To Open Plan, or Not to Open Plan? by Jane McNeice
The case for and against open plan offices continues to be debated and I truly feel the reason for this is because we believe it must be one or the other, and in some way, one will win out. What is more unusual is that we expect the black or white outcome. Why would we? Human beings are all different. I could find you one person who will make a very convincing case for open plan workspace and the benefits of this, and I can find you another who could make an equally good case for a more closed...
Read MoreCreating Value not Presenteeism, by Jane McNeice
With the significant increase last year in levels of home working, we might be mistaken in thinking that the wellbeing of the working population has improved alongside the greater flexibility afforded to many. Unfortunately, research, some of which has been undertaken by The Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and other leading bodies, illustrates otherwise. Presenteeism, a work-related phenomenon, reveals itself in employees working additional hours and extra endeavours to...
Read More“i-ACT rather than RE-ACT” The mental health training programme that’s taking the working world by storm and helping Managers and Employees to be pro-active and positive about workplace mental health
By Jane McNeice, I-ACT Online Instructor & Founder of Mind Matters Since our inception in 2015, Mind Matters has slowly and deliberately built a comprehensive suite of mental health training courses with the aim of promoting a ‘whole business’ or ‘whole community’ approach to mental health. At Mind Matters we want to ensure that whatever stage of need a person is in – sustaining good mental health and early intervention through to crisis – there is a course we can offer that will...
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