Why Wellbeing at Work Can’t Be a “Nice-to-Have”

by Rich Ellis | Sep 16, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Uncategorized, Wellness, Workplace

I recently attended my second HCANZA conference in Brisbane and one of the session was with Claire McCaffrey who spoke about corporate healthcare, and it really hit home. She’s been around long enough to see workplace wellbeing shift from something fluffy on the side...

🚨 New research has raised some serious questions about erythritol — the sugar substitute often found in “low-carb” and “sugar-free” products.

by Rich Ellis | Aug 31, 2025 | Coaching, Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

A University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that even amounts similar to what you’d get in one sugar-free drink may negatively affect blood vessels in the brain. Reduced nitric oxide (less vessel relaxation), more endothelin-1 (vessel constriction), impaired clot...

When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict

by Rich Ellis | Aug 31, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict When most of us hear the word conflict, we picture arguments with other people, a disagreement at work, a tension in a relationship, or frustration in a team. But there’s another type of conflict that’s just as...

When Values Don’t Align: The Hidden Path to Burnout

by Rich Ellis | Aug 26, 2025 | Coaching, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

We all know the usual suspects when it comes to employee burnout – workload, deadlines, and poor work-life balance. But there’s a quieter, often invisible driver that organisations underestimate: value misalignment. Shalom Schwartz’s research into personal values...

Speaking into Their Listening – Bridging Value Differences in the Workplace

by Rich Ellis | Aug 19, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

Shalom Schwartz’s work on personal values is the most studied and peer-reviewed in that field. The science tells us there are 10 principal values, sitting within a framework that can help managers and leaders easily identify where their team members are ‘coming...

Movement Matters, Whatever Your Size

by Rich Ellis | Aug 12, 2025 | Coaching, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

Let’s clear something up right from the start: you do not need to be a particular size or shape to benefit from exercise. In fact, some of the biggest wins I see as a coach come from people in what’s often called the “a bit heavier than ideal” body category (though...