Blog tag: employee wellbeing

It happens in organisations every single day. Your best developer, the one who can untangle complex algorithms, work late into the night to save a crashing server, and deliver flawless code, is rewarded for their brilliance with a promotion. They are now the Team Lead. It seems like the logical…

Picture your last team meeting. Everyone nodded along to the new strategy. There was no pushback, no difficult questions, and everyone seemed completely aligned. A harmonious, well-oiled machine, right? Wrong. That seamless agreement might just be the biggest threat to your organisation’s success. Welcome to the world of “artificial harmony”…

The year-end holidays are almost here. You can feel the excitement rising – but let’s be honest, with deadlines breathing down your neck, your mind feels anything but free. You’re tired, overloaded, maybe even fed up with a few colleagues. Sound familiar? That’s your body and brain telling you, it’s…

Burnout is an increasing challenge for employees and their managers. Change exacerbates burnout risk by adding to your team’s cognitive and emotional load: they need to learn new systems, adjust workflows, build new relationships and navigate uncertainty often while maintaining their regular workload. The toll of burnout is not only…

World Mental Health Day is a crucial reminder that leaders have a vital role in supporting their teams. But this isn’t just about providing resources; it’s about genuine empathy, authenticity  and a strategic approach that also prioritises your own wellbeing. Here’s a guide to how leaders can effectively support their…

During Mental Health Awareness week, there is quite rightly much talked about with regards to how to support good mental health in the workplace. However, we suggest that for long term sustainable impact, leaders should look to integrate healthy practices into the day to day of work, rather than having…

With the upcoming Easter long weekend and May bank holidays, now is a perfect time to consider how well you manage your time and boundaries. It’s great to have all the extra holidays, but for many people, the workload still needs to be managed. Many people find setting and maintaining…

Learning from the elite sports’ approach to performance This is the third and final article in our Q&A series with performance coach Jon Cooper who shares his perspective on the themes in our book, ‘Rest. Practise. Perform.’. As coach to Paralympian Gold medallist Aaron Phipps, Jon has seen success at…

Learning from the elite sports’ approach to practise This is the second in our Q&A series with performance coach Jon Cooper who shares his perspective on the themes in our book, ‘Rest. Practise. Perform.’. As coach to Paralympian Gold medallist Aaron Phipps, Jon knows all about performance and winning at…

When we wrote our latest book ‘Rest. Practise. Perform.’ we spoke to many inspiring elite sportspeople to gain their insight on what goes into their performance winning strategies. But we didn’t stop there. We also wanted to capture the thoughts of the performance coaches behind elite sports – the people…