Working Well

Susanne speaks to Heather Polivka, CEO of HeatherP Solutions about creating a healthy workplace culture. Heather discusses how she uses her expertise in marketing, HR and operations to provide a multi-dimensional solution to workplace culture issues. Susanne and Heather talk about the importance of establishing organisational values as a first step forward, the role leaders play in living these values in their behaviour and how Heather's top-down, bottom-up creates successful organisations. Heather can be found at https://www.heatherpsolutions.com and on LinkedIn. Find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

Susanne interviews Author and serial Entrepreneur Kev Ashcroft to discuss how to handle a difficult employee in the workplace. They discuss the impact on this situation on his mental health, how it impacts the rest of the team and strategies for improving the employee's performance without sacking them. Kev also talks about how to sack an employee if other avenues have been explored. Kev Ashcroft can be found at: Personal site: https://www.kevashcroft.com. Blinkered Media (marketing agency): https://www.blinkeredmedia.com. WP Support Specialists (Wordpress specialists): https://www.wpsupportspecialists.com. Kev's Book: Outsourcing for Success, How to Make the Most of Freelance Talent and Boost Your Business. Find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

Susanne interviews Author, MIT Lecturer and experienced CTO Mark Herschberg to discuss networking for introverts. In the show, Mark questions the traditional view of networking and gives practical advice on how it can be made easier, especially if you prefer 1-2-1 interactions and small groups. You can find out more about Mark and his book The Career Toolkit at https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com and buy his book from the usual outlets. Find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

For Mental Health Awareness Week 2021, Susanne looks at the results of a wellbeing survey she undertook with employees and employers in the workplace, to find out what's really going on with wellbeing at work. Discover the extent to which wellbeing is being supported at work and what employees are saying about it. If you make decision on wellbeing in your workplace, this will give insight into some of the issues you could consider when reviewing wellbeing policies. You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

Why do we procrastinate, how does it manifest for us and how can we manage it better? You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

What do you do when you're made redundant? It's a challenging time, but there are great opportunities that can result. Susanne talks you through questions to consider if you're re-evaluating your career after redundancy and reflects on the amazing impact that redundancy had on her life. You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

A look at the book The Courage to be Disliked and the lessons it teaches about personal responsibility, managing power struggles, seeking recognition, praising others, self-acceptance, having confidence in others and workaholism. You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com. The Courage To Be Disliked can be found here at https://www.amazon.co.uk.

For Children's Mental Health Week, Susanne interviews her 9-year-old daughter Lauren about her experiences of homeschool and discusses what she has learned as a result of being in lockdown. Lauren also shares her advice for parents and children on looking after their mental health during this time. You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.

Susanne talks about her recent experience of overcoming her fear of heights by doing a treetop walk: what spurred her on to do it, what action she took and the lessons she learned from it. You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com. The treetop course Susanne went on is at https://iye.scot/treezone-loch-lomond.

Using her own experience of managing chronic fatigue for the past 20 years, Susanne talks about how you develop a positive mindset to manage chronic conditions. What changes can you make in your life and at work to improve your own chronic conditions? You can find out more about Susanne and Lifeswitch Coaching at https://www.lifeswitchcoaching.com.