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Most individuals in business sooner or later experience both short-term and long-term stress related to their careers.  Short-term stress, as the name suggests, originates with conditions that are by their nature not likely to last for years or even decades.  Long-term stress, on the other hand, is based on circumstances that represent a permanent challenge [...]

It has long been recognised that a certain amount of challenge is a good thing. This is true in both the business and academic worlds. Challenges serve the useful function of motivating workers and learners to strive for excellence. This leads to such positive behaviours as time management, developing new levels of efficiency, and delegating [...]

Given the fact that most people spend at least half of their waking hours at work, it is essential to recognise the types of business situations most likely to induce stress. Stress causes a wide range of physical and psychological effects which lead not just to unhappiness and health issues, but also to potential declines [...]

Tired, overwhelmed, just in need of some mental and physical nourishment? You could be stressed! According to numerous pieces of research, we remain healthy and stress free, if we eat high energy and nutritious foods that provide the energy and stamina to cope in potentially stressful situations. Conversely, we are more likely to end up in poor health, have [...]

NURTURE yourself each and every day of the week with these 7 tips: 1. N – NUTRITION (nb UK’s growing weight problem) Importance of breakfast – breaking the fast. Water – 2 litres a day. Healthy snacks - fruit, energy oat bars, nut and dried fruit mixes. Instead of high sugar and fat alternatives. Fruit and [...]

With ever increasing volumes of work and the need to be more conscious of the work/life balance and well-being, how can individuals and organisations overcome becoming stressed about it all? At work, stress is caused by a multitude of reasons and situations with different people showing different levels of resistance. In this article we are going to look [...]

In a previous article we used Mind Chi to create a Plan for ‘Achieving your Perfect Size’ (go to that article).  In this article, Vanda North provides a complete 28 day execution to ensure you reach your goal. We’ve adapted the following from the book ‘Mind Chi – rewire your brain in 8 minutes a day’ You need to [...]

Are we fooling ourselves, do we really want work-life balance? Are we really prepared to give up financial rewards for a healthier lifestyle? This is an important question for organisations and staff. The costs of work-life imbalance are real. Exhausted people can’t concentrate, don’t have creative ideas and communicate poorly. But even in organisations where [...]

Facts and Figures Absence costs British Industry over £10 billion per year (CBI Absence Survey data) A loss of around 192 million working days 3% working time lost Average of 7 days per employee in absence In an Industrial Society survey 9 out of 10 workplaces are affected by excessive stress Main causes of absence [...]

Achieving the balance between work and life is a key challenge of our time. Our clients constantly report how difficult it is to manage all their work tasks efficiently and get home in a fit state to have quality time outside the workplace. Work-life balance has often been regarded as a soft-issue, a ‘nice-to-have’, but [...]

How can you develop your emotional intelligence? Here Anthony Landale takes a look at the practical and proven ways that help people to build their EQ and what benefits this can have on themselves, their colleagues and the business. How can you develop your emotional intelligence? Here Anthony Landale takes a look at the practical [...]

Do you dare to choose balance as a life priority?  According to Lisa King, OD Manager at the Common Services Agency, practical tools and more honesty can get people what they really want. Are we fooling ourselves, do we really want work/life balance? Are we really prepared to give up the financial rewards of work [...]