Employee wellbeing and mental health are no longer a side initiative; it’s a boardroom conversation. Leaders like you are under pressure to move beyond surface fixes and design wellbeing strategies that truly support people and performance.
This mental health and wellbeing and blog provides you with the insights, knowledge, and strategic suggestions to achieve just that.
From addressing HR burnout, to rethinking mental health training for managers, to embedding resilience and emotional intelligence at every level here you’ll find fresh perspectives to create a thriving and engaged workforce.
Created based on 25 years of HR Leadership, Mental Health and Wellbeing Expertise
“GPs should start recommending gym memberships and job coaches over fit notes.” That’s the line from The Telegraph’s recent reporting on a new government pilot scheme — WorkWell — being trialled across 15 high-unemployment areas in the UK. According to The Times (June 24, 2024), fit notes have more than doubled from 5.3 million in 2015 to over
Discover Why Self Awareness is The New Superpower in The Workplace We like to believe that we’re in control of our lives, that we’re consciously choosing how we respond, what we think, how we behave. But here’s the truth: more than 95% of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are driven
This is the second of four steps to preventing HR burnout. If you’ve arrived here first, here’s what you’ve missed. In HR Burnout Is Not What You Think I set out the foundation: everything you experience, moment to moment to moment, no exception, is an internally generated response based on
“They’re just playing the mental health card.” If you’ve worked in retail, chances are you’ve heard this phrase. Maybe even said it. I’ve heard it myself more times than I can count, especially when delivering mental health training for managers in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. It’s usually said with frustration. Sometimes with disbelief.
Limiting beliefs don’t just hold women in leadership back; they shape how they lead, communicate, and cope under pressure. As a woman in a leadership position, you’re likely familiar with the pressures and challenges that come with your role. Yet, underneath the demands of day-to-day leadership, many women find themselves
In his book The 5 Side Effects of Kindness, Dr David Hamilton lays out the science beautifully. Kindness: Kindness really is the gift that keeps on giving. When someone shows us kindness, we feel it, and as David shares, that feeling spreads. The term psychological safety is one which is becoming
