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- Ben Brearley, Leadership Coach and Consultant, Thoughtful Leader | How believing in someone can improve their wellbeingBen runs Thoughtful Leader, a company that aims to “develop leaders that make work better”. Ben is an MBA and certified leadership coach who started off in the IT industry and has been leading teams, programs and projects for over 15 years. Ben believes in a self-fulfilling prophecy in leadership - that the simple act of believing (or not) in somebody can impact their performance and wellbeing. Ian and Ben discussed;- The impact of leadership on wellbeing- Trust in the workplace and evid...29 min
- Anastasia Callaghan, Founder, Sunday Sanctuary | Sunday evening anxiety and how to get rid of it.Anastasia is the founder of Sunday Sanctuary. I am sure we have all experienced that Sunday evening feeling – it’s the feeling of trepidation before the start of the working week. It isn’t good for us and Anastasia felt strongly enough about removing the feeling that she launched the Sunday Sanctuary. Anastasia believes that our week should be about feeling good from start to finish and she has created a community to offer guidance on how to prioritise mental and physical wellbeing and become...28 min
- Arlyne Chinyanganya, Finance Manager at giffgaff & Founder of Roots to Froots | The Accidental Wellbeing specialistArlyne is a wellbeing specialist at giffgaff which is a UK mobile phone provider. She also has a side hustle called Roots to Froots which is a financial wellbeing business. Arlyne, found her way into wellbeing accidentally and I imagine that is not an unusual path to follow.In this episode Ian and Arlyne discuss:- How Arlyne ended up helping people with their financial wellbeing at work- The Giff Gaff Ministry of Wellbeing - Roots to Froots- Why old school paper still has a role in finan...26 min
- Caterina Kostoula, Founder, The Leaderpath | The impact of bad meetings on wellbeing at workCaterina is the founder of coaching company, “The Leaderpath” and an ex-Googler. Her book “Hold Successful Meetings” has recently been published by Penguin books. She is in Forbes Coaches Council and coaches for INSEAD business school.As well as being an experienced coach Caterina has researched the subject of meetings extensively for her book and has strong views on how to run meetings. Ian and Caterina discuss:The impact of bad meetings on wellbeing Meeting recovery syndrom...29 min
- Daniel Edds, Management Consultant & Author | How high-impact organizations approach the practice of leadership and the impact on wellbeingDaniel Edds, is an experienced management consultant and is the author of “The Genetics of Leadership, cracking the code of sustainable team performance” We have now done 20 episodes of this Podcast and yet we haven’t discussed the subject of leadership. This obviously has a big impact on the wellbeing of employees, bad leadership can lead to stress and other negative outcomes whilst good leadership is empowering and supportive. So, Daniel and Ian discuss leadership including :- Daniel’s...29 min
- Sue Jauncey, Founder, Appellon | The next generation workforce how to increase wellbeing whilst at the same time achieving a company’s goalsSue Jauncey, a Founder and Director of Appellon. Sue is a Registered Psychologist with a forensic background who began her career working across the Australian prison system. Her journey has taken her to the launch of Appellon in 2019. Appellon, describes itself as the world’s first Software as a service Culture Tech platform. Sue has recently published a white paper on “The Next-generation workforce” which looks at how to increase wellbeing whilst at the same time achieving a comp...30 min
- Gracious Musariri, Mental Health Practitioner & Project Manager, NHS | Building resilience amongst NHS workers during a pandemic and how those lessons can still help employers in less stressful workplaces
Ian is joined by Gracious Musariri, a trained Mental Health Nurse who has recently been a member of the NHS team working to develop a wellbeing program that aims to improve the experience of people at work and build resilience amongst NHS workers.
Gracious has now launched Empylo, a consultancy that aims to help employers improve the mental wellbeing of their teams. Empylo aims to do this through evidence-based workshops and reflective practice.
Gracious and Ian discuss:- The challenges the NHS has experienced with stress, PTSD and other mental health issues during the pandemic
- How the NHS has developed a program to improve resilience amongst its workers
- How this experience can help private sector organisations
How to get in touch with Gracious:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/empylo/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/graciousmusariri/
[email protected]
Media that is inspiring Gracious:
Podcast: Jay Shetty - On Purpose https://jayshetty.me/podcast/
Book: The Almanack of Nava Ravikant - a guide to wealth and happiness27 min - Hannes Bend and Hoda Mahmoodzadegan, Founders of Breathing.AI | How to end that Zoomed out feelingHannes and Hoda are the founders of Breathing.AI which uses machine learning whilst you are looking at your PC screen to elevate your mood, health, and optimize your performance.Our podcast has already looked at lots of tech offerings, this one could help us get over a year of being Zoomed out. In this episode, Ian, Hoda and Hannes discuss:- Screen apnoea- The impact of breathing on stress and wellbeing- Some advanced AI technology that can check your breathing and heart rate just by lo...25 min
- Carolyn Illman, Hiring Coach and Owner, Hire Possibilities | How a great hiring process improves wellbeing at workIan speaks to Carolyn Illman who is a Behavioural Interview Question Specialist and a Hiring Coach and the Owner of Hire Possibilities.Carolyn believes that the hiring process is the key to a happy workplace and helps companies improve how they hire. If we recruit people who don’t fit in or can’t do the role either they or us are going to go through more stress than we should do.In the podcast, Ian and Carolyn discuss:The Bar raiser role made famous by AmazonWhat type of interview questions g...25 min
- Simon Hedaux, Co-Founder, ReThink Productivity | Impact of productivity on wellbeing and how approaching productivity in the wrong way can negatively impact wellbeingSimon is the founder of rethink productivity and also the host of the excellent productivity podcast. He has years of experience in helping retailers and other organisations make their teams as productive as possible. In this episode Ian and Simon discussLeyton Orient’s current formThe impact of productivity on wellbeingWhat steps an employer can take to ensure happy and productive staff How approaching productivity in the wrong way can negatively impact wellbeingBooks that Simon is...29 min
About The Workplace Wellbeing Podcast
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The Workplace Wellbeing podcast discusses all aspects of employee wellbeing, whether that is financial, mental health or just making work fun. Workplace Wellbeing is often cited as the number 1…
growth area in HR and management and it is attracting growing interest from employers and entrepreneurs alike. Many of them are social entrepreneurs but some of them are riding the wave in an attempt to take advantage of the increasing interest in this area; we aim to help you navigate the world of Workplace wellbeing.
We interview our strategic partners and customers who are active in wellbeing and explore how technology and a good strategy can help. We look at best practice in companies that care about their people and talk to charities that are focussed on improving the lives of people at work.
We pay particular attention to the growing number of suppliers in the “wellbeing space”. We aim to speak to as many as possible and discuss the different approaches that they take and the problems they are trying to solve.
We hope to give our listeners a full understanding of what it takes to ensure your colleagues are well looked after and hopefully introduce you to some of the innovators within the sector.