Poor workplace mental health costs the UK £56bn a year – communication and feedback are central to wellbeing. All is not well in the workplace. It feels like every week a new survey is released to back it up and the statistics are, quite frankly, alarming. In an attempt to prevent a “lost generation” of youngContinue reading “Why being honest is the key to avoiding a toxic work culture”
Category Archives: Self employed
‘Reflect and Refresh’
Our feedback tells us that chaplains work under a lot of pressure and by the nature of their work they find themselves in stressful situations. Like any occupation there are ups and downs, and we all develop coping and learning approaches. There can be good experiences where chaplains can feel very supported and successful inContinue reading “‘Reflect and Refresh’”
Staying present in our busyness
A friend has just passed on a book she has been reading: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer. As I read this book I reflect on our roles as chaplains, the people we meet at times of crisis or joy. I wonder how we come across to those we encounter. Do theyContinue reading “Staying present in our busyness”
Listen
This time of year always seems odd to me. The high life of Christmas and the New Year is over. The weather is cold, or windy or wet or all three and more! Days are still short and seem to pass rather sluggishly. What is there to do? Where are we to go? And even….what is the point? ThisContinue reading “Listen”
A New Year Message
The pressures of life for are arguably more prevalent than they have been for some considerable time and further, affecting a wider range of socio economic groups. Covid has had an enduring effect which affects day to day life now and will continue to do so. Vulnerability, I think, is now a stronger feeling thanContinue reading “A New Year Message”
Wellbeing and Profitability
These two words formed the theme of a recent CWC presentation which was given by Paul Hills, Vice Chair of CWC when we were invited to be guest speaker at the Ely Informal Networking Evening hosted by Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce and Ely Cathedral Business Group. We were encouraged by the wide ranging questions and discussions thatContinue reading “Wellbeing and Profitability”
A need to take health more seriously in the Workplace
Workplace absences have hit their highest level in over a decade, according to a report which is urging employers to take health more seriously if they want to retain staff. The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) said that analysis of data from over 900 companies employing 6.5 million staff found an average 7.8Continue reading “A need to take health more seriously in the Workplace”
Celebrating Chaplaincy – together at Peterborough Cathedral
On September 16th we attended a special Evensong at Peterborough Cathedral dedicated to “Celebrating Chaplaincy”. Over 20 Chaplains from across Cambs and from different settings attended with networking and refreshments afterwards. At the service a booklet was launched on:“Chaplaincy in Peterborough” which has been compiled and edited by Professor Paul Ballard (former trustee of CWC) using experiencesContinue reading “Celebrating Chaplaincy – together at Peterborough Cathedral”
Working with grief and loss in our role as chaplains
As chaplains we meet people at challenging times in their lives, facing the illness or death of someone they are close to or indeed facing their own mortality. We meet people who through a variety of circumstances have lost home or job or relationships. The foundations of their lives have shifted, and they have yetContinue reading “Working with grief and loss in our role as chaplains”
Holidays!
It’s that time again. The queuing at airport check-in time. The stuck-in traffic time. The over-heated kids time. Yes, holidays are coming or, even, looming ahead! Looked forward to and quite possibly dreaded in equal measure. And especially in the light of recent inability to travel and the threat of industrial action of various types, things could be evenContinue reading “Holidays!”