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Health & Well Being

Mar 26, 2012 Health & Well Being

Rebecca Cross: Let light of laughter shine in your work life

by Leah Gibbs

As Daylight Savings Time begins today, I am drawn to thoughts of light, and, lightheartedness.

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Nov 15, 2011 Health & Well Being

All work & no Zen?

by Fiona Wainrit

We’re becoming better educated at finding ways to cope with life’s pressures…So why then are most of us still feeling burnt out?  - Leading life coach, Fiona Wainrit explores this issue. For starters, the reality is that most of us seem to rush from place to place, worrying about that next appointment, or meeting, without [...]

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Nov 3, 2011 Health & Well Being

Healthy Eating Habits for an Awesome Work Day

by Leah Gibbs

When you think about it, it makes absolutely no sense that we tend to pay less attention to healthy eating when we’re super busy and rocking it out at the office for more hours in a day than we quite possibly should be.

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Nov 2, 2011 Health & Well Being

10 ways to avoid the home-office blues

by Leah Gibbs

A good friend wants to quit her business and get a corporate job. She is sick of uncertain income, no holiday pay and working by herself each day. Like many home-based business owners she is suffering from isolation, a more dangerous problem than many realise.

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Oct 24, 2011 Health & Well Being

The pursuit of happiness

by Fiona Wainrit

Happiness is not something that just happens, it’s something we need to constantly work on, writes life coach Fiona Wainrit. Throughout my coaching and recruitment careers, I have worked with successful people at all levels from CEOs of multinational companies, to the baristas who make their coffees. I noticed some people make life look easy, [...]

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Oct 21, 2011 Health & Well Being

Should Your Employees Take Naps?

by Leah Gibbs

Small businesses increasingly encourage daytime rest to boost productivity and fight fatigue. Sleep experts are applauding.

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Sep 12, 2011 Health & Well Being

8 Ways to Promote Wellness in the Workplace

by Leah Gibbs

Wellness programs are linked to greater productivity, less absenteeism, and a reduction of long-term health care costs. Are you doing enough to ensure the health of your workforce? Even if you don’t have the resources to implement a complete wellness program, there are several things you can do that show your employees you value their [...]

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Aug 5, 2011 Health & Well Being

Is your laptop cooking your testicles?

by Leah Gibbs

Whoever invented the ‘laptop’ probably didn’t worry too much about male reproductive health.

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Jun 24, 2011 Health & Well Being

Executive stress: how to beat burnout

by Leah Gibbs

If you’re tired all the time, discouraged and have lost your spark you could be suffering from one of today’s most common problems – burnout.

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Jun 6, 2011 Health & Well Being

Sleeping on the job is good for you

by Leah Gibbs

It’s official: sleeping is good for you. No surprises there, of course – but it’s daytime sleeping (otherwise known as a catnap, a siesta, or just falling asleep at your desk with your head on your elbow, dribbling on your sleeve) that, according to new research, could actually improve the health of your heart.

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May 26, 2011 Health & Well Being

Wanting to keep your employees Wellthy this Winter?

by Leah Gibbs

Join the Springday Jog Squad and kick-start employee wellness. There is a new catch phrase this year – being Wellthy! We know that Poor Health = Poor Productivity yet finding an innovative way to motivate your employees to focus on their wellness, move more and eat healthily can be tough.

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