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Winter newsletter has tips to boost workplace wellbeing

By Amanda Furness | 13 February 2024

The latest edition of our quarterly newsletter aims to boost workplace wellbeing with tips, resources and a story to warm your heart.

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Tips for overcoming a culture of false urgency at work

By Amanda Furness | 08 February 2024

For our latest wellbeing at work tip, we look at some signs that a culture of false urgency may exist followed by suggested tips to overcome it for individuals, managers and team leaders.

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Some helpful resources for wellbeing at work

By Amanda Furness | 08 February 2024

Our latest pick of external resources includes a compassion at work toolkit, annual work-related ill health statistics, a survey into workplace adjustments for disabled employees, and a report looking into supporting mental health and wellbeing in the workplace.

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Sympathy, Empathy & Compassion at work – what’s the difference?

By Amanda Furness | 24 January 2024

A look at the differences between sympathy, empathy and compassion, and the effects of displaying each trait in the workplace on both the recipient and provider. Also included is a short collection of resources for those who would like to know more about the need for and benefits of leading with compassion in the workplace.

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How a zookeeper and a mindfulness teacher changed lives within 2.5 hours

By Amanda Furness | 21 December 2023

For our final post of 2023, we share one of the more unusual requests we received this year. It was a project that was an honour to be involved in and one which practically illustrates the benefits mindfulness can bring.

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We would like to wish all of our readers a happy and peaceful Festive Season and all the best for 2024.

Wishing you a Happy and Peaceful Festive Season

By Jan Lawrence | 20 December 2023

We would like to wish all of our readers a happy and peaceful Festive Season and all the best for 2024.

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Do you seek or avoid conversations about grief at work?

By Amanda Furness | 07 December 2023

For this year’s National Grief Awareness Week (2 – 8 December) we have reviewed and updated the section on grief within our mental health resources and consider why we may avoid conversations about grief at work.

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Autumn 2023 Newsletter includes tips for Stress Awareness Week

By Amanda Furness | 01 November 2023

For Stress Awareness Week, the autumn edition of our quarterly wellbeing at work newsletter includes stress management tips and resources.

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Communication at work – be aware of the pitfalls of co-rumination

By Amanda Furness | 01 November 2023

We offer 5 tips for helping to develop healthy interactions at work in order to increase wellbeing and avoid co-rumination.

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Some resources to help health, wellbeing and inclusion at work

By Amanda Furness | 01 November 2023

Included in our latest pick of external resources are details of a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace code of practice and a guide on recruiting neurodiverse candidates.

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