Many leaders assume employees are responsible for their own well-being and engagement at work — so they hire for passion or energy. But once these enthusiastic employees start working, your organization needs to support them in ways that keep them engaged.

A common obstacle for skeptics is that the importance of mentally healthy employees is not always quantifiable. Mental health initiatives are preventative care and it can be hard to calculate dollars saved on things that never happened.

A new year brings new exciting opportunities, as well as challenges for every business - meeting set targets and goals, as well as improving organisational strategy and productivity. However, the mental wellbeing of employees and workforces shouldn’t be left out.

Procrastination can feel like a bad habit. Dr. Piers Steel, one of the foremost researchers on the science of motivation and procrastination, shares what it takes to break your procrastination habit and the role our emotions play in getting the job done.

Engaged employees are doing meaningful work and have a clear understanding of how they contribute to the company’s mission, purpose and strategic objectives. Again, this is why they first have to be placed in the right role. I’ve made the mistake of hiring great talent just to get them in the door – but didn’t have a clear career path or role for them. If you don’t sort those details out quickly, they will leave.