Employee self care
Ways to spread happiness at work
Why Spreading Happiness At Work Matters? Spreading happiness at work can have a positive impact on employee morale, productivity, and overall job satisfaction. When employees are ...
Eating disorders in the workplace
What is a eating disorder? An eating disorder is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake. Examples ...
Employee Wellbeing
Psychological Safety at Work
What is psychological safety? Psychological safety is a term used to describe an environment in which people feel comfortable being themselves, expressing their thoughts and ...
Employee self care
Overcoming your Inner Critic and Imposter Syndrome at Work
Everyone experiences self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy from time to time, but for some, these feelings of impostor syndrome and a critical inner voice can be persistent and ...
Employee Wellbeing
5 Tips for a Better Leadership
Effective leadership is critical for the success of any organization. It involves inspiring and guiding others toward a shared vision, and it requires a range of skills and ...
Beating January Blues at Work: 5 Methods for Coping
Winter can be a challenging season for a lot of us. The decreased exposure to sunlight affects many of us in negative ways and leads to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). You ...
How to Retain Valuable Employees: Successful Employee Retention Strategies
Employee retention is a very common challenge among managers. Companies faced with high employee turnover are in search of successful employee retention strategies. The Great ...
4 tips on coping with holiday-related anxiety and depression
Holidays are considered the best time of the year. Full of joy and happiness. Everything in popular culture dictates that we should feel grateful during the holiday season. Enjoy ...
financial
How can budgeting benefit your mental health?
There is no mental wellbeing without financial security. It goes without saying that mental wellbeing and financial stress are intrinsically linked. Although debt or poor finances ...
Employee Wellbeing
How to Manage Neurodiversity in the Workplace
All workplaces are unique in their own way. The people and employees who are part of them bring their own life experiences and individualities, which shape how a workplace looks. ...
Depression
Men’s Mental Health: How to Remove Stigma About Getting Help
Traditionally, men have found it difficult to admit that something is not right and get help. Factors such as social stigma, social expectations, and a sense of responsibility ...
Burnout
Manager Burnout Recovery – 3 Insightful Solutions
Being the “boss” does not mean you’re working less — quite the opposite. It brings an increase in responsibility, accountability, and workload, which can be taxing for your mental ...
Employee Wellbeing
4 Workplace Attitudes that Contribute to Employee Burnout
Employee burnout is often caused by a poor balance between work and personal life. Long working hours, overtime shifts, and lack of support are only a few of the determinants that ...
Employee Wellbeing
Employee Burnout Recovery Plan
The term “burnout” has become increasingly common, especially in the last few years. In fact, since 2015, global online searches for this term have increased by 2,500 %. According ...
Employee Wellbeing
6 Key Questions to Include in an Employee Wellbeing Survey
Measuring employee well-being is important for workplace mental health. It shows important data such as absenteeism, sick days, productivity, retention, as well as employee ...
Dangers of Overtime Work – How Working Long Hours can Affect your Mental Health
Overtime is an exhausting and generally undesirable part of any work. But did you know that working overtime can have a negative impact on your mental health? Various studies have ...
Employee self care
What to do if you’re being bullied at work
Bullying is a form of unfair treatment that affects nearly 30% of people in the workplace. It particularly affects employees doing remote work, as nearly 43% of those doing ...
What Does a Mental Health-Friendly Workplace Look Like? 4 Tips to Make it a Reality
What Does a Mental Health-Friendly Workplace Look Like? 4 Tips to Make it a Reality The mental well-being of the employees is key to building a successful business. Recent studies ...
Workplace Mental Health Training for Managers: 4 Ideas for Effective Training
The key to creating a healthy work environment is leading by example. Management of the company should be supportive of developing programs and policies that support mental ...
Founder's Interview
Founder’s Interview Series – Episode 5: Failures & Successes
In all honesty, we need to talk about failure more frequently, accept it (even when we’re competing), and allow our teammates fail far more frequently. Join Sasha Hattar in ...
absenteeism
How to Handle Employee Absenteeism – A Simple Guide for Organisations
Defining absenteeism in your workplace
Founder's Interview
Founder’s Interview Series – Episode 4: CEO & Father
We all know that it’s critical to optimize your calendar in order to get the most out of each workday. This is especially true for new parents: every minute you save at work is a ...
Founder's Interview
Founder’s Interview Series – Episode 3: Retention and Talent
📈 A company’s most valuable asset is its employees. Similarly, the success of a company’s people is inextricably connected to its worth. Countless studies show that companies ...
