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Ask the Expert: Meeting the new standards for addressing Sexual Misconduct and Harassment in Higher Education

By Amanda Furness | 20 June 2025

In this Ask the Expert article, trainer Fiona McPhail offers some thoughts for those involved in helping to ensure Higher Educations Institutions meet the mandatory new requirements for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct.

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Why saying you have a speaking up culture doesn’t mean you do

By Amanda Furness | 18 June 2025

This disconnect is costing organisations which is why it has become a leadership imperative to understand why attempts at a speaking up culture fail and, more importantly, how one can be built that genuinely works.

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Spring into the latest edition of our newsletter which aims to help improve worker wellbeing

By Amanda Furness | 02 May 2025

This edition includes tips on the lemonade mindset and creating a culture of mattering at work.

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Some recent external resources relating to worker wellbeing

By Amanda Furness | 28 April 2025

Our Spring round up of external resources focuses on 5 which highlight the worker wellbeing and business benefits that building an inclusive workplace for all can bring.

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Resilience Tip – Have You Tried a ‘Lemonade Mindset’?

By Amanda Furness | 28 April 2025

A look at what a lemonade mindset is, along with some practical examples – how it may benefit resilience at work as well as in life generally

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Mattering at work: The value of recognising our significance

By Amanda Furness | 28 April 2025

A look at mattering at work – what it is, the benefits it brings, some suggested tips and questions to ask that encourage and help to cultivate a culture of mattering at work, plus some thoughts on the ripple effect it can have for an organisation.

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Vicarious Trauma in the Workplace – what we all need to know

By Amanda Furness | 09 April 2025

Vicarious trauma may affect many more workplaces than we initially think. Our short article includes a brief explanation, the importance of recognising warning signs, along with some proactive suggestions for individuals and organisations to help protect everyone in the workplace.

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Workplace examples of resilience skills in practice

By Amanda Furness | 10 March 2025

We provide three practical workplace examples to help illustrate the positive role resilience skills can play at work.

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January edition of our workplace wellbeing quarterly e-newsletter

By Amanda Furness | 21 January 2025

The latest edition of our quarterly e-newsletter includes tips and resources to help improve workplace wellbeing.

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Improving workplace wellbeing – 6 recent resources & articles

By Amanda Furness | 13 January 2025

In our latest round up of external resources and articles, we have focused on those offering facts, ideas and possible solutions regarding the role job quality, trust and support can play in improving workplace wellbeing for all.

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