Health & Wellbeing
Issue: September / October 2012

Aches and pains at work

By - September 25, 2012

Understanding why you have a pain in the neck may help you make the right adjustments to heal it.   In literature, you will find many reasons for pains and aches at work; but in fact, all aches and pains come down to an uncontrolled load accumulation on your loco-motor system which involves your muscles,... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2012

How to Set Boundaries and Never Say No

By - July 25, 2012

There is a way to regain your energy and sense of control without negatively affecting your career Are you starting to feel tired and run down? Does it seem like you’re always being asked to do more? Do you feel under-appreciated? Are you beginning to experience irritability or resentment in your present position? Let’s face... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: May / June 2012

Can you help me?

By - May 25, 2012

Reaching out is the hardest, but the most important step to achieving emotional health.   I’m a pretty black-and-white thinker. I’m all about an action plan, a solution, a strategy. I provide solutions to my clients, my friends and my family. I can always come up with solutions to other people’s problems. It’s my own... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: May / June 2012

Time for a Health Check?

By - May 25, 2012

Angela Garry discusses the importance of listening to ourselves and taking time to check our own health
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2012

Sleeping better

By - March 25, 2012

Sleep is essential to functioning correctly in your busy waking world – here we explore some ways you can make the most of the twilight hours. Difficulties sleeping? Tossing and turning? Do you feel anxiety or have ideas going round in circles and preventing you from sleeping? Finding it hard to concentrate on work the... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2012

Say Goodbye to Stress Forever

By - March 25, 2012

Stress has become a major issue for both employers and staff. Techniques to deal with stress are now being taught within organisations. Books on the subject abound. Everything from time management, to relaxation, to exercise, is taught in the name of stress reduction. But, although these tools can be useful, they are largely missing the... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: March / April 2012

Employee wellbeing – the latest corporate ‘buzz phrase’?

By - March 25, 2012

Last week I was invited to a full-day conference on employee wellbeing. The conference was held in central London on a Monday morning – the Monday morning that followed the heavy snowfall we’d had the day before. As would be imagined, the journey was not a good one. Phase 1: sort out snowboots and far... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: January / February 2012

Do you know what the workplace’s most requested training is?

By - January 25, 2012

It’s a shocking but true fact that 150,000 people die every year, where they could have been saved, because of a lack of First Aid. 25% of people say they would stand by and do nothing if faced with an emergency and yet it is the most commonly requested course in offices all over the... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: January / February 2012

Taking Care of the Caretaker (YOU!)

By - January 25, 2012

Lucy Brazier lists five simple ways to make sure that you take care of yourself, so that you can continue to take care of others.
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: November / December 2011

Practical tips to improve your posture

By - November 25, 2011

Personal assistants often suffer at work, both psychologically and physically. Stress, back pain, neck aches, tingling in the arms and hands are common symptoms among you.   ‘The risks of office work Let’s have a short glance at the scientific literature to understand why your body and mind ring the alarm bell. Three major hazards... Read more »
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: July / August 2011

Balancing Your Professional And Private Lives

By - July 25, 2011

Do you, like me, wonder where all that free time has gone? asks Florence Parot
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: May / June 2011

Stress – Myths and Misconceptions

By - May 25, 2011

Carole Spiers details what stress is – and isn’t!
Health & Wellbeing
Issue: May / June 2011

Living with Uncertainty

By - May 25, 2011

Sharon Eden examines the number one reason for workplace anxiety With the current economic climate and swingeing cuts biting at both the public and private sectors, I’m seeing many people in distress. And the #1 cause of their anxiety is ‘uncertainty’. Some worry their job might not be safe. Some worry, because of redundancy, how... Read more »