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.
Effective conversations
Difficult conversations, challenging conversations, tricky communications—however you frame them, they are an important part of leadership. Successfully managing these conversations can be both time consuming and energy depleting. We have developed and refined a [...]
Strengthening Relationships
“Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on whom we love.” – Thomas Lewis, A General Theory of Love. Feeling connected to others is an absolute human need. Social psychologists call [...]
Effective behaviour change
Thank you to everyone who contacted us after our last post, It’s that time of year - boost your motivation. Building on that theme, what do we know from behaviour change research that can help [...]
Managing tricky people
In March this year we explained some of the current psychological thinking behind why some people can be “tricky” to work with, and to manage. Read the article here: http://umbrella.org.nz/why-are-some-people-more-difficult-than-others/ This is an area we [...]
It’s that time of year – boost your motivation
It’s that time of year when many of us are running out of puff and energy. Winter has set in and the pace and volume of work aren’t letting up. Ironically, while this is the [...]
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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.