Health & Wellbeing
Issue: September / October 2014

Thrive – a Must Read

By - September 25, 2014

I recently read a new book by Arianna Huffington called Thrive and I got very excited. This book and her message is long overdue and one that anyone who works in the busy corporate world needs to read. In the book Arianna talks about how we have focused on just two things for happiness –... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2014

Why Sitting All Day Could Be Killing You

By - July 25, 2014

When you read this column, you will probably be sitting in an armchair or, possibly, at your desk. In that case, you won’t be standing up and walking around, and the consequences are that you might be taking years off your life, just by sitting! There is also the possibility that you are increasing your... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2014

Committed to Creating Balance

By - July 25, 2014

Our lives are just so busy, full of things that seem important, and we approach them as though the world could end if we did not get it all done. I was speaking with a client recently who works in banking who told me of a recent 17-hour day because her Boss insisted that a... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2014

Walking Works for Business CHANGE

By - July 25, 2014

In today’s fast-moving business world increasing productivity is at the forefront of everyone’s mind, but is this at the cost of health and wellbeing of employees? Walking Works is an innovative new programme designed to benefit employers and employees through walking and good health. It takes my Walking for Weight Loss scheme of structured walking... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2014

Taking Breaks at Work

By - March 25, 2014

Is working a 10-hour day and skipping your lunch break an efficient way to achieve optimum output whilst maintaining youtr work-life balance asks Carole Spiers?
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2014

5 Reasons Why You Should Start Walking to Work

By - March 25, 2014

What’s stopping you from walking to work? says Abi Clapham Let me ask you a question. How do you get to work? Do you drive? Or perhaps you’re brave enough to face the horrors of the commuter train or bus each morning (rather you than me)? Okay, now let me pose the question slightly differently.... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2014

Making Work a Happier Experience

By - March 25, 2014

I came across a video made by Vishen Lakhiani who founded Mindvalley, a company that invests in, creates and builds businesses that align with its goal to push humanity forward. It is called Love Week and has now become a yearly Valentine’s week event. Love Week is about how the culture we create in the... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2014

Are You Thriving or Surviving?

By - March 25, 2014

We spend such a huge amount of time in work, how we feel about it can either make or break us! Our stress levels are up, they are up so much that stress is one of the biggest causes of sickness absence, and our mental wellbeing is now at the peak of concern. So how... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: January / February 2014

Wellbeing – How High is it on Your Agenda?

By - January 25, 2014

The more I develop the work I am doing around “wellbeing in the workplace” the more I realise that we truly do need to accept that like many things there really is no “one size fits all” approach to this. What one person thrives on will be the undoing of another and I am sceptical... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: September / October 2013

Mental Health: No Longer Just a State of Mind

By - September 25, 2013

The words “mental health” even today, and despite increased awareness programmes, still carry with them a degree of stigma. I was reading an article yesterday about a new book on this very topic by the American comedienne, Ruby Wax, who made a career in the UK on the alternative comedy scene. She writes about her... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2013

Sun, Sand, Sea and Stress…

By - July 23, 2013

Claire Lister, MD of Pitman Training Group, offers her approach to proactively dealing with holiday hell Holiday season is approaching. It’s great to have the excitement of time out in the sun to keep us going and essential to have time to switch off, and enjoy time with family and friends. It’s also the perfect... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2013

Creating A Comfortable And Healthy Work Environment To Reduce Stress

By - July 23, 2013

Work-related stress can come from any physical conditions that we perceive as irritating, uncomfortable or unpleasant explains Carole Spiers
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: May / June 2013

Reach Out – I’ll Be There

By - May 25, 2013

Some of you may recognise the title of this article as an old song by The Four Tops. I have to admit that it is one of my all-time favourites and always has the effect of stopping me in my tracks to listen, really listen to the words. It’s also amazing how old song lyrics... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: November / December 2012

Burnout: What It Is and How to Avoid It

By - November 25, 2012

By making some adjustments to your life, you could avoid that moment when your body switches off explains Florence Parot
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: November / December 2012

Food for Thought

By - November 25, 2012

Boost mental performance with meetings menus filled with super brain foods.   Food and beverage at events has come a long way from basic tea or coffee options during breaks and the carbohydrate-heavy lunch offering that used to be the mainstays of meetings catering. Alongside increasingly discerning palates and public interest in cooking and food,... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: September / October 2012

The Perfect Stress-less Day

By - September 25, 2012

Imagine if you could easily and painlessly transform a full day of work into a peaceful experience. How would you like that? What would it feel like? Well, this dream may come true if you follow our Sophrology advice!   But first, what is Sophrology? Sophrology means ‘the science of the consciousness in harmony’. It... Read more »