Thinking
We pride ourselves on providing our clients with new knowledge from research. We use our articles, media coverage and newsletters to lead the wellbeing conversation in New Zealand.
Let’s start making sense of our emotions
How many emotional responses have you noticed so far today? Gratitude and love saying good bye to your family as you leave for work, or frustration as you are stuck in wet weather traffic? [...]
Reducing digital overload
Commentary around the perils of technology has never been stronger. Harvard Business Review has described this overload as possibly “the defining problem of today's workplace”: All day and night, on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones, [...]
Happiness and meaning in life
Is one of your goals in life to be happy? What does a happy life look like to you? If I shared with you what I believed to be a happy life for myself, would [...]
Transitioning to Hot Desking
As part of a drive to increase efficiency and productivity more and more organisations are transitioning to hot desking or “hotelling” (reserve a space/desk for a certain period of time). The common experience is finding [...]
Are your employees flourishing or languishing?
Does it matter? Yes, it does. Healthy employees with robust wellbeing are more likely to be engaged and productive. The flip side is also true—when people experience poor health and wellbeing, so does their engagement [...]
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Put it into practice
Umbrella can help your organisation put the theory into practice and improve workplace health and wellbeing. Whether you are looking for workplace mental health or resilience training, coaching, consulting, psychological services or an in-depth wellness assessment and wellbeing program, we can help. Find out more about what we do.