Humour is a vital tool for leadership. Known as one of the top ten soft skills in the workplace, positive humour and laughter is not only good for your health; they also boost morale, build stronger teams and strengthen productivity. Not all humour is created equal, though, let's take a look at what constitutes positive versus negative humour in the workplace and why it's a vital skill for transformational leadership.
Mental illness still receives a lot of stigma across our respective communities, and across society at a grander level. The roll-on impact of this is many people feel the need to hide, disguise, or mask their mental health.
In a world where the news cycle runs 24/7 and we have more access to not only general information but deeply personal information of everyone around us through social media platforms - you might get to the end of the day and feel exhausted.
Nearly thirty years ago in the deep dark mists of time, a man by the name of Steve returned to the company he had first started inside his parents' garage.
For decades, accountants have categorised employees as a liability due to salaries and unpaid leave. Far from being a liability, the greatest asset any business has to be its workers.
Employee wellbeing contributes to a thriving workplace culture. But true employee wellbeing is more than just healthy people. It means helping employees feel their best, do their best, and bring their most authentic selves to work.
Covid-19 has presented organisations with a short window to reimagine what the new world of work will look like and how to make it better. The need for balancing high performance with safety and support means employee wellbeing and a sense of belonging are more important than ever.
It’s an irony of our modern lives that while technology is continually invented to save us time, we use that time to do more and more things resulting in our lives being more fast-paced and hectic than ever.
Study after study, and survey after survey, show that employees, especially Millennials, value growth over most other perks. What used to be referred to as “soft skills” are now rightly being branded “power skills” and are proving invaluable tools to help you grow in life and at work.
Have you ever horrified yourself with your inability to apply what you know you should do to what you actually do? Welcome to the knowing/doing gap.
The last decade has seen a huge rise in the wellness industry with many trends emerging, some good, some not so good and some downright bizarre.
We think this quote by Alexander Den Heijer sums up how important your physical environment is perfectly "When a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows. Not the flower”
If you’re social media looks anything like mine you are no doubt inundated with posts and information around a large number of self-help methods or practices that you can incorporate into your life to improve your personal or professional outcomes.
For many of your employees, their very close friends and family members are likely to be the most important people in their lives and the ones with whom they spend the most time. But, are you leveraging these valuable resources with your wellness communication messages?
This Saturday, 30 March at 8.30PM local time, is Earth Hour where hundreds of millions of people around the world in more than 7,000 cities and over 180 countries will take part by turning the lights out and power off as a symbolic show of solidarity toward this important conservation cause.
Often when we consider matters of the mind we look at what we are doing wrong in terms of our thinking rather than improving or enhancing what we may already be doing right.
One of my colleagues recently asked me to join her for a quick coffee run and I gave my usual response of “no but can you grab a latte for me”. She asked me why I take so few breaks throughout the day and reminded me that we do promote for wellbeing for a living.
Spring has finally sprung so check out these top 6 delicous and nutrient packed superfoods that are in season now.
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