by Matthew Carlton | Mar 11, 2019 | Trends & Best Practice
There’s little doubt that the conversation around mental health has entered in to the mainstream over the past couple of years. With more well known figures openly discussing their mental health struggles, more reporting around mental health and wellbeing in the...
by Matthew Carlton | Feb 5, 2019 | Trends & Best Practice
I recently came across a debate raging on LinkedIn regarding mindfulness in the workplace and whether such apps and techniques can genuinely help employees.With almost 800 comments on the discussion thread, a range of pros and cons of such apps were shared. Many...
by Matthew Carlton | Jan 31, 2019 | Mental health
If you’re looking to develop your understanding of mental health in the workplace, there are now a number of events in the UK that can help. Such events were not around just a couple of years ago, but with more conversations now taking place around mental health in...
by Matthew Carlton | Jan 29, 2019 | Wellbeing initiative ideas
Employees who exercise for at least 30 minutes, three times a week, are 15 percent more likely to perform better at work, based on research from the Health Enhancement Research Organization. Additionally, absenteeism is 27 percent lower for workers who exercise...
by Matthew Carlton | Jan 23, 2019 | Mental health
In December I completed a course to become a Mental Health First Aider. Here are some thoughts on the course, and why businesses of all sizes should strongly consider having a Mental Health First Aider within their organisation. With an increasing number of clients...
