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EAPs are not enough to tackle South Africa’s Mental Health Challenge in Organisations

EAPs are not enough to tackle South Africa’s Mental Health Challenge in Organisations

by Taegan | Apr 17, 2025 | Mental Health, Wellness

A mental health awareness partnership article in last week’s Sunday Times entitled Productivity Under Pressure, rightly highlights the enormous crisis we are facing in South African organisations in terms of mental health. The approach to this crisis (which many are...
Emotional Intelligence: Why is it Crucial for Leaders?

Emotional Intelligence: Why is it Crucial for Leaders?

by Taegan | Feb 24, 2025 | Mental Health, Wellness

 “I don’t know why she didn’t just ask me before making that decision;” “I can’t tell whether he liked the presentation or not”; “He didn’t even apologise for his outburst in the meeting yesterday!” Emotional Intelligence has become a buzzword in the field of...
When Organisations Only Pretend to Care: Is There a Better Way? 

When Organisations Only Pretend to Care: Is There a Better Way? 

by Taegan | Nov 21, 2024 | Mental Health, Wellness

I recently saw a meme on social media that said: “The only thing worse than an organisation that doesn’t care is one that pretends to care.” This immediately brought to mind organisations that fit this description: The ones with bold values displayed prominently as...
Setting Personal Boundaries to Ensure Wellness

Setting Personal Boundaries to Ensure Wellness

by Taegan | Jul 8, 2024 | Mental Health, Wellness

Over the past few weeks, we have been conducting team building workshops with a large logistics company in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The broad focus of these workshops has been the health and wellness of individuals and the impact that this has on teams. The specific focus area...
Tackling the Mental Health Pandemic: Change the Narrative

Tackling the Mental Health Pandemic: Change the Narrative

by Taegan | May 23, 2024 | Mental Health, Safety, Training, Wellness

Post Covid-19, the conversation about mental health has opened up in many companies. They have wellness days to coincide with World Mental Health Day, put on lunches and give out goodie bags. Employees get a breather to attend talks from experts, dance, laugh, and...

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