Amy Jeffs

World Kindness Day: Better your communication

| 13 November 2020

Sometimes the most effective form of communication is the one that gets overlooked at work: kindness. Quite often, office environments have a competitive dynamic and it’s common for employees to have the mentality that they are at work for work only and not to make friends. However, at a time where the world’s experiencing significant […]

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Sometimes the most effective form of communication is the one that gets overlooked at work: kindness. Quite often, office environments have a competitive dynamic and it’s common for employees to have the mentality that they are at work for work only and not to make friends. However, at a time where the world’s experiencing significant […]

How communications planning can reduce stress

| 30 October 2020

We all experience stress from time to time, sometimes it can motivate and aid us in completing tasks, but at other times it can be harmful to our health. It is widely accepted that we need to manage stress in the workplace, whether good or bad, to ensure that we can operate efficiently and effectively. […]

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We all experience stress from time to time, sometimes it can motivate and aid us in completing tasks, but at other times it can be harmful to our health. It is widely accepted that we need to manage stress in the workplace, whether good or bad, to ensure that we can operate efficiently and effectively. […]

The benefits of flexible working for employees & businesses

| 23 October 2020

Flexible working is a new way of working that I have adopted since becoming unwell and leaving my full time, 9-5, job. Through working flexibly, I have been able to better support my own health and develop an improved work/life balance. Flexible working can allow employees to manage their own time, and to maximise peak […]

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Flexible working is a new way of working that I have adopted since becoming unwell and leaving my full time, 9-5, job. Through working flexibly, I have been able to better support my own health and develop an improved work/life balance. Flexible working can allow employees to manage their own time, and to maximise peak […]

How to deal with digital communications overload

| 16 October 2020

Ever since lockdown, many of us have been grappling with a problem that’s been chipping away at our mental health: digital communications overload. With a large proportion of us now working remotely, we can no longer ‘just quickly’ ask another team member a simple question over the desk. The change in working environment has meant […]

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Ever since lockdown, many of us have been grappling with a problem that’s been chipping away at our mental health: digital communications overload. With a large proportion of us now working remotely, we can no longer ‘just quickly’ ask another team member a simple question over the desk. The change in working environment has meant […]

What I’ve learnt from freelancing in 3 months

| 25 September 2020

I got my first freelancing job almost by chance. After being made redundant from my job at the time, I contacted a connection I knew who just so happened to be in urgent need of copywriting support. I then got in touch with an ex-colleague. Luckily for me, his partner was on the lookout for […]

Woman sits at desks and types on her laptop whilst enjoying a coffee

I got my first freelancing job almost by chance. After being made redundant from my job at the time, I contacted a connection I knew who just so happened to be in urgent need of copywriting support. I then got in touch with an ex-colleague. Luckily for me, his partner was on the lookout for […]

Ask the expert: Why it’s about time we got health & wellbeing at work right

| 8 September 2020

    Chartered clinical psychologist Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald, a health and wellbeing partner from Hey Me, offers her advice on why it’s more important than ever that we get health and wellbeing at work right. Looking after health and wellbeing of employees is not a new thing. If we think back to the industrial revolution, […]

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    Chartered clinical psychologist Dr Stephanie Fitzgerald, a health and wellbeing partner from Hey Me, offers her advice on why it’s more important than ever that we get health and wellbeing at work right. Looking after health and wellbeing of employees is not a new thing. If we think back to the industrial revolution, […]