Does your workplace have a culture of wellbeing?
Workplace wellbeing is far more interesting than it was 5 years ago where the focus revolved around the provision of employee health insurance and perhaps a discounted gym membership if you were lucky – both of which were seldom used across most organisations. These...
read more10 steps to nourishing happiness in the workplace
Are you 'happy'? Have you ever been asked by someone if you’re happy? If so, what was your answer? Perhaps you gave an automatic response in the same way you might answer “How are you?” with “Fine thanks”. But if you really gave it some thought, you’d have had to...
read more3 top tips for workplace wellbeing and happiness this summer
Do you need to boost your employees’ happiness? Picture in your mind’s eye the summer months in Europe; a wonderful close up of a happy group, smiling and laughing as they run through a field of long grass with sunshine beaming from a clear blue sky. Sunshine, being...
read moreHow LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® can empower your teams and unlock true potential – by Mary Eden
Children have used LEGO bricks to build models of their real and their imaginary world for about 60 years... In this interview our CEO & MD, Mat East, explains how Lego is a lot more than just a toy. A certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator, Mat believes Lego...
read moreLEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® – How playing at work gives everyone a voice – by Mary Eden
I was recently lucky enough to sit in on a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) workshop with our Managing Director, Mat East – a certified Lego Serious Play facilitator. Eight people sat around the table, each with a pile of plastic bricks. This immediately took me back...
read more11 Lessons Learned in the Wilds of Borneo – by Mary Eden
A seemingly simple trail race becomes a physical and mental challenge with far reaching lessons… I recently ran a 30km trail race through the wild but beautiful Kiulu Valley, not far from Kota Kinabalu in Borneo. This misty valley is one of the most unspoiled parts of...
read more10 Reasons to Retreat in 2017 – by Mary Eden
Did you know that a well organised company retreat with outstanding facilitators can have a transformational effect on your company? When people get together in a different environment, sharing a common goal, they develop a unique relationship. They will reveal and...
read more3 reasons discovering your strengths will make 2017 your best year yet
By Vicki Haverson - Director of Strengths-based Development: As we come to the end of 2016 many of us will be reflecting on the year gone by and how we can be more successful in 2017. Some of us will set clear goals for ourselves, others might have a clear...
read moreHow to know your STRENGTHS
Check out Vicki Haverson, our Director of Strengths, in the feature ‘How to Know Your Strengths’ in Gulf News Friday Magazine. "When you recognise your strengths and work with them, rather than the qualities that you don’t have, it’s like sprinkling magic dust on your...
read moreHow to find the job you love
If you take the average of the many studies that have been conducted into employee engagement since the 1990's, somewhere in the region of over 80% of the worldwide population hate their job. And these figures aren't budging. That means the majority of us spend a...
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