(Title taken from New York Times journalist Thomas Friedman’s book, Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations.) Have you heard of VUCA? Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity? It’s the in-vogue catchphrase used to describe our rapidly changing world and lives. In our [...]
I am back from a working tour of Europe. My muscles ache, my jaw is clenched tight, shoulders are pinched and my arms feel weighted down. You might ask, “Jacqui, has this got anything to do with the exorbitant load of your luggage, which you heaved lopsided through cobbled streets [...]
Do you know if your employees are flourishing or languishing? Healthy employees with robust wellbeing are more likely to be engaged and productive at work. The flip side is also true—when people experience poor health and wellbeing, so does their engagement and productivity, with a direct hit on the bottom [...]
Stress experienced positively can feel exciting and useful when we are juggling multiple demands. Using our body’s adrenalin response to meet a challenge, ace a presentation or achieve a tight deadline can be both useful and satisfying. On the flip side though, experiencing a tension headache after feeling wound up [...]