Humansolutions Bulletin - December 12th 2019

This book, by highly respected author, educator and adviser, Neil Thompson, offers a much more grounded approach to the complex issues involved. Part One provides a clear and helpful overview of key issues relating to promoting well-being – our own and other people’s, while Part Two offers 101 practical tips. This book will be ideal for anyone wanting to make a positive difference, whether in the caring professions, in a management or human resources context or just in their own personal lives.This is not a book that gives you instructions. The main aim is to give you food for thought, to support you in thinking through a number or key issues, warning you of pitfalls to avoid and helping you…

‘I don’t have enough time’ is a commonly heard claim in busy workplaces, and there is certainly a great deal of evidence to show that time pressures are very significant for a high proportion of people these days. However, what we have to recognize is that everybody has the same amount of time – 24 hours in each day, seven days in each week and so on. It is not the amount of time available that distinguishes some people from others in terms of work pressures; rather, it is what we try to do with that time. If we try to do too much, we can end up spreading ourselves too thinly and end up being far less productive than…

By recognising symptoms and demonstrating understanding to someone who may be having problems, you can help improve the everyday lives of people living with dementia. This booklet gives an introduction to dementia and how it can affect people. Easy-to-follow tips outline the important elements of communication and the guide also explains how other physical, environmental and sensory factors can cause difficulties, and suggestions of how to reduce their impact. You can download a guide for customer-facing staff, or go to our online shop to order printed copies for your organisation. Click here to read more

A recent conversation with a 67-year-old friend who found herself unexpectedly retired by a job elimination brought home a grief we often fail to acknowledge: the loss of our work friends. “I used to talk to these people several times a day,” my friend said. “Now, I don’t talk to them at all.” When I asked if she’d considered reaching out to say hello, she shrugged. “I don’t see the point. We don’t really have anything to talk about anymore,” she replied. The combination of losses — her job, her work friends, her daily flow of conversation — was doing a number on my friend’s head. Click here to read more

Experts and international institutions now recognise that inequality must be tackled. And every government has pledged to reduce inequality within and between countries. But in practice not much progress is happening and in many countries we are even going backwards. When it comes to action they are still reaching for the same old failed solutions. Only when people join together from the grassroots up, mobilising and organising to build power and demand accountability and greater equality, will things change. Click here to read more

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