One not to be missed - as Covid19 continues to impact our society, jobs, employees, employers are having to adjust and manage various challenges.  In this episode we discuss very current conversations that are going on right now....the Furlough scheme, un-furloughing staff - returning to the office; the new Job return scheme; employee and employer wellbeing, keeping staff engaged and sadly redundancy and what employers can do to help that process.

If you want to make a difference supporting young people, gain greater insight in your understanding of Mental Health, learn more about the emotional and mental illnesses that impact our young people and be part of a community of people helping to reduce stigma and discrimation, then consider the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course.  In this episode I provide an overview of what the course is about and who it is aimed at......those that teach, train, care for and live with young people aged 8 to 18.

In this Podcast, Simon provides some great content helping us to understand the process and benefits of Coaching.  He also shares insight into his personal journey and the benefits of coaching at a time when experiencing depression and anxiety. In addition to this we discuss the changes in working circumstances since the arrival of Covid19, talk about Values and the importance of keeping to a daily structure / routine, working on the small steps to help build positive new habits.

In recent months the working world has significantly changed with job losses in some industries and increase in demand in others.  In this Episode Colin Yoshiaka-Smith shares some great information around cost effective employment incentives - getting people into work through: apprenticships, traineeships and Kick Start Scheme.  We also touch on other considerations to hiring staff and companies maintaining their brand / integrity when dealing with high volume job applications.

Colin is Group Business Director at EYC Global with a wealth of experience in Recruitment, Talent Management and HR. This is great listen for those seeking a new role / starting a career, supporting someone with career guidance or wondering what future business to develop.  In this episode we gain insight into the reality of the current job market and how the working world is changing for the future.  We also cover growing industry sectors, shrinking sectors, how our education systems are preparing our young people / or not? and the increasing demand for skills in the area of tech and AI.

Busy / stressful work? Have a family? Going through a divorce/divorced? Parent alienation? Taking care of poorly parents? Not feeling things are 'right'? When we reach that mid-life zone there can be a whole raft of demands going on in our lives.  Gary was dealing with all of these elements and came to a significant turning point, where things just had to change. This is a really powerful and insightful episode where Gary shares some of his journey...making some key changes towards being happier, content and focusing on creating good memories & experiences.

How is your relationship with your body image and what impact can it have on us at work? This can play a huge part in our day to day lives, in our confidence, self esteem, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and more.  This is a really thought provoking discussion - we talk about the Body Image Awareness Program which includes 20 people sharing their lived experiences, to be aware of 'banter', how negative image is affecting men too and acceptance of of our body image.  Emi is truly passionate about raising awareness and understanding around this topic - a great listen.

Padma Knowles is truly passionate about Values and the importance of knowing our Core Values as guiding principles in our day to day lives.  Within an organisation Values can help to provide collaborative, positive, respectful working cultures and as an individual help us to to align our own values to that 'right' job / organisation.  Do you really know your Core Values? How do we choose and prioritise our them? A great listen and one not to be missed.

Want to re-ignite energy into your workplace? reduce stress? enhance working relationships and the health and wellbeing of your staff?  Lauren is an incredible lady providing unique, engaging and interactive experiences to help do just that.  She is a very talented trainer and theatrical clown providing bespoke workshops for organisations and community settings.  The purpose of her work is to help us to find the fun and laughter, reconnect with each other, enhance working relationships and promote overall Health and Wellbeing. A great episode to listen to.... say yes more! be comfortable in failing and enhace team work by helping your colleagues to look good.

Rekha has spent some 20 years caring for others as a Diabetes Nursing Specialist and has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the importance in taking care of ourselves.  

We live in a frantic and hectic world which can create a lot of stress on a day to day basis.  Through Rekha's own experiences and in supporting and caring for others she now trains and inspires others to practice Mindfulness.  In this session we gain insight and understanding of Mindfulness - how it works and the benefits it can bring to our daily lives be it at home and or at work.  And we also get to experience a short mindfulness session at the end.