It’s Loneliness Awareness Week, a global initiative by the Marmalade Trust, and this year marks its 10th anniversary. For 2026, the theme is all about helping to give loneliness a voice. When we think about loneliness, we often think about it as something that happens outside work. But I think this is a conversation we […]
Loneliness, Technology and the Workplace: Are We Designing for Disconnection? Read More »
With Mental Health Awareness Week taking place last week, it feels like a good opportunity to talk about some of the warning signs that can show up when our mental health might be coming under pressure. This week, I am talking about feeling flat. Not sad, not depressed… just flat. Last week, I talked about
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We know the pace of work is increasing. Globalisation has accelerated it. Technology has accelerated it. AI is accelerating it further. And many workplace cultures still reward the same things: working harder, moving faster, being constantly available, and doing more with less. On the surface, that can look like progress. Faster communication. Greater efficiency. More
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If you work in a customer-facing role, in customer service, sales, account management, leadership or any role where relationships matter, one of the greatest competitive advantages you can develop is human connection. We’re living through a moment where AI is reshaping how we work, communicate and sell. Emails can be drafted in seconds. Presentations can
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In my last blog, I explored the AI high-performance paradox, the reality that AI tools don’t automatically reduce human effort, especially as the pace of work keeps rising. This week, I want to build on that with another observation that’s featuring strongly in my State of Workplace Wellbeing 2026 report (coming very soon): our environments
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Lately, I’ve been contemplating the role our workplace culture plays in our overall wellbeing, not just physically and emotionally, but socially too. In that thinking, I’ve coined the term: ‘isolagenic’. ‘Iso’ meaning isolation, ‘genic’ meaning producing or causing. ‘Isolagenic’ referring to something that causes or produces isolation. How isolagenic is your workplace culture? Is Your
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is connection. A simple word that carries incredible weight when it comes to our wellbeing. We’re hyper-connected-but-often-disconnected, and when mental health takes a dip, the instinct can be to retreat further into ourselves. But what if one of the most powerful tools
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March is a big month for me as I celebrate my 50th birthday, and with that, I’ve been reflecting on some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned along the way. One question I get asked a lot is: How did you get into professional speaking? It wasn’t a straight road. In fact, my career has
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March is a big month for me—my 50th birthday! So, for the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned over the years. These insights span business, wellbeing, fitness, and life in general. To kick things off, I want to talk about a key lesson I learned from my
Lessons from 50 Years: Just Get It Done Read More »
I was delighted to be a guest on the Cork Today radio show and podcast hosted by Patricia Messinger. Stress Resilience and Personal Sustainability One of the primary reasons organisations bring me in is to help with stress resilience—a huge challenge for many companies today. In the interview, we explore how to boost the stress resilience
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