With all the mayhem; polarising news; extremist views and conspiracy theories swirling about, I have a deep need to connect with my common-sense tribe. These friends, neighbours and acquaintances don’t all think like me, nor do we have...
The ‘cost of living,’ literally and figuratively has always been high, but competing demands for our attention, worrying media feeds and expensive living costs can unbalance our emotional equilibrium and negatively a...
Are your expectations realistic? There’s a subtle but important truth that often gets lost in the pace and pressure of modern workplaces: people are not machines. When deadlines pile up, targets tighten, and inboxes overflow, it’s ea...
Remember when we thought automation would simply give us more free time? As we navigate 2026, we’ve realised the opposite is true: as AI handles the routine, the pressure on the "human" parts of our jobs - the high-stakes dec...
There’s a quiet, persistent tiredness running through today’s workplaces. Many people feel stretched, pressured, and overloaded - and we’ve almost come to accept it as part of modern working life. We talk about burn...
We know that our mental health can fluctuate from one moment to the next, like the wind on a blustery day. We can be having a perfectly reasonable day and then receive unwelcome news, have an unpleasant encounter or...
Absence rates are climbing - and it’s costing employers dearly. But while some organisations are feeling the strain, others are holding steady or even thriving....
The Digital Divide This digitally savvy generation live in a world many of us are struggling to keep up with as technology has changed the way we go about everything. The digital tracks in the silicon sand s...
In today’s workplace, gender-neutral policies are often hailed as progressive. But here’s the problem: when you apply the same rules to everyone in unequal circumstances, you don’t create fairness - you deepen inequality....
Every day across the UK, millions of people quietly juggle the demands of work while providing unpaid care for a loved one. It might be a parent supporting a child with additional needs, a partner caring for someone with a lo...
