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Employment law is well defined, but there remains a crisis in leadership; all too often management is seen as self-serving and out of touch. The effects are far reaching; we ask ourselves: Am I safe? Am I secure? Do I matter? Do I belong? Such questions lead to feelings of anxiety and stress at work... and at home. We need to change our thinking. Apex HR provides fresh insight, pragmatic advice and a holistic approach that improves attitudes and behaviour for the benefit and success of all.

Michal Kravčík is a Slovak hydrologist and environmentalist and the founder of the NGO Ludia a Voda (People and Water). He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1999. Ludia a Voda was awarded the EU-USA Prize for Democracy and Civil Society Development. Michal promotes ecological solutions for integrated river basin management and has published numerous works, including "New Water Paradigm – Water for the Recovery of Climate".

Rajendra Singh is a water conservationist and recipient of the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize. He helped build over 8,600 water conservation structures, bringing back water to over 1,000 villages. In 2008, The Guardian elected him as 'one of the 50 people who could save the planet'. As a result of his work seven monsoon rivers in Northern India have been rejuvenated and the landscapes have been transformed from barren places to thriving communities.

Many agencies struggle when it comes to explaining search engine optimisation, ad-words and pay per view, but listening to Dan is truly enlightening; Google Land is just a simple mix of the worlds biggest word-game with a dash of pragmatism and a sprinkling of honesty. No smoke - no mirrors - no magic. It's all very simple really; the only remaining mystery? What lies beyond search? Back to to the The Client Factory.

You have something on your mind: a creeping debt or a snag at work. Maybe you just want to know where you stand; perhaps you are 'in deep'. You hear that base line with the timeless lyric: "there's not a problem that I can't fix 'cause I can do it the mix..." You think to yourself: "Wouldn't that be nice; just to find somebody to talk with who will listen and help." Well you could do no worse than calling those volunteers and specialists at Citizens Advice - and here's Teena to tell you all about that...

Negative Body Image. We hear much about this subject and the role of big business as it pushes and reinforces the 'ideal look'; and then there is the immediacy of image enhancement, with the sharing and shaming culture on social channels. But who is really to blame? Is it all just about the money or do the brands and advertisers simply echo our very own prejudices? In the face of ever more insidious technology how are we to cope? Welcome to the world of Gill Wilson...

Just how good do you think you are? Much of what we do is measured; it's all about 'performance'... but who sets the standards and who's judging? Everyone else 'out there' - or just you... inside your own head? Slaves to perception or masters of our own success? Time for some answers from David Buckley - the Performance Coach for all in sport, art and business. Maybe you are comfortable not knowing? Well that could be a good start...

Call the Soul Midwife! A popular TV series in the making? Considering that the number of people born exactly matches the number who die you'd think that we would all be a tad better at planning for our eventual and certain demise, but many can't even talk about it. Over to Suzi: The Soul Midwife - helping people to think, talk and plan as they shuffle along the old coil. Our attitudes are an overhang from Victorian times and we need move on; Suzi is helping us to do just that.

Question: who has an eye for detail, a feel for fabric and a love for furniture? Demi Keenan has all this and a whole lot more. Design is as much about colour as it is about light; it's as much about decor as it is about space, which is of course the final frontier... Join us on our mission as we explore strange new whirls and seek out new colourations; as we boldly paint as no one has done before!

"Water is essential for life" So often said that it's easy to lose sight of what this really means. Join Minni as she talks about The Flow Partnership, a charity that works around the world with communities, government, businesses, landowners & scientists to rejuvenate landscapes through the management of water - and like the rivers - the results cascade: improved education, greater care for children, additional & diverse agriculture & a new flourishing ecosystem. Please listen, share and support.