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Essential insights and resources to support your employee’s health and wellbeing.

Employee recognition is the appreciation for an employee’s input. It provides a number of business, social, and wellness advantages to teams. Research has shown our need to be appreciated. This . . .

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good listener

How to be a good listener. ‘Talk To Us’, the Samaritans annual awareness-raising campaign to encourage us to become better listeners. Why should I listen more? Saying less and hearing . . .

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combat stress at work

How to combat stress at work. What does stress look like to you? Your computer crashes for the 9th time today, your boss tells you that your productivity levels need . . .

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wellbeing strategy

We have previously written about resources which can be included within a wellbeing strategy, but what about keeping it going? This can be a struggle organisations face when running a . . .

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healthy this winter

Winter needn’t be the unhealthiest time of year for you. Here are five ways to make sure that, even when your body is telling you to hibernate, you can keep . . .

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Worry

Mental Health Awareness Week, which got many of us thinking about our wellbeing and the things we worry about. Everyone worries. Sometimes worrying can even be useful when it encourages . . .

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Listening to employees

‘Talk To Us’, is the Samaritans annual awareness-raising campaign to encourage us to become better listeners. So this month at OptiMe we have been discussing the importance of listening to . . .

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Volunteering

With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the impact of volunteering can be significant to you and your community. The right role can help . . .

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Bring your Dog to Work

This year bosses across the UK are being encouraged to ‘Bring your dog to work’ with the intention of making the workplace a more relaxed, productive, enjoyable place. On first . . .

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Worries at Work

Everyone experiences worry at work  at some point in their life, but there are a few worries which many of us face quite often. May brought Mental Health Awareness week . . .

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