Author Archives: Garth

Imagine living your best life at work? I believe this is possible and can become a reality for everyone which is why I’m so passionate about the work that I do (Employee Wellbeing Advisory). I want more than anything else to see people thrive and excel in life. When people around me feel good about […]

What makes a commercial business viable and brings it to greatness is its ability to generate sustainable and scalable income streams and with that a healthy net income (after all expenses are deducted). In order to do this and to do it well, great people are needed. But what happens when great people start experiencing […]

Did you know that a quarter of the world’s population is physically inactive? I didn’t, my initial thoughts when I heard this were, what does it mean to be ‘physically inactive’ and why should it even concern me? In the series of articles I’ll be publishing for the next three weeks of this year and […]

Here’s Part 2 of the Panel Discussion WELL held last year on how to transform Employee Wellbeing programmes. In this Part we explore practical steps that can be taken. There’ve been thousands of studies into the science of yoga including meditation, conducted over a number of years. All these studies reflect numerous benefits for the […]

Here’s Part 1 of the transcript from WELL’s first Panel Discussion held last year. It’s filled with rich insights on wellbeing particularly as it relates to human resource strategies, how it fits into organisations and also how wellbeing service providers view their roles in terms of increasing employee wellbeing. Belinda Carreira moderated the Panel which […]

“The art of living lies in the fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” A quote from Henry Ellis, a famous explorer, author and US colonial governor. As my 45th birthday approaches, I feel the happiest I’ve ever felt in my life. It is a miracle because it’s been quite a journey for me […]

Why are people unenthusiastic about employee wellbeing programmes? What lead to this? Why bother to improve them? These are three key questions to ask when deciding whether to invest in evolving employee wellbeing programmes. Research provides some pretty informative answers. I hope these help you when considering your investments into wellbeing programmes and their related […]

Eudaimonia is a Greek word meaning “human flourishing’ – a contented state of being happy, healthy and prosperous. Now isn’t this where we all want to be? To me, being human is the greatest gift because we are able to do so much, create so much, feel so much. We can experience friendship, love, kindness, […]

Mayday or ‘Workers Day’ has been unofficially celebrated in South Africa since the 1800s. It only became officially recognised as a public holiday after our democratic elections of 1994. Internationally, Workers Day has been officially recognised as a public holiday in many countries since 1891. Workers Day is important as it pays homage to the […]

As Ralph Waldo Emerson says ‘The first wealth is health’. Have you ever asked yourself: ‘What does it mean to me to be healthy?’ I certainly have, having struggled with a number of health issues over the years and taking my time to finally reach a point where I can say I feel healthy, I […]