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Brendon and daughter Chelsea doing a HIIT workout at home

This article is republished from my original The core of wellbeing, productivity and health in uncertain times post in LinkedIn. 

We've all been through some big changes over the last few weeks, and a different way of life and uncertainty is set to continue over the coming weeks and months even as we go into an eased set of restrictions in Level 2.

This article is republished from my original What you're feeling?- that's probably normal post in LinkedIn. 

As we in New Zealand are almost a week in to what is hopefully our first and only foray into level 3, I and others around me have noticed an upsurge in the amount of "well being" content appearing in their various channels. Before COVID-19 I saw some statistics that said one in four of us will experience a period of anxiety in our lives. I'd put money on that statistic being higher now.  

This article is republished from my original Transform your team's behaviour with a working agreement or culture​ post in LinkedIn.

Side note: I wrote this article just before New Zealand entered lockdown. In the weeks that have followed, I've been keeping in touch with the person whose situation I describe, and working remotely has, if anything, intensified the issues they are experiencing. I was going to wait to publish this till we were back in our offices again, but from what I've observed now more than ever, we need the structure the activities below describe. 

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