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.
When does stress become something more serious?
One of the tricky things about stress is that each of us experiences stress differently. This makes it difficult to describe what ‘normal’ stress looks like, and subsequently, to define clearly at what point stress [...]
How to shape individual behaviour in organisations
Insights from behavioural economics and behavioural psychology Any organisational intervention requires individual behaviour change. If you want employees to be more active, more engaged, show flexibility during change, or to use a new operating system, you [...]
Working from home
Hijacked by the washing machine. Interruptions of another kind. In many of the organisations we work with, there are open plan workspaces, cell phones are always on and emails constantly flow in. As a consequence, [...]
Resilience Q & A
Are excellence in performance and wellbeing mutually exclusive or can they be achieved together? Gaynor Parkin, our MD, recently discussed this question at the NZHR conference. We had some great questions from the audience and on [...]
How long does it take to make or break a habit?
Forming a new habit In our training sessions we are often asked “How long does it take to make a habit and how long does it take to undo one?” The 21 day rule for [...]
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