Welcome to your HRD Connect update!

Stress is one of the main reasons for lack of productivity in the workplace – an issue that is costing the UK economy 45 million working days. This is a crisis and we must act to reduce stress going forward. We spoke with psychiatrist, Dr Dimitrios Paschos about effective ways to truly combat stress and spread company-wide awareness of the impact stress can have on employees.

Why isn’t learning and development positioned as a key employee benefit within organisations? Learning opens you up to a world of opportunity and helps us to continuously develop personally. Stephanie Morgan, Director of Learning Solutions at Bray Leino Learning raises this valid point.

In a regular new series, HRD Connect speaks with leaders from a range of industries about their working day. In our latest feature, we spoke with Kirsty Loveday, CEO at Love Drinks.

“Sharing stories of when you have faced challenges and failure along with success, and inspire by leading by example. It’s important that your team understands that you have been through many of the same situations they face. It’s also important to ask questions and shut up and listen.” – Kirsty Loveday, CEO, Love Drinks 

The term ‘entrepreneur’ is heavily associated with the millennial generation. It represents a brand new way of working that is vastly different to the traditional ‘nine-to-five’ working day. What we fail to realise is that entrepreneurs have been around for centuries and shared the same timeless habits our modern day business entrepreneurs now possess. Read below to find out what these characteristics are.

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I hope you enjoy the features.

Best wishes,

Emily Sexton-Brown,

Editor, HRD Connect