Posts Tagged ‘health’
How To Work A Four Day Week
There’s a growing campaign to introduce a four day week. According to surveys first carried out in 2014, to increase productivity, we need to start working a four day week. The added benefit being it reduces stress levels and absenteeism across the workforce. This sounds like a great idea. Who wouldn’t want to work a…
Read MoreGo further, do more
This weekend I took part in a local charity cycle ride. I’d come across it while searching for cycle routes in the area. Described as ‘off-road’, there were three routes. A short 12.5 miles through to a full on 40 mile ‘challenging’ ride. I checked and the shorter ride would be OK for a road…
Read MoreIs your job putting your health at risk?
With the added pressure to produce more work in fewer hours, more and more people are suffering from overload at work, stress and increased levels of absenteeism. Unhealthy work environments have an impact on your mental and physical wellbeing as this infographic from Stanley R Harris shows. Sitting for long periods of time – get…
Read MoreThe importance of sleep on productivity
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” Science is now backing up how important sleep is to our overall health and our productivity. It affects all aspects of our physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Loss of sleep costs the UK economy over £30bn a year in lost revenue, or…
Read MoreFind time to exercise for an hour a day
“Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness” A recent report in the Lancet says an hour of exercise a day can counteract the many hours we spend sitting at our desks, in front of a computer or watching TV. Long periods of sitting increase your risk of…
Read MoreHow to Survive Christmas
Christmas can be stressful – particularly with all the added pressure that gets piled on at this time of year. You’ve fought your way through the crowds of Christmas shoppers to grab the best bargains and stressed over the size of the gifts and whether you have enough. Families who rarely speak to each other…
Read MoreHow stress affects performance and productivity
Stress affects us all to some degree and it’s becoming more of a problem as we get busier and more overloaded. Stress can have both a positive and negative impact, if it’s allowed to build up or ignored it can result in serious issues – physical, mental and emotional. What’s stressful for one person might…
Read MoreTime Matters: What’s Your Most Important Asset?
Your health is your most important asset. If you don’t look after it, poor diet, lack of exercise, long working hours and increased stress levels can lead to long term health problems. While I’ve never been a super-health nut, I do like to keep reasonably fit and healthy and look after myself. My own recent…
Read MoreWomen In Business
While much of the business world is still male dominated, it is changing, slowly. Women have been in the workplace for less time than men and still earn less – even for doing the same job. I’ve seen the rapidly expanding growth of women’s business networks, where women get together to support other like-minded women.…
Read MoreLower productivity in open plan offices
A recent study shows that working in open plan offices reduces performance and increases fatigue. It’s not an easy environment in which to be productive. Easy to put up, easy to reconfigure, there is no privacy and little to stop noise, voices and ringing phones carrying across the office space. You’re separated from your neighbours…
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