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Celebrating World Menopause Day
Today is World Menopause Day. We think that gives lots to celebrate. Here are some of the things that make us want to bring some cakes to the office, put up some banners and light a few sparklers. The world is taking notice. World Menopause Day began 13 years ago....
Bridging the wellbeing gap – how to support Mental Fitness for the whole organisation.
In many organisations the problem with workplace wellbeing may not be to do with wellbeing per se so much as the gap between those whose wellbeing is thriving and those who are struggling. A recent article in HRGrapevine identifies “a growing wellbeing divide...
Creating mental health supportive workplaces starts with compassionate leadership.
Creating Mental Health supportive workplaces starts with compassionate leadership. The theme of this year’s Mental Health Day is “Making mental health for all a reality”. With 1 in 4 people in England experiencing a mental health problem of some kind each year...
Mental Fitness in challenging times
With recession and a potential cost of living crisis ahead Mental Fitness is more important than ever. The sunny days of summer feel like they are giving way to rather ominous clouds on the horizon. The narrative around us is one of looming recession, falling...
The role of coaching in supporting women through the menopause at work
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to spend some time chatting with Jacqui McBurnie. Jacqui is Chair of the NHS England Menopause Network and an Executive Committee member of the Cross Government Menopause Network. She has been instrumental in getting...
A leadership organisation can help deliver the flexible working employees seek
More and more people seek flexible working as a key element of their working lives. Putting flexible working at the heart of your employee value proposition is one of the most effective ways to strengthen talent recruitment and retention in organisations....
Proactive resilience – preparing for winter
It doesn’t feel that many weeks ago that we were writing about how to best use the summer months to build up resilience that may provide the strength, energy and adaptability to face challenges later in the year. Well here we are, with a new found chill in the air,...
Are your employee benefits personalised?
A recent report by the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) highlighted two important insights. Firstly 91% of organisations surveyed plan to review their employee benefits packages in the next 2 years with 61% planning to undertake a major strategic...
Self empathy as a foundation for compassionate leadership
Caring for others. Caring for yourself. The importance of self empathy. Empathy is a vital characteristic of leadership. Potentially even the most important element. Whether innate or learned, good leaders are able to draw on their empathetic qualities to help...
How do you get your nature fix?
It has always been our instinct that time spent in nature is calming, restorative and rejuvenating. As we have progressed on our own transformational journeys and understood more about our own sources of resilience, nature has played an increasingly important role...
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