NEWS/BLOG - Hospitality Health

Is NOW the time for Leaders to be more kind?

Is NOW the time for Leaders to be more kind? Some people may find the headline a little controversial, can a leader be successful, if they are kind; to many it may be a contradiction in terms. It is often reported that to be successful in leading a team in

May is ‘mental health awareness month’ – Are you doing enough?

More than ever before, employers are doing more to ensure that employees have the support they need to take care of their mental health. This can involve offering employee assistance programmes, a really effective way to provide access to personal counselling and mental health support. But it’s also important to focus

How do You Know if You’re at a Breaking Point?

How do You Know if You’re at a Breaking Point? Have you been more stressed or exhausted lately and you’re starting to wonder if you’re at a breaking point? For humans, stress is a part of life. It can be a great motivator to prepare for exams, big events,

Raising the Profile of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Simone Biles pulls out of her Olympic events. Lady Gaga opens up about depression and anxiety. Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open. Mental health, once a taboo subject, is hitting the headlines more and more. It’s a condition that one in four of us will suffer from at some

(Happy?) New year

(Happy?) New year Welcome to 2022, what it will hold for you and the hospitality industry? I think many, like me would have thought 2020 was awful and expected 2021 to be better. However, I am sure when you look back it was just as bad, or perhaps worse. In

Looking towards Christmas and into 2022

Looking towards Christmas and into 2022 What a past 24 months it has been, we have known nothing like it, not just in my lifetime, but in anyone else living’s lifetime too. The industry has been open, closed, open for restricted hours, complying with guidelines, skills shortages and now perhaps

Furlough has ended, however we need to care more for the wellbeing of our employees.

Furlough has ended, however we need to care more for the wellbeing of our employees. The hospitality industry has never experienced a time like this. Furlough ended on 30th September and I am sure it will bring with it an Autumn of discontent. When it was made available by the

Roadmap to recovery

Roadmap to recovery Looking back on my many years of blog writing, you can see when times are good and when they’re more…well, challenging. You know you don’t have too much to worry about when you can write 500+ words on matcha, kefir and kombucha. Yet for over a year

Is NOW the right time to increase prices in hospitality?

We are certainly living and working in strange times. No one alive has lived through what we are experiencing right now. There is a saying “never waste a pandemic” Certainly unusual to hear, but I really feel it makes sense for the hospitality sector right now. We are in the

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK HAS JUST ENDED -WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY NOW?

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK HAS JUST ENDED –– WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENTLY NOW? Here’s why employee mental health is so important. Mental Health Awareness Week has just ended, which aimed to help everyone achieve better mental health in both their personal and working lives. This last year has been extremely