FPD Blogs

From Traditionalists and Baby Boomers to Millennials and Gen Z, each generation brings unique experiences, expectations, and work styles.

Goals are a roadmap to our ambitions, a clear path that guides our steps. Yet, without the right framework, goals can feel like far-off dreams, a vision that remains just out of reach...

Building a workplace where innovation thrives requires more than just installing the latest technology or implementing new policies...

Recognizing employees for their innovative contributions is essential. When team members see that creative problem-solving is rewarded...

Navigating your career path requires more than just hard work; it involves strategic planning, intentional skill-building, and networking...

In a world that often celebrates certainty and expertise, the concept of humility can sometimes seem out of place.

In our increasingly urbanized and technology-driven world, finding ways to reconnect with nature is more important than ever

The modern workplace presents unique challenges for women, which can significantly impact their mental health. From balancing professional responsibilities with personal life to dealing with gender-specific stressors....

We all have a choice on how we spend our lives. We can either be goal driven or we can meander haphazardly through life. Although how you live your life is a deeply personal choice, the important issue is that it should involve choice.

Good Monkey Management is key to good productivity, quality of outputs and work- life satisfaction, Poor monkey management is hell. >Gardening and caring for plants have been shown to significantly reduce stress levels.

Let’s face it, we all feel overcommitted these days and we do so love to blame our work for this overcommitment. We are overcommitted because we are collaborating too much - this is the conclusion of a 20-year study by Robert Cross in his book “Beyond Collaboration Overload”

Delegation involves assigning tasks to others that you would otherwise do yourself. It’s not just about offloading work; it’s about empowering your team, growth, and optimising efficiency. Effective delegation allows you to focus on higher-priority tasks and promotes a collaborative work culture.

In today’s fast-paced work environment, the importance of maintaining high staff morale and prioritising Mental Health cannot be overstated. A positive workplace culture not only enhances productivity but also fosters a sense of community and well-being among employees.

It is estimated that globally, organisations will need to reskill around 1 billion employees by 2030 as current jobs are transformed by new technologies.

Burnout was added by the World Health Organization to their International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in 2019. The WHO defines burnout as: ”Burnout is a type of psychological stress. Occupational burnout or job burnout is characterised by exhaustion, lack of enthusiasm and motivation, feelings of ineffectiveness, and also may have the dimension of frustration or cynicism, and as a result reduced efficacy within the workplace”. The ICD code Z730 is used to code occupational burnout.

How we react during stressful situations and when we are under pressure can sometimes be detrimental to our progress with work or our personal lives.

In today's competitive job market, Going the extra mile means exceeding expectations. It involves taking additional steps to ensure tasks are completed with excellence, demonstrating initiative, and showing a commitment to the success of your team and organisation. It's about consistently delivering more than what's required and doing so with a positive attitude.

Am I being melodramatic? Maybe, but the assumption that once we have acquired a set of skills, preferably though studying for three or four years, we are set for life is increasingly being questioned. The last 3 years have shown us how quickly the world of work can change and the rapid skills development that was required to just be able to keep on meeting the requirements of our current jobs.

We all want to be more productive because we know that time is the one commodity we cannot buy. Not only does productivity save you valuable time, international research(2) has shown that being more productive also makes you happy, improves job satisfaction and no surprise makes you a top performer.

The 4^th of March is World Obesity Day, and it is undeniable that we live in a country where obesity has become a public health crisis.

Resilience refers to our ability to adapt to life’s setbacks and misfortune. When things go wrong, do you bounce back from adversity, or do you fall apart because of it? 

Project Management is the process of planning, executing, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria.

Change is not always easy, but it is inevitable and so it is important to be ready when changes are made in the workplace.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a drastic impact on our higher education sector that already have dropout rates that range up to 60%. 

If you're new to meditation, here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started:

If you're new to meditation, here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started:

Sometimes one needs a bit of extra ‘protection’ to face a group of students, so try these tips about how you can ‘present’ yourself to that critical audience:

Resilience is a crucial factor in any workplace, as it enables employees to bounce back from setbacks and cope with stressful situations.

In today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, businesses need to adapt quickly to stay relevant and succeed.

If you're new to meditation, here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started:

After a good break it is not always easy to return to work. You might still be mentally on vacation or feeling tired after your trip (often depending on how you travelled).

In our diverse and culturally rich society, the workplace often mirrors this tapestry of backgrounds, perspectives, and beliefs.

At the crossroads of healthcare education's evolution lies not just digital tools but a formidable ally: Artificial Intelligence (AI).

How to Begin the New Year:

Let’s face it, 2022 is over bar the shouting. As the end of the year approaches, we are all scrambling to complete deadlines while the countdown towards the much-anticipated holiday...

The importance of a good CV (resume) cannot be underestimated. This is your opportunity to stand out from the crowd.

Being burnt-out is not a badge of honour. We all work under enormous stress and taking care of your mental wellbeing is essential to ensure good decision-making, productivity, and creativity.

It is not always easy to express a dissenting view if you are part of a management team. The group think cognitive bias programmes us to default to the majority view.

Despite exponential advances in both clinical research, technology and in the pharmaceutical field over the last decade, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still the leading cause...

In the recent Gauteng TB Performance Awards Ceremony, Tshwane district received a trophy a second (2nd) and third (3rd) position in the two categories.

On 24 March we celebrate World TB Day, the day in 1882, that Robert Koch made the announcement of the discovery of the bacillus that caused TB at the meeting of the Berlin Physiological Society.

Are you the kind of person who always makes fitness goals at the beginning the year but never follow through with your plan?

New tissue needs blood supply, so your vascular system expands to accommodate it. This also means your heart must work harder to pump blood through the new network...

Values are factors that you believe are important in the way you live and work. They are probably measures you use to tell if your life is turning out the way you want it to...

We know that healthy habits are good practices but do we ever stop to think about why we are encouraged to practice them? Research shows that the impact of good health...

The guidelines for business management are an important part of any corporate culture. They should be embedded in the fixed company principles and therefore be used as the basis for decision making on all levels.

If networking intimidates you or you think you don’t need to do it, think again. In today’s highly competitive world, being a confident and effective networker sets you apart from the crowd.

Opportunities for growth and development help employees to expand their knowledge, skills and abilities, and to apply the competencies they have gained to new situations.

Unproductive employees can drastically affect your whole office’s productivity, efficiency, morale, and profitability.

For many years psychologists have known that people’s behaviour is influenced by their personalities. In 1921 the Swiss psychologist CJ Jung published an article on personality and behaviour.

I have been asked to write on the above mentioned topic for FPD’s new blog, which makes sense given that I am responsible for the commercial sales team.

The business of providing technical assistance and health system strengthening is a very complex and multifaceted undertaking and often times our leaders and ‘manager leaders’ encounter...

Odds are that you have never actually had such a discussion, or if you have it was about slavery in an historical setting, about things that happened many centuries ago.

It seems that more and more authors are writing about the failure of and diminishing importance of strategic management.

Taking Stock can be applied to the way we run our household or the way we evaluate our eating and exercise habits.