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Kiwis vs. flu season: How to manage your energy levels at work

Do you remember “back in the old days”, pre-COVID-19, when you (almost always) had enough sick leave to last the whole year? When you would gaze at your remaining sick-leave balance in December and wish it was exchangeable for annual leave because there was just so much of it? [...]

2022-08-04T13:16:22+12:00June 7th, 2022|

How to support people through grief and loss

Various terms such as “grief” and “bereavement” are used in diverse ways – in this article, we refer to “grief” as the emotions we feel in response to loss. These can include painful emotions commonly spoken about in grief, such as anger, sadness, hopelessness, shock, loneliness, despair and emptiness. [...]

2022-06-15T15:11:16+12:00June 3rd, 2022|

How do you want your workday to look? Building autonomy at work

Which would you choose? An 8% pay rise, or 2-3 days working from home? In the post-lockdown workplace, there is growing research to show that what employees want is flexibility. In fact, some reports suggest that workers value working from home just as much as an 8% pay increase [...]

2022-05-31T17:01:49+12:00May 18th, 2022|

Book review: 7½ Lessons about the Brain

As neuropsychologists and many others will already be aware, Lisa Feldman-Barrett is in the top 1% of most-cited scientists around the world for her work in psychology and neuroscience. She is affiliated with Northeastern University, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.  Her most recent book, 7½ Lessons about [...]

2022-05-31T17:02:23+12:00May 18th, 2022|