The ‘midlife money squeeze’ is affecting your best people
Financial stress in UK workplaces is at crisis levels, risking retention and productivity. Gethin Nadin advocates for treating financial wellbeing with the same institutional seriousness as mental health.
Check your blind spot: Financial stress, mental health and suicide risk at work
The link between financial stress, mental health and suicide risk is well evidenced. Yet most employees won’t tell you they are struggling. Jane Vivier, Independent reward professional and FinWELL advocate, and Alice Hendy MBE highlight what the data shows and what needs to urgently change.
Before the breakdown: How to spot burnout before crisis
Burnout can sometimes look like high performance, commitment and resilience. For Stress Awareness Month, PQ Coach Lisa Hammett explains the five stages of burnout and how to ensure you pay attention early enough to act.
Leaders are burning out: Stop fixing people and start fixing the system
With 77 per cent of leaders showing signs of exhaustion, Carole Gaskell explains how to begin redesigning the conditions that are creating burnout.
Your wellbeing scores look great. That might be the problem
While 64 per cent of organisations are actively working to reduce workplace stress, only half think it’s making a difference. Parental coach Giulia Galli examines the gap and advises on meaningful ways to close it.
Gallup’s 2026 workplace report: How do we fix the manager engagement collapse?
Manager engagement is declining because the role itself is broken. HR transformation leader Cristina Mihai says it’s time to rebuild the role around what only humans can do.
Sickfluencers: Why this tabloid narrative is bad for business
Another term is doing the rounds and how we respond to the narrative it carries will have huge impacts on psychological safety and belonging. Deborah Hartung warns against letting the ‘sickfluencer’ rhetoric infiltrate your culture.
Why you need to to rewild your organisation
Burnout comes from outdated systems that are consuming energy. Thom Dennis believes that rather than seeking to change the people without changing the structure, it’s time to remove the constraints that prevent natural processes from reasserting themselves, and then step back and watch the magic unfold.
Why HR can’t afford to ignore the UK’s emerging younger workforce crisis
The decline of young people in education, employment and training signals a long-term threat to talent pipelines, future skills and the sustainability of the UK workforce. Angela Matthews highlights why HR leaders need to pay attention, and where to start.
Stop asking why Gen Z are difficult and start asking what they are showing you
Whether you’re Gen Z, millennial or Gen X, work has to meet intrinsic needs. Most of us want the opportunity to make a difference, to grow and develop and to be recognised and valued. Blaire Palmer explains why abandoning outdated principles and getting curious is the route to understanding and getting the best out of Gen Z.
Neurodiversity Celebration Week: Designing an environment where neurodiverse talent thrives
The statistics speak for themselves; neurodiversity is prevalent in the workplace and beyond and yet misunderstanding and discrimination remain. What can organisations do to bring out the best in their neurodiverse employees?
Why flexible working is a lifeline for disabled women
As we approach International Women’s Day on 8 March, it’s worth examining who benefits most from flexible working – and who suffers when it disappears. For disabled women, flexibility isn’t a perk but a lifeline that determines whether they can stay in work at all. Diane Lightfoot, Chief Executive Officer of Business Disability Forum, explains why the decline in remote jobs threatens inclusion, equality and the government’s own disability employment targets.
McKinsey’s State of Organizations 2026: 75% fail to build high-performance cultures
New McKinsey research finds leaders are under mounting pressure to boost productivity amid AI advancements and geopolitical disruption – but over three-quarters of organisations are struggling to build and sustain a high-performance culture.
The leadership development paradox: Why your best leaders burn out first
A 20-year study by The Oxford Review found that the most effective, dedicated and authentic leaders are the ones most likely to burn out. Natasha Wallace, a leadership wellbeing and performance expert, examines why 72% of leaders now report burnout and what organisations must change to develop senior talent who can sustain themselves and their teams.
Financial Wellbeing is now a national priority – and the UK government is looking to employers to take action
Financial wellbeing has moved from an employee benefit to a national priority. At a landmark roundtable convened by the City of London Corporation and the Policy Liaison Group on Workplace Wellbeing, the message was made clear: employers must take serious action. Roundtable chair Gethin Nadin highlights that with 92% of UK workers experiencing financial stress, and the repercussions on productivity, organisations must take scalable action.
How connection insulates employees from seasonal disengagement
While winter is a high-risk season for disengagement, the strain is predictable, allowing organisations to plan and respond effectively. How, exactly? Research from Dr Jonathan Thorp shows that connection can act as emotional insulation, preserving team effectiveness when the winter blues take hold.
World Cancer Day: Line managers hold the key to cancer support at work
On World Cancer Day, Veronica Foote explores this year’s theme ‘United by Unique’, which reminds us that every cancer experience is different. Line managers need to understand that cancer is not a linear journey to recovery. There is no standard approach to support.
Ramadan at work: HR best practice
A guide for HR professionals on how to support employees observing Ramadan.
Setting boundaries in the workplace: Four lessons to learn from Gen Z
Generation Z are rewriting workplace rules with unapologetic boundaries around time, energy and wellbeing. While their approach may seem inflexible to some, could their insistence on protecting their health offer valuable lessons? Leadership coach Emma Georgiou PhD explores four boundary-setting practices that all generations can learn from – and what Gen Z can gain from more experienced colleagues in return.
AI co-therapy: Will it fill the gap in employee mental health support?
You know about the waiting lists. You’ve seen employees struggle between counselling sessions. AI co-therapy is now cautiously stepping in to fill that gap, says Karl Bennett, Chair of the EAPA UK. This tool is not there to replace human counsellors, but to support them.
