Time-Strapped Managers: Unlock Potential with Stress Management Training Resources/Blog Discover why stress management training is essential for busy managers and how it can boost productivity, well-being, and success. As a manager, when you're swamped with responsibilities and time seems like a luxury, attending stress management training might be the last thing on your mind. However, taking the time to invest in this training can be a game-changer for your well-being and effectiveness as a manager. Here are ten reasons why it's worth doing even, or especially if you're time-poor ..read more

Workplace wellbeing newsletter - Summer 2023 edition Resources/Blog The aim of our latest newsletter is to radiate workplace wellbeing tips and resources ... A warm welcome to the latest edition of In Equilibrium, our quarterly workplace wellbeing newsletter.   Digital wellbeing tips A few suggestions for helping individuals and organisations invest in healthy digital wellbeing, with benefits for both productivity and stress levels. Read this edition's tip here ...     Recent articles added to our blog   Social health and its importance to us and our workplace ..read more

Digital Wellbeing - how we can help ourselves and how employers can help us Resources/Blog Do you ever return from holiday and find your head aches by the end of your first day back at work? In this post, we provide a reminder of how our screen time can impact our emotional and physical health with effects to our productivity and stress levels. With this in mind, we then provide a few suggestions for helping ourselves and others to invest in healthy digital wellbeing. Last year, research carried out into screen usage by adults in Britain post lockdown revealed that half of those surve ..read more

Resources to help improve employee wellbeing at work Resources/Blog Our latest resource suggestions from external sites for those looking to improve employee wellbeing in the workplace include: A 2023 LGBT+ Inclusion @ work report Flexible and Hybrid Working Practices in 2023 A guide to reasonable adjustments for mental health Prioritise people: unlock the value of a thriving workforce Uncertain Times: Anxiety in the UK and how to tackle it 2023 LGBT+ Inclusion @ work report Deloitte’s report investigates the responses of almost 5500 LGBT+ people in various sectors of the workplace ..read more

Social health and its importance to us and our workplace Resources/Blog A look at perhaps the most difficult of the pillars of health wellbeing to measure, social health. We explore the benefits good social health brings to individuals and organisations and offer some tips for creating social health opportunities in the workplace. An easy visual image of the importance of the 4 pillars of health wellbeing is to imagine a hut on four stilts built over water. Each stilt representing one of the 4 pillars – physical health, mental health, financial health, and social health.  If one ..read more

Tips to help support the mental health of on and offshore energy workers Resources/Blog On the back of a study into the mental health of on and offshore energy workers, we highlight some practical tips and suggestions relating to a few of the key results. We go on to provide a brief reminder of the business case for investing in mental wellbeing together with links to four articles which may be of interest to leaders and managers. The results of a 2021 study into the psychological implications of remote rotational work has spurred figures within the energy sector to take action and b ..read more

Coping with feelings of anxiety webinar to support this year's Mental Health Awareness week Resources/Blog Coping with Feelings of Anxiety Webinar A free 45-minute event on Monday 15 May 2023 Time: 10.00am - 10.45am Via Zoom   To support this year's Mental Health Awareness week we are offering a free anxiety webinar, the Mental Health Foundation's theme for this year.  Specialist trainer Christine Clark will deliver this short session with information, tips and helpful resources. Email us here to register for this free session The Mental Health Foundation tell us: "Anxie ..read more

Spring 2023 edition of our quarterly wellbeing at work newsletter Resources/Blog Welcome! This edition of our wellbeing at work newsletter, aims to  put a spring in your step and we hope you will find something of interest or value. CONTENTS INCLUDE:   NEWSFLASH Dignity at Work training case study We're delighted to have recently added a new case study to our website that highlights the effectiveness of a dignity at work training programme for managers. We are very grateful to Sharps Bedrooms Limited for sharing their experience. Developing a Growth Mindset course update In ..read more

Limiting beliefs – what are they and how can our awareness of them reduce stress Resources/Blog In this stress management tip, we consider overcoming limiting beliefs - we start by looking at what they are and move on to how to spot them, challenge them and reframe them. We are all human and we all have limiting beliefs. Learning to spot them, challenge them and reframe them can be used to great effect individually, as well as by managers and leaders to create a more harmonious and healthy workplace culture with benefits for performance. What is a limiting belief A limiting belief is ..read more

4 helpful wellbeing at work resources Resources/Blog Our latest suggestions for external wellbeing at work resources include: Employee financial wellbeing: a practical guide Organisational versus individual risk assessments The C-suite's role in well-being The results from the world's biggest trial of the 4-day week Employee Financial Wellbeing: A Practical Guide The CIPD has created helpful guidance for HR practitioners and employers of all sizes and sectors on how to support their employees’ financial wellbeing. The guide includes 5 critical steps to developing an effective financ ..read more