by Sarah Maher | Sep 3, 2020 | Employee Assistance, Employee Wellness, Stress at Work, Workplace Stress
There is no doubt about it, Covid-19 has had an effect on us all. The havoc it has wrought ranges from the inconsequential to the devastating. By now we have all probably forgotten our mask and come home without the milk on at least one occasion, while perhaps fewer...
by Sarah Maher | Sep 3, 2020 | Employee Engagement, Employee Wellness, Workplace Stress
In our last blog we discussed some of the differences between stress and burnout. If you think you may be suffering from burnout, or you think that elevated levels of stress may be affecting you negatively, then your first port of call should be to speak with a...
by Sarah Maher | Sep 3, 2020 | Communications Policy, Employee Assistance, Employee Engagement, Employee Wellness
Almost six months into the pandemic restrictions, we have seen the world of work shift and change as it attempts to adapt. Though the coming months are yet to be defined, we have nonetheless started seeing elements of a new ‘normal’ beginning to emerge. Some makeshift...
by Sarah Maher | Jul 9, 2020 | HR Outsourcing and Interim HR Placements, Learning & Development
In June 2019, author and philosopher Charles Handy declared: “Work needs to be organised, things should be managed…people can only be encouraged, inspired and led.” While it might seem like a surface, linguistic distinction to make, the real issue stems from a much...
by Insight Editor | Jan 17, 2020 | HR Support Services, Learning & Development
Although that raucous party to welcome in the new decade may be a distant memory by now, hopefully your new year’s resolutions are a little easier to remember. Along with the usual decisions that people make at this time of year – such as drinking more water and...
by Insight Editor | Mar 31, 2015 | HR Support Services, Learning & Development
Last Friday – March 27th was National Workplace Wellbeing Day. It was Ireland’s first such day – having been launched just this past November by IBEC who highlighted that “the total cost to the economy of days lost through absence was around 11 million days”....
