Wellbeing Archives - SmartCompany https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/ Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs, startups and entrepreneurs Fri, 16 Aug 2024 02:05:57 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?w=32 Wellbeing Archives - SmartCompany https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/ 32 32 202088525 Paris Olympics a reminder to also invest in founder mental health and wellbeing https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/paris-olympics-reminder-invest-founder-mental-health-wellbeing/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/paris-olympics-reminder-invest-founder-mental-health-wellbeing/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:36:35 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=302245 There have been huge investments in the support structures built around athletes, ensuring they play an active role in being in tune and constantly assessing their physical and mental wellbeing. Kay Foss says we need a similar model to support the startup ecosystem in Australia.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/paris-olympics-reminder-invest-founder-mental-health-wellbeing/feed/ 0 “A no-brainer”: BubbaDesk partners with Canva as its co-working space with childcare takes off https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/bubbadesk-partnership-canva-co-working-space-with-childcare/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/bubbadesk-partnership-canva-co-working-space-with-childcare/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:36:16 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=302097 BubbaDesk is Australia’s first co-working space with onsite childcare services designed for modern working parents. And it has just entered into its first corporate partnership with Canva.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/bubbadesk-partnership-canva-co-working-space-with-childcare/feed/ 0 SmartCompany’s monthly book review: Burnout to Brilliant is like a personal mindset coach https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/smartcompany-monthly-book-review-burnout-to-brilliant-personal-mindset-coach/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/smartcompany-monthly-book-review-burnout-to-brilliant-personal-mindset-coach/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:40:37 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=301921 If you are feeling stressed, worried or anxious about work, grab a copy of Burnout to Brilliant, writes Leanne Faulkner in the inaugural edition of SmartCompany's monthly book review series.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/smartcompany-monthly-book-review-burnout-to-brilliant-personal-mindset-coach/feed/ 0 How neurodiverse social app Kaboose is expanding its global footprint https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/how-neurodiverse-social-app-kaboose-expansion/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/how-neurodiverse-social-app-kaboose-expansion/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 01:57:05 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=301490 Michelle Ridsdale founded Kaboose in 2021 after seeing her son Nick, who is neurodivergent, face social isolation, bullying and missed educational opportunities.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/how-neurodiverse-social-app-kaboose-expansion/feed/ 0 Why band-aid solutions for employee burnout don’t work https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/why-band-aid-solutions-employee-burnout-dont-work/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/why-band-aid-solutions-employee-burnout-dont-work/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 22:59:31 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300974 The average use of an EAP program in Australia is only 5% yet a record high of nearly 50% of Australian employees say they feel stressed or burned out at work.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/why-band-aid-solutions-employee-burnout-dont-work/feed/ 0 Only one in two Aussie employees are satisfied with wellbeing support at work https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/one-in-two-aussie-employees-satisfied-wellbeing-support-work/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/one-in-two-aussie-employees-satisfied-wellbeing-support-work/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:21:09 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300943 There is a growing disparity between employees’ expectations of the wellbeing support they will receive at work, and what is being provided by employers, according to a recent research conducted by Sonder and Culture Amp.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/one-in-two-aussie-employees-satisfied-wellbeing-support-work/feed/ 0 AllTrails and Unyoked study finds time outdoors reduces burnout https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/alltrails-unyoked-study-time-outdoors-reduces-burnout/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/alltrails-unyoked-study-time-outdoors-reduces-burnout/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 02:13:09 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300664 New study from nature startup Unyoked and outdoor app AllTrails finds that 95% of participants reported improved wellbeing after time spent outdoors.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/wellbeing/alltrails-unyoked-study-time-outdoors-reduces-burnout/feed/ 0 ‘Men are the breadwinners’ stereotype fuelling workplace loneliness https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/men-breadwinners-stereotype-fuelling-workplace-loneliness/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/men-breadwinners-stereotype-fuelling-workplace-loneliness/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2024 01:46:20 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300649 A research suggests societal expectations also worsen loneliness for some men. Men, particularly middle-aged men, who believed they should be the main breadwinners in a household were lonelier than those without this belief.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/men-breadwinners-stereotype-fuelling-workplace-loneliness/feed/ 0 Burnout to brilliant: How to recharge, reset and redesign your life https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/burnout-brilliant-recharge-reset-redesign-life/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/burnout-brilliant-recharge-reset-redesign-life/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:40:24 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300403 If we can conjure up some energy to learn from our reflections and curiosity as to how and why we got to this burnout point, the insight we gain can lead to something bigger and better for our life in the future.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/burnout-brilliant-recharge-reset-redesign-life/feed/ 0 Burnout… the reason for my lame coffee order https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/burnout-the-reason-for-my-lame-coffee-order/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/burnout-the-reason-for-my-lame-coffee-order/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:34:39 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300376 Private Media chief operating officer Ai Mawdsley shares her history of burnout, and offers her expert, informed advice on coping with it.

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