Five tips to optimise your office environment
We can always improve our working surroundings. Peter Stark of Eden Springs gives us a few fresh ideas. Every experienced manager knows that a company’s culture and office environment can have a major impact on team productivity. Your employees are on the front-line of your business and should embody your organisation’s ethos – and keeping […]
Dealing with addiction in the workplace
We discuss the relationship between stress and high-pressure roles, and offer tips on supporting a colleague or employee with addiction with added insight from Dr Tim Cantopher from the Priory Hospital Woking. Addiction is a mental health condition that can damage all aspects of a person’s life. Along with broken relationships, money issues and emotional […]
First aid training: Why is it so important?
Every employer is required to have adequate first aid to handle everything from small incidents to emergencies, and to look after their employees at work. Niamh Spence underlines why it’s more than just a cursory requirement. Why is it important to have first aid training in the workplace? The first four minutes after an accident […]
IDEAS PLEASE – Team event focussing on employee wellbeing, value of happiness, positive relationships and resilience
Hi there I've been asked to deliver an event for 40 people to help enourage engagement and productivity. The areas I'd like to focus on are: – employee well being – value of happiness – positive relationships (both within and outwith the workplace) – resilience These aren't areas I've focussed on before TBH and I'm […]
Get Zen in the office
Embedding a mindfulness approach at work can increase employees’ mental focus, productivity and creative outputs says Kathleen O’Hara. Meditation used to be for gurus and people a little left of centre, but the scientific evidence of its benefits has brought it into the 21st century – and increasingly into the office. And we need it. […]
What leaders can do to manage workplace stress
Nigel Purse, chairman and director of The Oxford Group, on how effective communication from leaders can help to combat workplace stress. Stress is now the single biggest cause of sickness in the UK, with over 105 million work days lost to stress each year – costing UK employers £1.24bn. And research from the mental health […]
The 4D human being – development with a difference
Tom Bruno-Magdich and Philippa Waller talks us through the concept of the 4D Human Being. ‘If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.’ Abraham Maslow Most of us would agree that we want to feel fulfilled. We want to know […]
How to convert community action into skills development
Steve Wilkins tells us why CSR is more than a box-ticking day out of the office. In today’s ever-changing workplace, employee development strategies need to constantly evolve to remain efficient. Highlighting a way for a business and an individual to benefit simultaneously, the CIPD released a report showing the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) […]
Are the managers you’re training ‘too busy’?
Managers can suffer lack of engagement too. Kieran Hearty gives us some practical advice to minimise this happening. When you deliver training courses, how often do you suffer from the dreaded last minute 'no-shows'? Do your participants complain upon arrival about the lack of time that they have to attend training, or worse, to put […]
Typical 6 months into new job syndrome
I remember being told in a training session many moons ago that a classic curve for people in a new job or role is that between 6-12 months into it there can suddenly be a ‘crash’ in confidence. This has happened with a member of staff in our accounts department, who has gone home in […]
How to infuse positivity at work
Positivity isn't just about wellness. Anesh Jagtiani gives us some good ideas for a positive, productive working environment. The other day I was at a networking event and the CEO of an international company gave me his business card that said ‘CEO – Chief Emotions Officer’. I was quite intrigued by his title and asked the reason […]
Five ways to improve workplace wellbeing
Promoting wellbeing in the workplace benefits both employers and employees. A healthy employee is likely to take fewer sick days and be more productive, loyal and committed, knowing that their wellbeing is important to their employer. In short, investing in wellbeing pays back through better productivity and retention, and lower sickness absence costs. Here are […]
How to unlock your creativity in leadership
Leaders: need to get the creative juices flowing? Dannie-Lu Carr has a few simple pointers. As someone who steps up to the responsibility of leadership, it is worth remembering that an effective leader always empowers others and allows them to step up and step forward in order to get the best job done. All too […]
Free: Winter wellness toolkit
Our workplace wellness guru Liggy Webb has given us a great toolkit to keep you physically and mentally fit over the cold winter months. To find out more about Liggy visit her website here Our workplace wellness guru Liggy Webb has given us a great toolkit to keep you physically and mentally fit over the […]
Get set for 2015: 10 steps to resilience
The year's not over, but Liggy Webb is already gearing up for January. This way for resilience advice. With the new year nearly upon us, you may well already be reflecting on what has gone well this year and what you would like to improve on for the year ahead. Perhaps you have experienced some […]
Office initiatives: Happiness starts with health
Tegan Denwood tells us why happiness is key to a productive office. Office environments are notoriously problematic where health is concerned, with physical activity low and routines rigid. The sense of monotony that can result from a nine to five office job is a productivity killer and can mean lost output for your business. Cultivating […]
How to improve workplace harmony
Everyone's office could be more harmonious. Jane Sunley tells us how to live with each other a little better. Disharmony at work can be an unfortunate fact of life. Whilst every organisation will vary, as an overview, the key causes are: Poor communication and consultation Absence of shared vision (in the big picture or within […]
Free resource: Happiness kit
It's international happiness day! Who is your happiness going to rub off on today? If you still need a hand turning that frown upside down then TZ's resident workplace wellness expert Liggy Webb has given us this handy happiness kit. Just click on the picture or the attachment link for instant joy. For more info […]
What are you doing about the doom goblins in your organisation?
Liggy Webb, our resident workplace wellness expert, has more positivity advice for the community. Over the past decade people engagement has become a mainstream management concept and is now a hotbed of discussion within businesses. Working across a range of sectors, I am always quite fascinated with the varied ways in which the engagement of […]
Depression in the workplace: A guide
How should HR go about helping staff with depression? Emma Mamo gives us some tips. We all have mental health just as we have physical health – it moves up and down along a spectrum from good to poor. Considering how much time we spend at work, it’s not surprising that our jobs can affect […]
