Why Organisations Need Psychological Wellbeing
An organisation can achieve and sustain optimal performance when its culture promotes psychological wellbeing. That is, when its systems and everyone’s everyday practice makes everyone feel: Competent, autonomous, valued, and…
What Is Psychological Wellbeing?
The World Health Organisation defines health as, “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing”. So, psychological wellbeing plays an instrumental role in general health and in an individual’s…
How Psychological Wellbeing Promotes Sustainable, Optimal Performance.
A culture that embeds psychological wellbeing ensures: A meaningful and worthwhile vision and mission that everyone can value, share and be inspired to achieve. Organisational identity, values, strategy and everyday…
Home Advantage? Imagine If Your Team Could Beat The Home Advantage, Consistently.
What Would That Do For You, Your Team….? The outcomes of the world’s professional sporting leagues, vital financial income, the glory of historically-embedded titles, the joys of promotion, the agony…
Coming Back Stronger: Communicating Effectively Together
If we’re to overcome difficult situations and move forward, its crucial that all involved can work co-operatively and constructively: Effective communication and sharing perspectives is key to this. Even within…
Coming Back Stronger: Solving Problems Effectively Together
When things get tough or have not gone to plan, we need to know how to come back stronger. This article, based on Peterson’s work on family functioning (2009), outlines…
The Commando Mindset: The Importance of Ethos, Culture & Psychological Wellbeing for Optimal Performance, Part 1 of 3
The Royal Marines are respected as one of the world’s elite commando forces, working in hostile physical and climatic environments, usually in an expeditionary role, with limited support and under…
The Commando Values: The Importance of Ethos, Culture & Psychological Wellbeing for Optimal Performance, Part 2 of 3
The Commando Values are part of the overall Commando Ethos. They are introduced to Royal Marine recruits during their basic training and stays with them throughout. Taken from the training…
The Commando Spirit: The Importance of Ethos, Culture & Psychological Wellbeing for Optimal Performance, Part 3 of 3.
The Commando Spirit is part of the overall Commando Ethos. It’s introduced to HM Royal Marine recruits during their basic training and stays with them throughout. This Spirit is subsequently…
Resilience Training: A Need, An Excuse, Ethical?
Resilience training is seen as the cure. A must for all organisations in today’s difficult times. A solution for the caring employer who wants to help individuals cope with the…
Who Are You? The Importance of Ethos and Culture for Positive Psychological Wellbeing and Sustainable, Optimal Performance.
You often hear people discussing or selling what their organisation does. However, in relation to their organisation, how many, if anyone can explain: Who Are You? What does the organisation…
Why Work-Related Stress Is A ‘Foreseeable Risk To Health
Work-related stress (WRS) is as “a harmful reaction people have to undue pressures and demands placed on them at work” (HSE, 2021). In 2020/21, stress, depression and anxiety accounted for…
Psychological Wellbeing? That’s Pandering to the Weak, Right?
I overheard this comment from a senior HR manager at a social gathering. “These individuals have no place in our (pressurised) business. Helping them cope? What a waste of resources.”…