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
How To Guarantee Engagement In Workplace Wellbeing
We have started to see the insights come in from across the world about the impact COVID has had and continues to have on our health and wellbeing. According to a recent survey by Perkbox, emotional health has been hit the hardest with 58% of people feeling the negative ramifications
Rise Well @ Home
I was in two minds whether to develop this new product because I was acutely aware of many businesses making cuts, furloughing people and quite frankly trying to survive as well as the other businesses who are lucky enough to be trading as normal or those who are resilient enough
Why it has taken a global pandemic to get people talking about their feelings
I have been heartened by the increase in people talking about their feelings over the past month or so of lockdown. Business conversations have been open, honest and become the norm. Notably, more men have opened up about how they are feeling than I have ever witnessed before, which is
4 DAY WORKING WEEK ANYONE?
Located in the bustling city of Auckland, New Zealand, is a financial services company called Perpetual Guardian. This is no ordinary financial services company in a busy city, this is a company who’s Founder and CEO has taken a bold step into the Future of Work. Last year Perpetual Guardian trialled
Money, Money, Money
Some might bury their head in the sand when the topic comes up. Some may not have given it a second thought. Some don’t even flinch and feel very comfortable discussing it. And others might think about it all the time and feel it is a major stressor in their
This Is Me- Employees open up to their colleagues on their personal experiences with mental health
I have just come out of one of the most heart-warming wellness workshops I have ever been to in the workplace, designed to begin to change the tide on the stigma associated with mental health. My former employer, global recruitment firm the SR Group, asked me to come back and chair
Mindful Morning Series- The Power of the Breath
This morning the clients of leading global HR recruitment firm Frazer Jones were invited to a ‘Breath Revolution’ experience as part of a ‘Mindful Morning’ Series I have developed for the business. As guests arrived at 8am, they walked into an oasis of calm. Escaping the rush hour, clients enjoyed the
Massages and cuddles fight disease
Cuddles I love a cuddle, like really love a cuddle. I didn’t really think anything of it until my husband started teasing me about the amounts of cuddles I request on a regular (tri-daily) basis. I must have subconsciously developed it from my mum, who is always getting in a cuddle
Stress Month Every Month
April is Stress Awareness Month but we all know too well that it feels like stress month every month. Our stressful, fast-paced lives causes adrenaline and cortisol to surge and course through our bodies all day long, which left unaddressed can have devastating consequences. In the short-term you will start to