Mind control: All professionals have moments of stress
The UK has been steeped in a culture of overtime, leading to numerous moments of stress which, when not taken care of, could stack up and place pressure on your mental health.
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Mind control: There’s no magic health cure but it helps to keep life and work in balance
Next up in our mind control series is John Dean, CEO of Punter Southall Health and Protection, who suggests our pattern of working hard and recovering over the weekend only boosts ill health.
Mind Control: Business owners should lead by example
Much research has been dedicated to how staff pick up habits from business owners and management teams like “the common cold”. Taking care of your wellbeing is no different.
How these businesses championed World Mental Health Day
As World Mental Health Day took place, we’ve highlighted a few of the many companies that expressed the importance of mental wellbeing one of which planned to sell one TV star’s tears.
Mind control: Only a third of staff with a mental health problem feel they have support
Research by Unum and the Mental Health Foundation unveiled that by 2015 some 8.6m people aged 16 or older were prone to experiencing a common mental health problem. This, the two explained, included stress, depression and/or anxiety.
Mind control: How reed.co.uk helps its staff to love Mondays
Reed.co.uk is a well-established job site, running a marketing campaign equally as well-known. Who hasn’t heard of the knight in shining armour helping people love Mondays” Well, that same knight seems to be helping the company’s own workforce as well.
Mind control: Many still believe those with mental health issues can just “snap out of it”
Don’t assume to know the root cause behind employee mental health problems. And even if it’s a “simple issue” like a lack of sleep, you shouldn’t expect them to “snap out of it”.
Mind control: Mental health starts with an honest and open office culture
It’s amazing the impact good company culture can have on staff, Impression co-founder Tom Craig tells Real Business. They become more productive and loyal, not to mention healthier in both body and mind.
Mind control: Bosses call for open and frank discussion around mental health issues
Talking to Bupa UK’s corporate director, Patrick Watt, for our “Mind Control” series unveils evidence of bosses hoping to eradicate a fear of speaking up about mental health issues.
Mind control: Encouraging openness rather than implementing shiny new initiatives
“People usually have no problem talking about feeling physically ill because, that’s just biology, it’s fact, and it’s science.” This passage comes from an article written by Sarah Alonze, senior campaign director at Babel, around our lack of communication around mental health issues. Hoping to learn more about encouraging openness, we asked her a few questions.