Jan 9, 2026 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Here's the workplace paradox no one saw coming:

Your team can be highly engaged and simultaneously burning out.

According to DHR Global's 2025 Workforce Trends Report, 88% of workers reported feeling very or extremely engaged, but 82% are experiencing burnout.

Read that again. Engaged and burnt out. At the same time.

This isn't a contradiction. It's the new reality.

I have witnessed this pattern repeatedly with the leaders I coach …

Nov , 2025 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Executives can be known to roll their eyes when watching Well-Being presentations, preferring to focus on numbers that really mattered.

Yet one study stands out for me about the ROI of Well-Being: for every £1 spent on mental health support, organisations get nearly £5 back.

That gets attention.

The business case is simpler than you think

Sep , 2025 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

HR leaders often struggle to secure budget for wellbeing programmes. Employee satisfaction. Engagement scores. Qualitative feedback. And I have watched CFOs nod politely whilst mentally calculating the cost per head.

Then I discovered research that fundamentally changed the conversation. It turns out workplace Well-Being is not just correlated with business performance. It predicts it.

May, 2025 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Organisations are pouring unprecedented resources into leadership development. Globally, companies invest an estimated $60 billion annually in these programmes. Yet something fundamental is not working.

Here is what stands out for me in the research: …

Feb 7, 2025 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

You've just delivered a flawless presentation to the board. Your colleagues are congratulating you. Your manager is impressed.

And all you can think is: "When will they realise I have no idea what I'm doing?"

Welcome to the high achiever's paradox: the more successful you become, the more convinced you are that you're faking it.

April 4, 2024 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Here's an uncomfortable truth: people don't quit jobs. They quit managers.

According to Gallup research, managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement. And yet, most managers have no idea when their relationship with a team member is deteriorating until that person hands in their notice.

I have often witnessed leaders who …

Dec 15, 2023 | 8 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Managing a to-do list is important for productivity and efficiency in our lives. Being strategic about how our lists are managed can be the difference between checking boxes off your list quickly and never checking them off at all.

Here are 9 strategies to manage an overwhelming to do list: …

Jul 27, 2023 | 8 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Did you ever imagine that once you got to the present stage in your career, you’d have it all figured out?

Perhaps you envisioned that being an executive or high-level team member would be synonymous with being your most confident self, free self-doubt and full of inner confidence.

Sep 10, 2023 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

I used to think meditation was for people who enjoyed being alone.

As a leader juggling clients, deadlines, and the constant pressure to perform, sitting still seemed like the opposite of productive. I needed to DO things, not sit around watching my thoughts.

Then I burned out.

And in that burnout, something clicked: …

Aug 8, 2023 | 7 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Senior Executive Contributor.

As the fog of the pandemic lifts, many people are re-evaluating their careers and lifestyles and seeking self-transformation to enhance the quality of their work and personal lives.

While some are focussing on how to deliver results with less stress or in difficult situations, others are longing to up-level professionally and become a more empowered leader within their organisation.

But can you have a high-pressure role with big responsibilities and feel well?

Jul 26, 2023 | 7 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Senior Executive Contributor.

In our fast-paced world, stress has become an all-too-familiar companion. Our responses to stress will hinder our decision-making and create negative emotions. The fields of neuroscience, psychology and biology have long proven this.

In this article, we will explore practical steps to transform how we view and handle stress.

May 8, 2023 | 7 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Senior Executive Contributor.

The magic formula of behaviour change must be as valuable if not more valuable than the formula for anti-ageing or hair regrowth. Why?! Because when we can make any desired behaviour happen due to our free will, we are free. Isn’t freedom a holy grail of personal development?

This article aims to explain the challenges behind changing our habits and share simple steps in the change of our mindset needed to get one step closer to feeling back in control of the choices we make to better ourselves.

April 25, 2023 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Senior Executive Contributor.

This article aims to help you understand what stopped me from accessing my confidence so you can learn about how your Ego could be getting in your way. Read on as I reflect on this experience today as a leadership coach.

Mar 14, 2023 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor.

What?! Hear me out. This article aims to uncover the real challenges of preventing burnout in the workplace to highlight thought-provoking actions which need to take place to make a positive impact in improving well-being in the workplace.

After 3 years of evangelising the importance of preventing burnout, I have decided to give up. Why?

Feb 28, 2023 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor.

In a world where employee engagement is at an all-time low, employee churn is at an all-time high, and the economic climate is complex and uncertain, companies need to make drastic changes to adapt to drastic times.

This article looks at how Leaders can adapt their leadership style to be more compassionate.

Dec 15, 2022 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach

If we wrote down on paper what we say to ourselves in our own heads, we'd be shocked at how nasty we can be with ourselves.

I know I was.

When I finally started paying attention to my internal dialogue, I realised …

Oct 26, 2022 | 6 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Brainz Magazine Executive Contributor.

Ouch! Hard truths can be hard to hear sometimes. This article aims to uncover the challenges leaders face to make a difference in reducing suffering in the workplace and encourage you to ask yourself hard questions to help you overcome them.

How many leaders can truly say they believe that high performance from a place of well-being is possible?

Oct 22, 2022 | 5 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, LinkedIn Reset & Rise Newsletter

This article is about what Leaders need to consider to adapt how they define and measure success for themselves to connect high performance and wellbeing in a sustainable working remote environment.

Aug, 2022 | 8 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach

Here's an uncomfortable truth: performance and well-being are treated separately in organisations, even though they're intrinsically linked.

The problem? Well-being interventions aren't taken seriously because they're not explicitly connected to hitting targets and getting more work done. Meanwhile, performance training fails when people are running on empty.

May, 2022 | 8 min read

Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Leadership Trainer, Executive Coach and Mindfulness Practitioner

Remote work has fundamentally changed how we lead.

The UK Parliament reported that during the pandemic, a peak of 49% of workers in Great Britain worked at least one day from home, with 38% working from home exclusively.

This shift isn't temporary. It's the new reality.