Industry Trends

Attention Economy In a recent Willis Towers Watson Wire post, Hamish Deery, the managing director leading Willis Towers Watson’s talent line of business across Asia and ANZ, explained the “attention economy.” This term refers to the fact that employees’ attention is a limited resource. While technology can be valuable in terms of service and efficiency, […]

What Is Self-Care? Before performing self-care, it is necessary to know what exactly self-care is, as well as what it is not. Raphailia Michael, MA explains that self-care refers to any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. It is “something that refuels us, rather than takes from

The Problem With Micromanaging A micromanaging leader does not show trust in their employees and they prefer to have a level of control over all activities, no matter how small. At a glance, these types of managers appear to be on top of everything and produce great results. However, these “results” are only short-term. In

What Are Superfoods? According to Harvard Health, living an overall healthy lifestyle, which includes healthy eating patterns, can help reduce risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and other health concerns. While no single food choice can do this alone, there are certain nutrient dense foods that are a great complement to your eating

The Benefits of Wellness Programs When your wellness participation and engagement levels are high, there are numerous benefits for both your organization and your employees. Benefits include healthier and happier employees, increased productivity, improved engagement, increased satisfaction, and improved retention rates. All of this positively impacts your organization’s bottom-line and can help reduce healthcare costs. The

Spring Cleaning Spring is officially here, which means many people have been participating in spring cleaning! This ritual is a great opportunity to do some serious house cleaning after a long winter of being indoors. Most spring cleaning lists include things such as decluttering everything from the closets to the garage, dusting the shelves and

Corporate Wellness Programs Wellness programs that are incorporated properly create a positive wellness culture, as well as a sense of community among employees. Wellness programs also allow employees to connect over their wellness goals, push each other in wellness challenges, and support each other on their wellness journeys. This not only improves their health, but also

The Benefits of Outdoor Workouts The cold, gloomy days and indoor workouts are almost behind us. The sun is starting to stay out longer and it is finally warming up enough to enjoy the outdoors. Physical fitness has been linked to reduced risk of heart disease and other chronic illness, improved mood, reduced stress, improved

A Popular Buzzword Most organizations know that a strong company culture is necessary for success. This is known because there are thousands of books and articles written about culture, all of them trying to define culture and explain why it matters. Prospective employees ask questions about the company culture during interviews and employers spend heaps of