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Wellness ROI (As published in The Guardian of 5/7/2016)

Similar to any other business initiative, your Wellness Program should have a tangible, sustainable and an economic rationale to prove its impact on your bottom-line.   The big 5 economic costs related to employee health and wellness are: Medical Insurance Costs – Escalate with increasing number of claims. Sick Leave Absenteeism costs – It is not a good thing for people

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Laughter Yoga at Workplace (As published in The Guardian – 21/6/2016

Last week, during my session series on Stress Management at a client organization, during discussions regarding stress busters, I introduced Laughter Yoga and got a few quizzical looks. We therefore went into a practical demonstration and the response was absolutely outstanding. Everyone including the CEO joined in the 3 minutes session of stretches, breathing and laughter and enjoyed it immensely

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Marathon Training – Join the Movement to Fitness

Join ImpactAfya’s MARATHON TRAINING from 16th JULY – 29th OCTOBER, 2016 for all levels of Runners and Walkers – right here in Dar es Salaam, where you will: TAKE CHARGE of your body and mind, ACHIEVE your Marathon GOAL and CONTRIBUTE to Rotary Know your FITNESS level, get your PERSONAL TRAINING PLAN and CELEBRATE achievement of your Marathon & Fitness

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Ramadan at Workplace (The Guardian 7/6/2016)

Majority of the 1.6 billion people, which is 23% of the world’s population will be observing 30 days of fasting and religious practices during the holy month of Ramadan. That is upto 17 hours of not eating or drinking every day throughout the daylight hours, from dawn to sunset for 30 days. Although fasting Is usually the primary association with

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Is Your Business Sustainable (The Guardian – 03/05/2016)

An excerpt from my presentation at the African Sustainable Business Summit at the Hyatt Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam on 14th & 15th April, 2016 —————————————————————————————————————————— We hear the word sustainability daily – the reason why sustainability is so important is that it is something that crosses lines and brings together groups to focus on similar and combined efforts. It is

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Is EAP in your Management Toolkit? (The Guardian 12/04/2016)

A recent study conducted by Morgan Philip and Mazars was unveiled during the 2016 edition of the African CEO Forum 2016, which brought together 800 attendees, including over 500 CEOs from all four corners of the continent, 100 bankers and financiers and 200 prominent African and international figures. A quantitative survey conducted from January to March, 2016 highlighted that 41%

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