Tag: Wellbeing
Remote work has greatly enhanced flexibility and work-life balance, with 80% of employees valuing these benefits. However, 41% of managers’ report difficulties in managing team wellbeing and performance in a remote setting. While remote work offers significant advantages, addressing mental health is crucial to maintaining both personal wellbeing and team success.
Mental Health Challenges at All...
Time to Think: How Slowing Down Can Boost Your Productivity
In the modern world of work, the pressure to deliver results swiftly can often lead to a compromise on the quality of our work. The paradox is that in our race to be efficient, we may actually be doing the opposite: producing lower-quality work and burning ourselves out. The key to reversing this trend? Slowing down. According to Nancy Kline’s groundbreaking work in “Time to Think,”...
The Positive Connection Between Servant Leadership and Employee Well-Being
In today’s competitive business environment, organisations increasingly recognise the importance of employee well-being. A healthy, engaged workforce contributes to productivity, innovation, and overall organisational success. Servant leadership, which uniquely combines the motivation to lead with a strong conviction to serve, has gained prominence in recent years. It emphasises the well-being and...
From the Top Down: How Stressed Leaders Impact Teams and Organisations
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...
Wellbeing in Winter: A Manager’s Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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...
Our 5 Pillars For Perpetuating Organisational Success
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
‘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...
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 seem, resting and unplugging is vital to your wellbeing.
What defines rest?
Individually, we...
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 ageing workforce.
The Office for National...