Tag: wellbeing
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How Leaders Can Create Space to Think
The final stretch of the year often brings a familiar tension. Teams are busy, but not always focused. Priorities feel heavier. Energy is thinner. The pace increases at the exact moment when people’s attention is most fragile. For managers and L&D leaders, this creates a clear challenge: A year-end attention reset is not about squeezing…
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Forest Bathing (or the world outside my office)
Lately, the weight of everything began to press a bit too hard on my shoulders. For someone who’s often seen juggling tasks with ease, this was unfamiliar territory. The days blurred together, and I realized I was missing out on the world outside my office window. Then, I remembered a piece of advice from a…
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WHY INVESTING IN MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING IS IMPORTANT
WHY IS MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING IMPORTANT? It’s a well-known fact that organizations are required to have first aiders, at least one per 50 employees. Yet, as the number of suicide deaths per year inch closer to that of heart attack deaths, and panic attacks become more common than asthma attacks – why are we not…
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You’re so weird, and it’s OK
FIRST SEEN ON GRAHAM ALLCOTT’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER ‘REV UP FOR THE WEEK’. “If you understood everything I’ve said, you’d be me” – Miles Davis Over the years, I’ve worked with and interviewed some pretty remarkable people. Business owners, high-performing leaders, young people with incredible energy and potential, older people with quiet wisdom and painful experience, Olympic gold…
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A Good Night’s Sleep Starts in The Kitchen
5 Foods to Eat and 5 to Avoid for Better Sleep Food plays a vital role in getting a good night’s sleep. Graham Allcott talks about this in depth in his book Workfuel. Eating before bed might offer occasional relief , but isn’t a viable long-term strategy for good sleep. For a better night’s sleep…
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6 Signs You Might Be A Workaholic
Many people feel that working more hours equates to greater productivity. It seems like a simple equation right? Work more = get more done. But the urge to do more and more, and work longer and longer hours can be a ladder that leads to overwork. What are the signs that you might be a…
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The 5 Ways to Wellbeing
What is Wellbeing? Have you heard this lovely fluffy word being bandied around a little lately? When we think of wellbeing it makes us think of our health, or how we feel, but one thing’s for sure – if we want to be a true Productivity Ninja you have to be aware of it. The…
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The Stress and Vulnerability Bucket
Coping with Stress using The Stress and Vulnerability Bucket Stress is a word that consumes our society. We are constantly considering how we are coping with stress. We’re all Human, not Superhero. Even the best Productivity Ninja can have times where the pressure becomes too great. Practical steps learnt from Productivity Training are only employable…
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Sleep Your Way to Productivity
Sleep Your Way to Productivity We frequently hit busy spans which make us hope for more than 24 hours in a day. As a Productivity Ninja, you will know, no matter how many hours you spend at the office – the work never stops. Keeping that in mind, it’s important to use your time to…
