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Five Productivity Tips

This entry was posted by David Lawson | May 24, 2025 | Employee Assistance Programme, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching

Do you ever get to the end of the workday and feel that it has been unproductive one? You’ve had so much on you’ve struggled to prioritise your time and haven’t got half as much done as you should have, or that feeling of forgetting to do something important? There’s a common saying; “I work well under pressure”, however when we feel like were organised, managing our time well and keeping on top of our work; we feel content, healthier and all... read more

Five tips to avoid Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Nov 3, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Stress

Burnout is a form of exhaustion caused by constantly feeling swamped. It happens when we experience too much emotional, physical, and mental fatigue for too long. In many cases, burnout is related to one’s job. But burnout can also happen in other areas of your life and affect your health. Burnout can be caused by stress, but it’s not the same. Stress results from too much mental and physical pressure and too many demands on your time and... read more

7 Steps to Achievable Goals

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 9, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching

How many times have you heard that being successful is all down to setting goals? It may come as no surprise to you to learn there is a lot more to success than just setting your goals. In this article, I show you why many people fail to achieve their goals and how to be successful with whatever it is that you want to achieve in your life. 1. What is a goal? A goal is a target which is achievable in measurable attainable steps. It is more than... read more

Avoiding Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | May 26, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace

Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion resulting from long-term stress. It leaves you feeling overwhelmed, emotionally flat and no longer able to cope with the demands of your job. It prevents you from being productive by sapping your energy levels, leaving you feeling hopeless, pessimistic, and resentful. Burnout stems from an unhealthy work-life balance, being unable to disconnect during leisure time and a lack of boundaries.... read more

Recovering from Burnout

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jan 7, 2024 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching

Burnout is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion. It can occur when you experience long-term stress in your job, or when you have worked in a physically or emotionally draining role for a long time. You can also experience burnout when your efforts at work have failed to produce the results that you expected, and you feel deeply disillusioned as a result. You might be experiencing burnout if you feel: Every day at work is a bad day.... read more

The 7 Cs of Communication

This entry was posted by David Lawson | Jun 4, 2023 | Employee Assistance Programme, General Counselling, Healthy Workplace, Life Coaching, Relationship Counselling, Stress

Think of how often you communicate with people during the day. You write emails, facilitate meetings, participate in conference calls, create reports, devise presentations, debate with your colleagues… the list goes on. We can spend almost our entire day communicating. So, it stands to reason that communicating clearly and effectively can boost productivity. The 7 Cs provide a checklist for making sure that your communications are well... read more