Posts Tagged ‘Balance’
Are You Quiet Quitting Or Do You Want To?
Quiet quitting – another phrase that’s being used a lot recently. Whether it’s as a result of people having the freedom and flexibility of working from home, assessing their priorities after Covid or having taken time out to switch off from work while on holiday. It’s a way of wanting to maintain some of the…
Read More5 reasons to bring a little nature into your life
Research has shown that taking time to get out into nature, stopping to smell the roses and growing your own vegetables, provides a positive boost to your mental and physical well-being. The sights and sounds of nature can calm you down, help you relax, lower your stress levels and boost mood-enhancing serotonin and endorphins. We…
Read MoreManaging childcare and work during holiday time
As we head into the Summer holidays, many parents are going to be faced with juggling work and childcare. Here in the UK holidays tend to be anything from two to six or even eight weeks off from school. This can be a logistical and financial juggling exercise if you’re a busy working parent, who…
Read MoreHow to leave work on time and stop working late
It’s Friday, you’ve had a busy week and you really want to be leave work on time but you still have a ton of work to do. It’s too easy to get into the habit of working late. Keeping going until you’ve finished everything on your to-do list. But that’s not a great habit to…
Read MoreAre you being worked to death?
In the UK the average working week is 40 hours. We’re spending longer in the office, sitting at a desk and less active than a decade ago. Over 50% of people work more than 40 hour and 8% are working 60 hours or more. People are under pressure, overloaded, more stressed. They have less time…
Read MorePeace and Tranquility
Early morning peace and tranquility … In an increasingly busy and stressful world the natural environment provides a refuge: a place to recharge our batteries so we can emerge refreshed and renewed, ready to face the world. Taken on my recent fund-raising Canoe Adventure in Sweden.
Read MoreGet More Done Working From Home
Recent article in Reader’s Digest on working from home.
Read MoreAre you addicted to technology?
According to a recent report by Deloitte, we’ve never been more addicted to our smartphones. Are you one of the 30% that check your smartphone overnight? Responding to emails and social media in the middle of the night. Do you reach for your smartphone as soon as you wake up? Do you and your partner argue about your excessive…
Read MoreI’m working late are you?
Occasionally I receive an email sent either very early in the morning or late at night (nothing to do with different timezones). What does this say about the person’s working patterns or workload? In many organisations, there’s an expectation that if other people are working late, then perhaps I should be too. These people are…
Read MoreIs lack of sleep affecting your performance?
… and your health? We all know the importance of sleep but more and more these days, people are getting less and less and feeling the effects. Whether you’re just putting in long hours at the office; running your own business outside of your full-time job; working at two jobs or just have a hectic…
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