by James Webb | Oct 10, 2017 | Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Mental Health, News and Events, Psychological Resilience
Today is World Mental Health Day (every October 10th) and is a day recognised by The World Health Organisation for people to spread awareness and understanding about mental health. Every year the awareness day provides people with the chance to talk about mental...
by James Webb | Sep 6, 2017 | Clinical Psychology, Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Mental Health, News and Events, Psychological Resilience, Sports Psychology
We all lead stressful lives, where there are not enough hours in the day to do the things that need to be done. Stress can come from many angles, and can be commonly caused when there is a change in the environment or the society around us, that puts a pressure on us...
by James Webb | Aug 9, 2017 | Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Psychological Resilience
According to a survey by leadership development company Lee Hecht Harrison in 2016, nearly 7 in 10 business leaders are struggling with stress and managing their emotions in the workplace. There are several key ways that leaders and managers can minimise stress...
by James Webb | Jun 19, 2017 | Clinical Psychology, Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Mental Health, Psychological Resilience, Sports Psychology
After a weekend of glorious sunshine, we thought we’d kick-off the week in Cognacity Towers by reminding ourselves of the health benefits of topping up our vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is synthesised in the skin on exposure to sunshine, so it is not surprising...
by James Webb | Jun 7, 2017 | Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Mental Health, News and Events, Psychological Resilience
Corporate resilience training – at the start of making the business case … stress! Stress affects one in five of the working population across all levels of an organisation. It is now the single biggest cause of sickness in the UK. Over 105 million days...
by James Webb | May 31, 2017 | Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, News and Events, Psychological Resilience, Sports Psychology
Knocks and challenges come hard and fast in management but Champions are mentally tough enough to cope with those demands, to bounce back quickly, to learn from their experience (including mistakes) and to move forward. Resilient leaders are those people that stand...
by James Webb | May 16, 2017 | Clinical Psychology, Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Mental Health, News and Events, Psychological Resilience, Sports Psychology
talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, has announced a ground-breaking series of programmes that addresses mental health issues in sport. Called ‘On the Sporting Couch’, the series of 50 minute shows feature elite sportsmen and women who have been...
by James Webb | Apr 13, 2017 | Clinical Psychology, Coaching Psychology, Corporate Psychology, High Performance, Leadership, Mental Health, News and Events, Psychological Resilience, Sports Psychology
Before we all clock off for the Easter weekend, we thought we’d share some old research and egg-cellent news for chocolate lovers. Researchers found that eating an average-sized dark chocolate bar (about 40 grammes) each day for two weeks reduced levels of the...
