Toxic people tend to be bullies. They do not cope well with stress. They are the sort of people in organisations who react like children when they do…

During my many years suffering silently in an executive world, working ridiculously long hours, spending the majority of my life in pointless meeting…

It has been my experience, as a psychologist seeing many workplace clients in the course of a thirty year practice, that a large number of companies…

In 2013/14, 11.3 million working days were lost due to workplace stress, anxiety and depression. It is undeniable that our mental health, as a nation…

In today’s workplace it doesn’t matter what position you’re at - there is a level of stress that perhaps wasn’t there a generation ago. Most jobs hav…

The workplace is one area of our lives where it seems we are unable to avoid conflict. There is conflict at many levels. There is the competing roles…

Workplace bullying is an issue which has been well-documented since the 1990s, but that doesn't make it any easier for the victim to bear. Straightfo…

People often talk of the 'work-life balance'. I wonder what this means to you? Do you think you are working to live or living to work? Are you spendi…

If you're lacking enthusiasm, feeling worn out, you may be suffering from stress or burn-out. But there are steps you can take to deal with them. Pr…

One of the hardest workplace issues to face can be bullying and harassment. Bullying or harassment in the workplace is persistent, unpleasant behavio…

Counsellors are constantly challenged when working with people, by the need to 'see' things as they are, and the person in their circumstances. This…

In the current economic crisis we are all having to cope with change. For companies this means reducing costs and increasing demands on employees. Th…