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Work rumination: tools and skills for managing rumination

Rumination – even if you haven’t heard the word before, you’ll certainly recognise the process. It happens when we repeatedly think the same negative thoughts. In the dictionary, it means “to chew the cud”. Often, work content features in our rumination so that we spend our free time “chewing” [...]

2021-10-15T17:38:47+13:00September 7th, 2021|

Sustainability and wellbeing in the workplace: How to improve both in tandem

When we practise sustainability in our daily lives, it impacts positively on our own wellbeing as well as the planet’s – meaning that personal wellbeing and environmental sustainability need not be mutually exclusive goals. By exploring these impacts, and what organisations can do to promote employee wellbeing and sustainability, [...]

2021-10-15T17:41:12+13:00August 27th, 2021|

Learning not to push on through

By Gaynor Parkin.  Grit. Determination. Perseverance. Pushing on through.  Our Western culture celebrates the qualities of persistence and striving. We love stories of people triumphing over adversity of all kinds. Recently we were right there with Olympic athletes overcoming tremendous odds to win medals.  We are also quick to [...]

2021-10-15T17:43:36+13:00August 25th, 2021|

Tricky relationships: How to stay sane and maintain respect

Some relationships are easy - we feel like we are on the same page, speak the same lingo and “get” each other. Other relationships are just not that straightforward. They are the ones that are more likely to cause us conflict, strain, and keep us up at night. It’s [...]

2021-10-15T17:46:19+13:00August 13th, 2021|