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27Sep

How Nature can Increase Productivity in the Workplace

Jez Rose

Work

Evidence suggests that views, smells and noises from the natural world increase our levels of wellbeing. The Good Life Project is looking for businesses to help prove the benefits of nature in the workplace
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06Sep

Workaholics Infect Domestic Life

Geraldine Bedell

Work

In Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, Lean In, she argues that a major reason why women don’t assert themselves at work is that they think it will make other people see them as selfish, cold and unpleasant workaholics. For men, success is correlated with niceness but successful women are often perceived as bossy and dislikable. Sandberg cites Deborah Greenfield, Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at Stanford, who explains that this is the result of a widespread assumption that women not only are nurturing, but that they should be – which...
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05Sep

3 Tips to Get Your First Graduate Job

Anne Wilson

graduates, jobs, tips, university

Work

Finding your first job as a new graduate can seem overwhelming in today's competitive job market. Graduate mentor Anne Wilson has practical, achievable advice
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25Jul

Why Student Counselling Can't Make Everything All Right

Louise Chunn

counselling, student, university

Work

Incoming chair of the Heads of University Counselling Services, Alan Percy speaks out on the challenges of providing counselling when so many university students expect continuous support for challenges that are part of growing up
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19Jul

Public Speaking: How to Make a Good Impression

Maggie Eyre

career, coaching, communication, confidence, self

Work

Public speaking is an understandable fear for many. Here Maggie Eyre, a professional coach in public speaking, has advice for making it easier
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24May

Finding Work-Life Balance

Hayley van

career, home, stress, wellbeing, worklifebalance

Work

Avoid hyper-vigilance by taking practical steps to find a good work-life balance
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21Apr

You Can Be Open and Transparent in Business

Martin Bjergegaard

leadership, startups, work

Work

Bosses fear that showing their vulnerability will hurt their businesses, but Martin Bjergegaar and Cosmina Popa disagree. Extract from their book How To Be a Leader, published by The School of Life
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13Apr

How a Change of Lens Can Improve a Working Relationship

Chris Wood

career, emotions, relationship, work

Work

Executive coach Chris Wood explores how looking at a work relationship through a different lens can change the bigger picture entirely
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06Apr

Protecting Mental Health in the Startup World

Alice McGurran

anxiety, career, culture, depression, society, startups

Work

Welldoing held an event about mental health in the startup world at Campus London, to hear founders share their stories of mental health difficulties and give advice to others starting up
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05Jan

Is it Time to Quit Your Job and Do What You Love?

John C

career, culture, redundancy, self, society, wellbeing

Work

More and more people are moving away from traditional work and embracing what they love. Author John C.Parkin is definitely on board with this movement.
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