Health and well-being

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 there […]

Taking time out for some simple exercise creates a great way to relax in a busy day. Regular short breaks help keep your mind and body alert and recharge you before the next task.
Create a pause in your busy day, as if you were pressing the pause button on your remote control, to allow your mind […]

Hallmark Cards is the UK’s leading greeting card company producing some of the most innovative ranges on the market. So how come its people need training in creativity?  Anthony Landale takes a look.
Did you know that Britain is the ‘greetings card’ centre of the world? In total we send an astonishing 2.2 billion cards every […]

We all want to feel on top of our game - but how can we achieve it? Here Anthony Landale looks at the key issues and the ways in which organisations are encouraging their people to feel more vital.
There’s a new word that has recently entered the management lexicon. Vitality. It seems as though companies […]

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 worklife balance? Are we really prepared to give up the financial rewards of work […]