Whilst volunteering is often measured by its impact on others, an increasing body of research has pointed to the health benefits volunteering provides for its participants. In fact, one study carried out by the University of Exeter revealed that volunteers …
It may have been a while since you last doubted your abilities, or it may have been just a few minutes ago. With that in mind, it may not be surprising to hear that 95% of us experience a lack …
If you’ve ever snapped at someone after going without food for a prolonged period of time, then it’s likely that you were experiencing the effects of “hanger”. The term – formed by merging the two distinct words of hunger and …
Employee boredom is an increasingly common phenomenon in the workplace setting. In a recent survey, it was revealed that nearly half of all employees are bored. If that initial statistic wasn’t shocking enough, the fact that bored employees are twice …
The importance of continually providing training and learning opportunities for employees has been made apparent in a recent survey. The survey revealed that 56% of workers would leave their current role if their employers stopped providing training. A further 31% …
For many, mentoring, coaching and counselling are interchangeable terms. However, their function within the workplace setting is becoming increasingly separate from each other. Each serving their own specific purposes towards the overall goal of performance improvement. But what are those …
Mobility exercises are often overlooked by those of us looking to improve fitness and overall health. But they can play a crucial role in keeping you in work without being in any unnecessary pain. In actual fact, workers in pain …
Practicing mindfulness can bring a wide range of benefits to both our personal and professional lives. Scientific studies have shown that mindfulness improves brain capacity, creativity and problem solving, and can help to prevent and treat depression. Yet very few …
Most of us understand what compassion means when we use it towards other human beings but what about ourselves? Many of us get stuck in unhelpful patterns of unnecessary self-criticism which can prove harmful to our health. Self-compassion is becoming …
Employee engagement is not a new phenomenon; in fact, the term has been widely used since the 1990s. However, the recent statistical analysis has thrown the challenge of keeping employees engaged into the spotlight. The most shocking of the recent …