The impact of stress on your mental health We have all been stressed and we will always have times in our lives when we feel stress. It is totally normal to feel stressed and have adrenaline pumping through our bodies before a performance, competition, or interview. It is also normal to have the same responses […]
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Do not expect employee engagement without these four things The expectation for employees to be actively engaged in their work 100% of the time is unrealistic, but without gauging productivity, how can companies maximise profit? How will they know if there is an opportunity to create more business? Call it wellness strategy or employee engagement,
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Job-hunting and dating – five similarities you never knew I have always said there are so many similarities between jobs and relationships. With employees spending upwards of 40 hours per week at work, it is clear how our happiness in our careers can impact us on the same level as our relationship can. What is,
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Your dream job is only a belief away Want more money? A promotion? More fulfilment? More challenge? A better boss? More support? A new role? Fewer hours? A remote job? A move abroad? ‘Oh, but the market is saturated’ ‘I have applied and am hearing nothing’ ‘I will have to take a pay cut’ ‘I
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Career tips I wish I was told So many people do work that they find boring or negative, yet do not move on due to mindset, feeling trapped by conditions or claiming ‘it is better the devil you know’. What it all actually comes down to is fear; fear of rejection, fear of putting yourself
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Set goals, change your life I have been obsessed with personal development for a long time. I have journaled since I was young and started writing goals in my teens. So how can goal setting lead to life changes? Simple, it is the first step. Well actually, it is the third step, but once you
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The damage a toxic workplace can do If you are lucky enough to have never experienced a truly toxic workplace, you will be unaware of the detrimental effect it can have on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Being surrounded by toxic people for the working day, can be as harmful as being in an
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Seven success criteria for a culture of wellness at work Leaders have a responsibility to their teams to create and uphold a positive work culture where employees feel safe, secure and supported. If the culture at your workplace is taking a turn for the worst, or is already negative or toxic, it is the duty
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Get started on the journey to your new role You have been feeling uninspired by work for a while now and feel it is time for a change. Perhaps you have been out of work for a while and it is time to dust off your CV and get back out there. Or perhaps, you
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Want to change careers but do not know where to start? Start here. ‘I have trained as a nurse/ teacher/ architect, I do not know what other jobs are out there’ ‘I have been out of work for so long for family reasons, how do I get back into the workplace?’ ‘I have no interest
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Burnout – 7 causes of burnout in the workplace Picture the scenario: you are in a job that you do not really enjoy and you find the work uninteresting and monotonous. You count down the hours until work is over, have no one to chat to at work that you like and have serious Sunday
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Each job is a lesson or a blessing – even the bad ones. I am a firm believer in the saying ‘what is for you won’t go by you’ and really believe that everyone we meet, each opportunity we are given and everything that happens, is for a reason – that reason being to teach
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