The modern business world is one in which everybody is expected to be available 24/7 and it’s difficult to spend quality time with your loved ones. Susan Reid, a professor and former entrepreneur, recently wrote an article for Forbes outlining her top tips for creating a better work-life balance. Align your professional vision with your […]

The word “stress” seems to be synonymous with modern life, especially when it comes to work. But where does it come from and what can we do about it? Zen Habits’ Leo Babauta says we should evaluate our ideals to find the answers. Babauta says the root cause of stress is the mismatch of reality […]

Almost three quarters (72%) of business travellers bolt on additional leisure days to their trips, but new research reveals that many may be doing so without the protection of their firm. The study commissioned by Collinson Group highlights that despite 89% of companies allowing this so-called ‘bleisure’ travel, almost a third (31%) do not extend […]

New research from Time etc, an award-winning virtual assistant service offering professionals access to highly skilled assistants, found that 43% of American workers don’t finish their daily to-do list. More bogged down with menial tasks than ever, the inability to focus on tasks that are vital to their career is resulting in lack of professional […]

France is set to give workers the ‘right to disconnect’ from work emails outside of their contracted hours in a bid to ease pressure and offer a better work-life balance. Workers will be able to ignore telephone calls and emails from their bosses during evenings and weekends in an attempt to help them have more […]

Women have long been the ones to struggle with balancing work and family, but the latest Modern Families Index shows dads are starting to speak out about their battle to spend more time with their children. The report, compiled by work-life balance charity Working Families, shows that although laws have changed to allow working fathers […]

Whilst achieving a good work life balance is a goal for many Brits, new research from marketing intelligence agency Mintel reveals that Britain’s workforce is turning to unhealthy comfort food and drink habits to combat workplace stress. Eating comfort food is the number one thing working Brits have done to tackle work stress in the past 12 months, with […]

Business psychologists OPP recently surveyed the UK’s workers to find out which cities rank the highest for work-life balance and career satisfaction. The group narrowed the results down to the 10 happiest cities to work in the country. 10 Bristol 9 Southampton 8 Manchester 7 Nottingham 6 Sheffield 5 Plymouth 4 Brighton 3 Birmingham 2 […]

The eight-hour working day has long been viewed as the ideal amount of time for people to complete their duties. But new research suggests people should only focus on a task for 52 minutes at a time, followed by 17 minutes of rest. Researchers believe the 52-17 ratio is the best way to deal with […]