When does healthy pressure become unhealthy stress? June 9, 2021 I was sitting in a café recently with Mark Godson, Lead Practitioner at The Mind Clinic. We were talking about healthy and unhealthy stress over our Americanos. We’re all aware… read more »
Mindfulness meditation – the effect on the brain. May 26, 2021 ‘Those who will win the future are those who can find quiet in a noisy world,’ said Ariana Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post. By this, she means: take time to… read more »
Leadership is a Community May 19, 2021 Sometimes it’s the leader who gets the acclaim.But it’s rare that the leadership didn’t have a community behind him. Leadership is a community: a historical look. Christopher Columbus is famous… read more »
Top Ten tips for difficult days May 12, 2021 Top tips from one person who survived the difficult days of lockdown. The artist and illustrator Pranita Kochareker found lockdown difficult. ‘The helplessness and uncertainty of Covid 19 was terriffying… read more »
How to spot burnout. And what to do about it. May 5, 2021 Recent studies report that between 23–54% of workers have previously or are currently dealing with burnout. In this article we’ll dig a little deeper in to burnout: what it is… read more »
Wellbeing is no joke! April 28, 2021 Jamie Masada is a businessman – founder of the US Laugh Factory chain of comedy clubs and conscious of the importance of wellbeing. And while he likes to laugh (and… read more »
How mindful is your boss? April 14, 2021 ‘It’s obvious when there isn’t a mindful boss in the workplace’ says my friend. ‘Office relationships change, recently it’s all become much more unpleasant.’ Why? She says her boss is… read more »
Engaged and disengaged workers April 8, 2021 Is there anything to be done? We all know the differences between engaged and disengaged workers. Professor William Kahn, who coined the phrase, defined engaged workers as those who are… read more »
The hidden costs of cutting costs. March 24, 2021 I was listening to a former policeman talking about the workplace cutting costs, overtime and the effect this was having on morale.Some overtime is happy overtime – willingly taken to… read more »
I fear the worst! Is there any way out of my catastrophising? March 9, 2021 I have a terrible headache and I immediately fear the worst – ‘what if it’s a brain tumour?’ My daughter is a few minutes late from school and, again, I… read more »