Discover the surprising links between work stress, our sense of control, our ability to adapt to challenges, what this means for our health and how we can use this knowledge to improve both wellbeing and performance.
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Why work stress is deadly (and what to do about it)
Discover the surprising links between work stress, our sense of control, our ability to adapt to challenges, what this means for our health and how we can use this knowledge to improve both wellbeing and performance.
Can’t boost immune system, but can suppress it
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a significant rise in the number of supplements and techniques claiming to ‘super-charge’ the immune system. Unfortunately, most of these claims are misleading and unfounded; we can’t boost our immune system. However, we can suppress it, so here are some evidence-based ways to maintain and avoid putting unnecessary strain on your immune system.
Can’t boost immune system, but can suppress it
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a significant rise in the number of supplements and techniques claiming to ‘super-charge’ the immune system. Unfortunately, most of these claims are misleading and unfounded; we can’t boost our immune system. However, we can suppress it, so here are some evidence-based ways to maintain and avoid putting unnecessary strain on your immune system.
5 Improved Steps To Perform Under Pressure
At certain points in life and work, we all need to perform under pressure. The problem is, many people think that performing under pressure is a gift – that some people have it, and some people don’t. It’s not always easy, but performing under pressure is a skill that you can improve. In this article, you can learn more about the physiological and psychological components which underpin performance under pressure, and discover five steps that you can take to prepare to perform at your best, whatever life throws at you.
Which stress reduction technique is most effective?
Many people’s lives are characterised by multi-tasking, competition and time-pressure. The adverse effects of stress are common, and the costs to individuals and society are high in terms of both health and productivity. Amid our packed schedules, many of us are looking for time-efficient self-help techniques to reduce our stress. In this blog, you can find out more about the mechanisms which link stress and health, read about evidence-based stress reduction techniques, discover which appear to be the most effective approaches to reducing stress, and consider how you might be able to apply these approaches in your own life.
How to improve health & cognitive performance
In an ideal world, we would be able to switch on our brains and focus, whenever we needed to, then be able to switch off and relax, whenever we wanted to. Unfortunately, for many of us, this isn’t the case. It’s been estimated that up to 70% of workers ruminate or worry about work issues, at one time or another. So what can we do about it?
We are accelerating into the age of ‘connected everything’. There are almost three million apps in one of the world’s leading app stores, many of us check our smart-phones once every 6 minutes and most of us carry our digital devices for 22 hours per day. In 1982, Blade Runner’s movie audience watched Deckard, played … Read more
12 tactics to transform your public speaking
Public speaking is a crucial skill in the workplace, whether or not you are aiming to make a career out of it. From sales presentations to small meetings, honing the art of communication will help you to persuade and win support with empathy and impact. However, many people struggle with public speaking and most people would like to improve their ability to present in front of groups. Often, when we think about great communicators, we compliment them for their ‘talent’ but, in my view, public speaking is a skill like any other. With the appropriate support and guidance, I believe that we can all become confident, competent communicators, and even achieve excellence, if that’s what we are aiming for.
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