STRATEGYWORKPLACE11 Apr 2020 Setting small, achievable goals, such as eating more healthily, can help mental health. Achieving even one goal can boost our confidence and sense of self efficacy.By HELEN HAWKES Redefining ‘success’ may be the most important step in your professional development during the COVID-19 crisis. It’s been called the Read more…
Amid the chaos and uncertainty of global politics and corporate downsizing, serenity may be as elusive as that performance bonus. Yet for those who face the anguish of aligning personal values with cut-throat strategies, or achieving work-life balance in a tech-obsessed culture, surely peace of mind is the most desirable Read more…
If you prefer organic food, chemical-free cosmetics, regular exercise and sleep sound enough to recharge your system, airplanes may seem like a carefully constructed form of hell. However, as more airlines recognise that today’s high flier is interested in arriving in at least as good a shape as they departed Read more…
By Helen Hawkes With the emphasis on peak performance in leading companies, many executives are risking something more personal than failure. Stress-related illness has been estimated to cost the Australian economy more than $14 billion a year in absenteeism and presenteeism, where people come to work but have low levels Read more…
Perhaps it’s the fluorescent lighting, the back-stabbing co-worker, or the incessant, unrealistic deadlines. Whatever the stressor, working in a toxic office can negatively impact your health. Muscular pain, disturbed sleep and excess use of alcohol or painkillers are all early warning signs, says Melbourne-based clinical psychologist Adam Carrozza, who has Read more…
Dr Paula Watkins If you’re not a meditator, or you’re a failed one, being told it’s the answer to reducing stress, disease and even ageing is incredibly irritating. After all, how can a simple little thing like meditation do that. And, if it’s so simple, how come you can’t do Read more…
Business systems may once have been designed for the Industrial Age. But, in the Information or New Media Age, star performers are paid to think, says Linda Ray, co-founder of the Neuresource Group, a business that builds “brain friendly organisations”. In short, it focuses on teaching business leaders “attentional intelligence”. Read more…
If you want to stay youthful and competitive into your later decades, the good news is that you can. While we live in a culture that actively promotes the idea of age-related degeneration, in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, a growing band of researchers and medical professionals are preaching a Read more…