Financial Stress
Founder’s Interview Series – Episode 2: Fundraising
In this episode of Founder’s Interview, we’ll be discussing Fundraising 💸
Employee Wellbeing
3 Ways to Build an Inclusive Workplace for LGBTQ Employees
It is already a fact that diverse organisations outperform less-inclusive competitors in employee satisfaction, revenue, and overall profits. As society becomes more and more ...
benefits of employee counselling
Mental Health Employee Benefits: 5 Assistance Program Ideas to Strengthen Your Team
4 Critical Components of Employee Wellness Programs for Remote Teams
Employee wellness programs are crucial for business productivity and employee retention. Every organisation that cares about its employees must choose initiatives that prioritise ...
Employee self care
5 Mental Health Questions to Ask in an Employee Engagement Survey
Measuring employees’ attitudes and feelings towards their job can be the key variable in designing corporate culture. This can be achieved by having an efficient employee ...
Employee self care
Emotional Wellbeing: 4 Ways to Promote Mental Wellness at Work
All of us spend a significant time of our lives at work. The Covid-19 pandemic has practically taken work into our homes. Therefore, work affects our personal lives more than ever ...
Employee self care
Wellness Programs as a tool for Employee Retention
Employee turnover remains one of the biggest challenges for top management. More and more people consider changing career paths or simply look for better job opportunities. This ...
The Best Tools for Measuring Employee Absenteeism
Although accurately assessing employee absenteeism may appear simple in theory, many businesses fail to do so. There is more than one single type of absenteeism, so our first step ...
Ways to Destroy Employee Morale – 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Many companies are oblivious to employee morale. This is the surest way to make good employees walk out of the door and compromise success. If you aren’t sure about what kills ...
How to Handle Excessive Employee Absenteeism
When it happens once or twice, employee absenteeism does not seem a major problem. After all, employees have a personal life outside work, and emergencies can happen. And one ...
Employee self care
Effective ways to increase employee motivation at work
A strongly motivated employee in the workplace can make a real difference to organisational results. But how can companies ensure that their workforce stays engaged at all times? ...
5 Ways To Support Employee Mental Health During Difficult Times
Unpredictable events can affect individuals and organisations in equal measures. During times of crisis, employees look to their leaders as a source of guidance and stability. ...
Is toxic positivity detrimental to mental health at work?
We are all familiar with the positive quotes we see in our office or on our way to work here and there: ‘good vibes only’, ‘a positive attitude is key to success, ‘no bad vibes ...
How to support someone with mental health issues at work
1 in 6 people in the workplace deal with mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Needless to say that mental health concerns are affecting organisational performance and ...
Leadership and its Impact on Employee Mental Health
If you have worked with a demanding or bullying manager, you know how stressful this experience can be. The simple idea of going to work can become so dreadful that you are ...
Financial Stress
Employees and financial stress: How can employers offer support?
44% of employees claim they worry about money every day. Some research argues that financial stress is ever more common than other social, physical or mental health concerns. The ...
The 3 Main Causes of Workplace Mental Health Problems
A recent workplace mental health report revealed that more than 4 in 10 employees suffer from stress. Many factors account for this issue, like increasing workload, financial ...
How can we create a positive culture in the workplace?
Building a healthy workplace culture is a new aim for most organizations. So far, companies have prioritised productivity and profit goals over employee mental health, which is ...
Generic Mental Health
Are men’s mental health problems being taken more seriously?
We now know that the Covid-19 pandemic has not only affected our physical health but our mental health, too. And it’s clear that mental health issues are a lasting legacy of ...
Generic Mental Health
Why male mental health problems aren’t just for Movember
It’s great that we now dedicate a whole month, Movember, to raising awareness of male mental health problems. It’s a fun way to get this issue out in the open. Have you tried ...
Generic Mental Health
Worrying men’s mental health statistics
The pandemic has harmed many people’s mental health. But did you know that even before it hit, men’s mental health was worse than women’s? So, what are the statistics on men’s ...
Is data the key to workplace mental health and wellbeing?
Data is everywhere in the world today. But could it be the key to workplace mental health and wellbeing? Read on to find out how data can be a fantastic resource to improve your ...
Benefits of employee mental health programs
More and more companies are setting up employee mental health programs. Why might that be? Quite simply, it’s because they offer many benefits to both employers and employees. ...
Changing attitudes to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace
Over the last 70 years or so, attitudes to mental health have changed considerably. We don’t put people experiencing a mental health crisis into asylums anymore. And since the ...
5 tips for building effective employee mental health programs
The pandemic has shown us how vital good mental health is in every aspect of our lives but especially at work. The best way to ensure a mentally healthy workplace is to build a ...
Generic Mental Health
Why 2022 will be the year of workplace mental health support
Will there be a greater need for workplace mental health support in 2022? Living through the pandemic has been a challenge for everyone. Returning to work, in some form, is the ...
Employee self care
Employee mental health questionnaire example
What is an employee mental health questionnaire?
