The importance of sleep on your health and wellbeing Sleep is an essential part of our everyday lives and helps our bodies to repair from both mental and physical exertion, as well as being able to maintain our mental and physical health. We all know what...
During recent virtual networking meetings hosted by Thriving Workplaces, we discussed the apprehension and concern felt about returning to work. Many attendees expressed the disquiet circulating their workforce which of course was met with understandable and reassuring notions, but it made me think.. how can we help to...
Now that 90% of UK households have a broadband connection [1], and conference technology like appear.in and Skype are more reliable, working from home is easier than ever. With commute times longer in most areas of the county than a decade ago [2], surely the logical answer...
Mental health affects us all so it’s incredibly important to address mental health at work for those with existing issues and those at risk, but also for the workforce as a whole. This Mental Health Awareness Week we’re sharing with you five ways to support...
The most common question we are faced with when working with organisations is ‘how can we better manage mental health at work?’. Time and time again our staff survey reveals that employees would not feel comfortable discussing mental health issues with management, but we can...
In the past week you’re likely to have heard across the media that Britain needs to go on a diet, and lots of talk around calories. The new reports have mentioned that one of the main reasons for the UK’s increasing obesity crisis is that...
This month on the blog we are going to be focusing on our newly up and running members only area, and some of the most valuable (we think!) resources we link to on the site. Since Mental Health is the by far the most common...
Companies whose main measures are financial, will eventually see their finances suffer. Having worked with many different companies in recent years, I’ve experienced a wide range of management approaches and styles. I’ve noticed that one thing that sets successful and less successful companies apart, is what they...
As you probably know, we are midway through Dry January, thousands of people across the country are giving up booze in a reaction to overindulgence during the festive period. But is there any benefit to giving up alcohol for just one month of the year?...
Norfolk County Council is excited to host a free Work and Health Event at The King’s Centre in Norwich on 2 February 2018 from 9.15am to 4pm and we have the pleasure of inviting you. This free event is for businesses that would like to improve...