The WONE Blog
Views, research and expert advice at the intersection of work and health.
The WONE way to healthy: our rebranding story
We’re so thrilled to share that after many months of work, we have launched a new look and feel for our brand. This is the story of why we decided to refine how we present ourselves to the world.
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The WONE way to healthy: our rebranding story
We’re so thrilled to share that after many months of work, we have launched a new look and feel for our brand. This is the story of why we decided to refine how we present ourselves to the world.
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Escaping founder burnout: how to protect your mental health while building a startup
The most important building block in a startup is actually its founder. In a company’s infancy, it’s your vision and tenacity that often sets the trajectory for success, and so it should go without saying that keeping on top of your mental health is key.
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How to build a strong work culture: 6 tips for small businesses
Building a strong culture at work is high on most small business owners’ agenda—as it should be. After all, companies seen to have a strong culture perform up to four times better than companies seen as having a negative one. But what is this mysterious ‘strong work culture’, and how do you cultivate it in a small business?
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Managing conflict in the workplace: 6 communication strategies to reduce team stress and build resilience
Stress around workplace conflict often arises from fear of how others might react, discomfort in experiencing difficult emotions (such as guilt, anger, embarrassment and anxiety), and worries about judgement or blame.Being able to navigate difficult conversations at work is a highly valuable skill, but one often lacking for those who need it the most.
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Why stress doesn't equal success: 5 ways to manage stress in the workplace
Stress affects us all differently but common symptoms range from difficulty concentrating to reduced sleep quality and generalised anxiety. While it’s normal to experience stress at work in small, manageable amounts, stress experienced over a long time can develop into more serious conditions such as panic disorder and depression. Not only does a high level of workplace stress increase the likelihood of absence, stress is thought to be a leading reason as to why employees might look for another role elsewhere.
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We’re Creating a New Model of Health at Work. One That Starts at Home.
We took it as an opportunity to introduce our RACE model, experimenting with a new blueprint for work that balances sprints with recovery. Too often at work events we come out feeling drained and depleted. Our ambition was to change that and to come out feeling collectively energised, with a renewed sense of inspiration. We experimented with bringing the retreat to work.
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Psychological safety at work: how to design workplaces that prioritise employee wellbeing
The importance of psychological safety at work cannot be overrated, not only as a way to encourage open communication but to create an environment of growth and productivity.
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Why empowerment in the workplace is key and 11 ways to encourage it
Employee empowerment is the concept that if you provide employees with the correct resources and authority to do their work, they will be happier, more efficient and more motivated. It’s no surprise then that empowerment is directly linked to engagement—an empowered employee will be more engaged in their work and an engaged employee will feel more empowered in turn. So, how do you create a sense of empowerment at work?
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How to bring mindful leadership practices into your org structure
As individuals continue to reevaluate their priorities post-pandemic, a lot of focus has been placed on how workplaces can adapt to better meet the needs of their employees.
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The science behind breathwork: the benefits of breath in the workplace
We’ve all heard the saying ‘take a breath’. The concept of harnessing the breath to release stress is nothing new, but thanks to ongoing research, the list of known breathwork benefits is ever-evolving.
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How to succeed at work using behavioural science
There are three top determinants that can help you succeed at work or any aspect of your life for that matter. The first is your skillset, the second is how you relate these skills to the world, and finally there’s your privilege (which covers things like your networks). So, if you learn certain life skills, you relay them to the world in a way that's impactful and you work on improving your privilege, you will definitely encourage professional success.
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What is lucid dreaming and how can it reduce insomnia, anxiety and depression?
The general definition of lucid dreaming is being consciously aware that you are dreaming. Some people go further and suggest that in order to lucid dream, you should be fully controlling your dreams as well. If you’ve never experienced it before you might worry about lucid dreaming anxiety but in most cases it’s enjoyable and completely fascinating.
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Why mindfulness at work is so effective at improving performance
Neuroscientist Dr. Tamara Russell talks us through the physiology of mindfulness based stress reduction, how it affects our brain, and why mindfulness in the workplace can improve focus, collaboration and performance.
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How to improve sleep quality: an expert guide
I’m often asked what happens if we don’t get enough sleep? Without a sufficient amount of sleep, and certainly enough deep and REM sleep, we start to see a detrimental impact on our physical, mental and emotional health, both in the short and long term.
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What is Precision Mental Health and how can it help with Depression?
The goal is to understand it in a lot of detail and to get that new model for how each individual person’s brain works and how it connects to their symptoms and experiences. From there, we can make more accessible tests and tailor treatment in a much more personalised way.
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What you should know about the mind-gut connection
Very few people talk about the fact that negative emotions in the brain can do almost the same damage as unhealthy food. Chronic stress decreases the diversity of your microbes, and changes the behaviour and leakiness of your gut. Your gut is a mirror image of your emotions.
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How can mindfulness help with stress?
Dr Edginton is interested in how our thoughts and emotions relate to our physical responses and how practices such as mindfulness help with stress reduction and management. We discuss the importance of applying a personalised approach to mindfulness-based stress reduction to be an effective aid in the treatment of many mental and physical disorders.
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How to avoid burnout: an expert’s take
The scientific understanding of stress shows it to be the result of an interaction between a person and their environment. So, when your environment becomes too demanding and you stop being able to cope in a good way, the balance is disturbed. You could look at stress as the precursor to burnout.
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