There are real benefits to looking for what you appreciate or are grateful about in bad things as well as good. ‘What is there to be grateful for in bad things?’ you might reasonably ask. Here are some ideas and…
Are You A Leader? Here’s The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Combat Anxiety In Uncertain Times
Here’s the most effective way you can reduce speculation and combat anxiety in your team during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Human Cost Of Change, And How To Reduce It
Rising levels of stress and depression The business bestseller lists are full of books about how to embrace change. Silicon Valley companies are lauded for disrupting traditional business models. “A game-changer” is about the most complimentary thing you can say…
Stress can be good for you – if you have the right mindset
Stress is generally thought of as bad for you. But there’s some research by Alia Crum, Peter Salovey, and Shawn Achor that suggests that in some cases it can actually do you good. What makes the difference is not the amount…
Is your boss insane? And what to do about it
I’ve been sent this infographic from the people at Learnstuff.com which presents some rather alarming findings about bad bosses. I hesitated for a while to post this because it’s so unremittingly gloomy, but in the end I thought that it’s…
Why you don’t need to feel guilty when you take a break
We all know that we work better and feel less stressed if we take regular breaks during the working day. However, the stressed individual may feel uncomfortable and guilty about taking breaks, even when they admit that their usual driven…