How to Prepare for ‘The Great Resignation’
Currently dominating the headlines is ‘The Great Resignation’. The whispers started months ago, yet in recent weeks, it seems as if the alarm bells have started to go off in Australian workplaces. The term ‘The Great Resignation’ was coined by psychologist Anthony Klotz back in April of this year as a record number of people started quitting […]
Why optimism is good for you
Whilst we continue to face pandemic-related challenges, optimism can help us cope better. Yet optimism comes with a whole range of other benefits and is great for us, not just good. What is optimism? According to Simon Sinek, “optimism is not the denial of the current state. Optimism is the belief that the future is bright”. As Sinek […]
Are you languishing?
If we rewind to the start of this year, you may recall there was a sense of excitement about; anticipation that 2021 surely had to be better than the previous 12 months. The COVID-19 vaccines were being rolled out and with that came the prospect that postponed celebrations and overseas holidays were within our reach. But here we find […]
How to achieve workplace wellbeing
2020 has had a momentous impact on wellbeing, including the wellbeing of our workplaces. Many have now realised that workplace wellbeing is a virtuous cycle, as in, when employees have higher wellbeing, there are positive outcomes for organisations too. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that as we start to come out of some […]
What is Wellbeing?
The word wellbeing gets thrown around a lot these days. It’s often misused and as a result it’s misconstrued. Despite a lot of research and discussion, there’s no universal consensus on how it should be defined. And this isn’t surprising given it would be hard to agree on one definition of wellbeing for every person […]
Get Better at Reaching Your Goals
It’s around this time that typically those resolutions we made for the New Year start slipping away. Despite our best intentions and the promises made on the 31st December, 80% of resolutions are forgotten around this month and only 8% are ever achieved according to studies. Without a doubt, the pandemic has curtailed a number of people’s goals, but […]
Capturing the Power of Cute
Recently it has been uncovered that cute animal videos can help us reduce stress and anxiety. Although we always knew that puppies and kittens made us feel good, it’s great to know that there’s now research to back this up. Conducted at the University of Leeds last year during the winter exam period, this study […]
How to Check You’re OK
Recently at the start of workshops I have run, I have been asking the audience to take a moment to consider how they’re feeling at that very moment… The words that come to mind are typed onto their phones, which are then displayed anonymously on the screen as a word cloud, for all to see […]
The Upside of Stress
Do you consider stress good? Bad? Or both good and bad? I have been asking this question a lot lately and have found that I always get mixed responses. My aim for this post is to try and explain to you why the answer is both. With a global pandemic looming over our heads, stress […]
How to avoid burnout amid a pandemic
Burnout is one of the latest buzzwords, a front-burner topic amongst HR professionals, and it has featured in several articles and conversations lately as the biggest threat to our wellbeing, productivity and engagement. Yet do we know what burnout really is and how to avoid it? Ariana Huffington’s experience of burnout in 2007, whilst she […]