by Rich Ellis | Oct 19, 2022 | Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Wellness, Workplace
You probably already know that sufficient sleep, proper nutrition, physical exercise, human connection, and time to relax are important — but do you actually carve out time for them? When you consider caring for yourself as unrelated to work, you’re likely to let your...
by Rich Ellis | Oct 18, 2022 | Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
Summary: Many leaders tell themselves: “It’s so busy, I can’t afford to…(spend 7 hours sleeping, or stop to get lunch, or keep up my hobbies).” This framing, which casts investments in personal resilience as contrary to the best interests of an organisation,...
by Rich Ellis | Oct 17, 2022 | Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Workplace
The Great Job Boom continues to bring more opportunities for workers across New Zealand, so now could be an ideal time to think about your next career move. But what do you really want from a job? Job satisfaction is now even higher on the must-have list...
by Rich Ellis | Oct 13, 2022 | Diet, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
If I were to ask you what your stress levels are like at the moment overall – where would they fall on the scale? If you’re like most people today, I’d say they land on the higher end of things. Sadly, it’s a state of our current lifestyles that stress factors into...
by Rich Ellis | Sep 28, 2022 | Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Uncategorized, Wellness
Our bodies are very good at communicating to us what we need. We just don’t tune in to listen well enough these days. Hungry, we eat. Tired, we sleep. But what about the more subtle messages that we may be ignoring. Here are 8 of the best that are linked to lack...
by Rich Ellis | Aug 25, 2022 | Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
Mental fatigue. Tiredness. Good quality sleep. How do our brains cope with a long, difficult day? Well there’s some science to help explain it. The big question is what’s going on with cognitive fatigue. If you look at chess players who are exerting a lot...
