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...
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...
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...
by Rich Ellis | Aug 4, 2025 | Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness
A guilt-free way to get that crunch Pork belly isn’t usually something you’d expect from a health coach, but hear me out. When it’s done right, it’s not just a treat for the taste buds, it can be part of a balanced, real-food approach to eating that respects quality,...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 16, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace
If you ask me what the main game for the next decade is, I’d say this: learning how to manage cognitive load. Yep, not weightlifting, not macros, not mobility (though they all matter). It’s about how we use our brain, how we think, how we focus, how we recover...
by Rich Ellis | Jul 15, 2025 | Coaching, Mental Health, Productivity, Workplace
Back in 2015, Iceland kicked off a workplace experiment that raised a few eyebrows: a four-day workweek with no cut to pay. At the time, critics were ready with their usual warnings, lower productivity, rising costs, and a drop in service standards. But nearly a...
