presenteeism

On today’s episode of the HeadStrong Talkshow we’re discussing the question 'How managers can better support their menopausal team members?'

To explore this subject and share their insights I’m joined by 3 guests:

• Sally Watton
• Hazel Wright
• Marie Wilson

Hazel Wright is part of the Menopause and Me partnership offering support to organisations in becoming menopause friendly and supporting women experiencing menopause.  After working in the voluntary sector for 20 years, Hazel now works in personal and team development.

Hazel Wright | LinkedIn

Menopause in the workplace Northamptonshire – Menopause and Me (thewrightapproach.co.uk)

Sally Watton, is part of the Menopause and Me partnership offering holistic activities to support organisations in becoming menopause friendly and supporting women experiencing menopause while in the workplace.  A training and development consultant with over 18 years’ experience, working with leaders and managers in both the public and private sector.

Sally Watton | LinkedIn

Marie Wilson of Wellbeing in Flow is a therapist with an intention to support others to become much more.  Her foundation sits in nutrition and so her approach has an emphasis on nourishing yourself in a way that feels right to the individual.

Her experience has also led her to support others in strengthening their mindset.  She is passionate about helping others recognise ways that they can help themselves not just with nutrition but with life, so she is with a desire to share that passion and inspire others to be aware of their own power to change their life.

The menopause is just one of her areas of interest because she believes that women are suffering more than is necessary.  This is because there is a lack of awareness of all the ways in which to explore and support this life stage.  To explore it is to begin to understand it and would lead to women not dreading the experience

Marie Wilson | LinkedIn

Wellbeing in flow (@wellbeinginflow) • Instagram photos and videos

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

The World Health Organisation has laid out its '2020-2030 Mental Health Action Plan' sharing their vision of how they want to transform the global mental health landscape, as they believe it's in desperate need of an overhaul

In their guidance document they highlight examples of utilising those with lived experience, some of which I highlight in this podcast

The focus of this episode is the W.H.O's belief of the importance of having those with lived experience play key roles in mental health support

Join me as I discuss the W.H.O's new vision for mental health and what this could mean in the workplace...

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

In part one of this three part series of podcasts ( >listen to part 2<) (>listen to part 3<) I'm drawing on the World Health Organisations 2020-2030 'Mental Health Action Plan' and sharing their vision of how they want to transform the global mental health landscape, as they believe it's in desperate need of an overhaul

In their guidance document they highlight examples of good practise from around the world, some of which I share in this podcast

The focus of this episode is the W.H.O's desire to move the focus away from the biomedical model of mental health which focuses primarily on:

• