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Take the first step towards a mentally healthy workplace

Take the first step towards a mentally healthy workplace

Everyone has mental health, in the same way that we all have physical health. At times we can struggle to maintain good physical health due to different reasons, such as being too busy and tired to fit in a trip to the gym, or to cook dinner so we orderRead More

Organisational diversity linked to improved financial results

Organisational diversity linked to improved financial results

Organisations identified by McKinsey as being in the top 25% quartile for racial and gender diverse senior management teams are more likely to have returns above their industry national medians. Grant Thornton found that the difference in performance between companies in the FTSE 350 with all male board members wasRead More

Head of Chanel has the work-life balance down to a tee!

Head of Chanel has the work-life balance down to a tee!

Strong Independent Women in Business Ahead of International Women’s Day and National Career’s Week we offer you the opportunity to read a getAbstract summary of Beyond the Label, the story of an extraordinary woman. Maureen Chiquet overcame the expectations that other people had of her and built a career thatRead More

Helen’s story: Mental Health & Me

Helen’s story: Mental Health & Me

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending one of the Mental Health First Aid training course at our offices in Leeds. I attended the 1 day champion course which was a mixture of group activities, presentations and discussions.  The 1 day course is aimed at givingRead More

Is January really the most depressing month in the year? #BlueMonday

Is January really the most depressing month in the year? #BlueMonday

January is a pretty rubbish month right? And the official month of #BlueMonday. Cold, gloomy weather…..long awaited pay days…..tight trousers…..lots of leftover chocolate to eat…..no money to do anything…..Christmas a long and distant happy memory…?!   But is that the right way to look at January? Wouldn’t it be betterRead More