Workplace Wellbeing, Mental Health & Resilience

The final episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Positive Psychology Perspective: Building Resilience & Maximising Your Energy’, provides brain-hacking techniques to accurately analyse your thoughts, feelings and subconscious responses, manage your worries, and regain control when you feel overwhelmed. Leadership Consultant, Peter Nolan of Coaching Mindsets discusses a positive psychology approach to wellbeing places the emphasis on not just surviving but thriving. Peter belie...

In the eighth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Boosting your Working Parents’ Wellbeing and Resilience from Bright Horizons’, Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership Bright Horizons UK, suggests that employers step up their support for working parents and practical tips to achieve this. For over 20 years, Jennifer has been relentless in pursuit of innovation, identifying, defining and sharing best practice and ‘next practice’ for leading global employers in flexible wor...

In the seventh episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘QUBeWell: Creating a Mental Health Wellbeing Strategy for Queen’s Staff and Students’, Conor Curran, Head of Diversity & Inclusion Unit at Queen’s University Belfast, explains how a team at Queen’s University Belfast has successfully partnered with agencies such as Action Mental Health and the Belfast Trust to develop and implement a holistic wellness framework that will benefit both students and staff. Conor is a qualified employm...

In the sixth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Case Study: How to Ensure Employees Can Work Effectively from Home’, Sarah Balmforth, HR Director at Hughes Insurance, explains Hughes Insurance's decision to implement permanent remote working for their 250 employees, and how they plan to tackle feelings of isolation and employee wellbeing. Sarah is an experienced HR professional, working within HR for over 15 years. Sarah is currently HR Director at Hughes Insurance, with responsibility ...

In the fifth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Building Your Robust Wellbeing Strategy: Redefining Resilience and Organisational Wellbeing’, Eibhlin Johnston, Author, Speaker, Transformational Coach and founder of The Resiliency Hub argues we need a more holistic definition; one that promotes our physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Eibhlin is the Managing Director of The Resiliency Hub. She is an author, speaker, executive coach and highly experienced facilitator. The R...

In the fourth episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘The Business Case for Wellbeing: The Top 7 Reasons to Have a Wellness Programme’, Emer Hinphey, Managing Partner, Think People analyses data linking productive workplaces with positive mental wellbeing and asks the obvious question - why aren't more of us running wellness programmes? Emer Hinpheyis an experienced HR and talent development professional. In her role as Partner in Think People Consulting, Emer has worked with a range o...

In the third episode of our podcasts in this series, ‘Understanding Long Covid: An Employer’s Response’, Occupational Health Specialist and registered occupational health-chartered physiotherapist, Stuart Nottingham, Director, Sun Rehabilitation, explains the impact of long covid on people, their working lives and what employers and colleagues can do to help employees with long covid. Stuart is a registered occupational health-chartered physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience in the fi...

In the second of our podcasts in this series, ‘Legal responsibilities for managing mental health, removing mental health stigma, and embedding a culture of wellbeing within your workplace’, Jennifer Cashman, Partner, RDJ sets out common themes in employment equality laws in relation to mental health and discrimination and how wellness programmes might mitigate risk. Jennifer Cashman is Practice Group Leader of Ronan Daly Jermyn’s Employment Team and a member of the firm’s Healthcare and Cyber...

In the first of our podcasts in this series, ‘Transitioning to a New Normal - Surviving & Thriving in a Post-Pandemic World’, Billy Byrne, Executive Coach at KinchLyons, asks: What does wellbeing mean now for employees and their employers? Billy is an executive coach and leadership development specialist at KinchLyons. He is also an associate faculty member at the Irish Management Institute in Dublin where he lectures on a range of topics including high-performing teams, organisational de...