]
Gen Z: Successfully managing the new kids on the clock
With a short scroll on the corporate accounts on TikTok or Instagram reels, it is easy to fall into the rabbit hole of comedic videos highlighting the differences in how different generations approach work and perform in their roles. In many of these videos, Gen Z are depicted as embodying the recent trends of ‘quiet […]
Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance
As hybrid and remote working are becoming more prevalent among employees, the lines between work and home have become harder to separate and many of us have found it difficult to maintain a good work-life balance (1). In light of this, it’s important for us to recognise the benefits of spending time away from work […]
How to Reduce the Risk of Stress and Burnout
The risk of workplace stress becoming overwhelming and leading to burnout is very real for many people, particularly in a post pandemic and agile working world. With multiple competing priorities and often not enough time or people to deliver it is perhaps unsurprising that our mental health might be impacted. In this article we explore […]
Hybrid Working is Here to Stay
A recent CIPD survey (1) reported an increase in employers supporting and already providing a day one right to request hybrid working arrangements. More than a third (37%) had seen an increase in requests for FW in the previous six months. Over half of organisations (56%) believe that it is important to provide flexible working […]
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