Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Dave’s organisation has a wellbeing policy. They are on it. They have Mental Health Champions, an Employee Assistance Programme and a whole section on the intranet about ‘sleep hygiene’, healthy eating, the office choir and cycling to work. But is it all just window dressing? Are we just papering over the cracks? That same […]
Last year 4382 men took their own lives in the UK. That’s around 12 a day, right here in the United Kingdom. It remains the biggest killer of men aged between 15 and 35 in this country, and takes more of our men than road traffic accidents or any other illness. Women are far from immune, but year on year around 75% […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Six years ago, Gemma and I sat on the sofa in our living room and came up with the name of our business. It was pretty tough too. What did we want the name to say about us? How would people feel when they heard it? We spent a while deliberating (almost […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 This is a topical and timely subject, because I’ve just enjoyed a lovely summer holiday with my family. You’re not interested in that, but I think you will be interested in conversations around an issue that has, by pure coincidence, cropped up: the wisdom of working whilst on holiday. Or perhaps the ‘wisdom […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Is talking about mental health harder for men?Let’s put that in context: not all talking, and not all men, but the kind of difficult conversations that need to be had by managers about certain aspects of wellbeing, notably work-related mental ill-health. I’m concerned about this for several reasons. The most obvious being […]
Share0 Tweet0 Share0 A “Fit Note” is a record of advice from your Doctor. But I wonder how many are used as they are actually intended? Are they really just Sick Notes by another name?” Doctor, I’m stressed… “Have you had trouble sleeping and concentrating?” Uh huh.. “Passing water more than usual?” Not really “Difficulty in switching off and relaxing?” Uh […]