Employee self care
How to support mental health in the workplace
How great is the need to support mental health in the workplace? Considering the challenges of living and working through the pandemic, probably everybody’s mental health has been ...
Generic Mental Health
Workplace mental health in the UK: Key stats
All this talk about workplace mental health is a new thing, isn’t it? You could be forgiven for thinking that workplace mental ill-heath is a new thing. Because everyone seems to ...
How to improve mental health at work
What’s the current situation for mental health at work? The past year 2020-21 has been a year like no other. It seems like everything we once took for granted in our lives has ...
Creating an employee mental health policy for the workplace
Which policies should workplaces have in operation?
Employee self care
Workplace mental health discrimination: What to know
Why do I need to know about workplace mental health discrimination? The answer to this question probably depends on whether you think 41% is a large amount. Because that’s how ...
Employee self care
Employee mental health support: how to help your workforce
Do I really need to be concerned about my employees’ mental health? It seems like everyone’s talking about their mental health these days, but what about in the workplace? ...
The Impacts of Mental Health in the Sports industry
Have you noticed that elite sportspeople have started speaking out about their mental health? Perhaps you have an opinion about that? Maybe it feels like they’re just whining ...
How to positively influence others in the workplace
Have you ever wondered how to be a positive influence in the workplace? Why is it important to have these skills in the first place? Positivity can be one of the most powerful ...
How to improve employee productivity in the workplace
What can organisations do about improving productivity in the workplace? Do you often struggle with being productive? Productivity is a measure of the efficiency of a person ...
Burnout
5 ways to prevent work burnout
Have you experienced work burnout lately? Do you often struggle to muster up any motivation? Do you feel like you’re stuck in a rut? Everyone experiences work burnout symptoms at ...
What can employees learn from Simone Biles?
Recently, Simone Biles made headlines for making a monumental decision during the Tokyo Olympics. The American gymnast decided to withdraw from the women’s all-around final. She ...
absenteeism
What is absenteeism and how does it affect your bottom line?
Absenteeism has long been a pre-existing issue that has afflicted both employers and employees. Unfortunately, some workers find it difficult to come to work when they’re not ...
boost morale in company
The importance of employee morale
How important is it to maintain employee morale? What are some of the things that can negatively affect employees? One thing that has become incredibly important in the workplace ...
What is presenteeism?
Before COVID-19, presenteeism in the workplace had already been a significant issue. One UK survey found that even before the pandemic, 80% of workers said that presenteeism ...
How to support new employees
Have you ever wondered the best ways to support your new employees? What is the importance of onboarding them? When starting a new job, it’s natural for someone to feel like a ...
The importance of a dedicated HR team
What makes a good human resources team? Why is HR important? What are some of the things they’re required to do? Essentially, HR is responsible for increasing employee ...
Depression
Depressed employees: Spotting signs of depression in employees
What are some of the signs of depression? How can you tell when your employees are depressed? What is the difference between demotivation and depression? One of the most common ...
Is my relationship toxic?
Do you feel as if you and your partner have a volatile relationship? Do you feel safe and secure in your relationship with them? Have you ever heard of the term “red flags”? Some ...
How students are affected by mental health issues
Are you a student who’s been struggling with their mental health issues recently? Have you been finding it difficult to complete your assignments? Has COVID-19 and online classes ...
causes of sleep disorders
How common are sleeping disorders?
Are you someone that struggles to fall asleep no matter how sleep-deprived you are? Have you ever experienced sudden attacks of sleep? Or times when your breathing just stops? ...
anxiety types
The different types of anxiety
Do you find it tricky to fall asleep with the racing thoughts inside your head? Have you ever experienced shortness of breath as if an elephant was sitting on your chest? Anxiety ...
Anxiety
How to deal with anxiety and bad anxiety attacks
Do you find yourself in a constant state of worry? Are you having trouble sleeping because you’re so restless? Wandering how to deal with bad anxiety attacks? Anxiety can feel ...
couples new years ideas
New Year’s resolution ideas for couples
Are you and your partner stumped on what your new year’s resolution ideas will be for 2021? Or has the previous year finally motivated both of you towards achieving a goal? Such ...
Depression
Coping with Seasonal Depression this Year
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) alone can be quite tough to deal with on an annual basis, especially for those who suffer with its most notorious form – winter depression. With ...
How To Talk To Your Boss About Your Mental Health
Are you struggling with poor mental health at work? Maybe it’s impacting upon your performance? Or perhaps you feel anxiety because you’ve been asked to go back to the office? ...
The Benefits of Yoga on Mental Health: Mental clarity
Yoga can help connect body, breath and mind, bringing a genuine sense of tranquillity; reducing stress, tension, and helping you sleep Do you lack mental clarity in the morning? ...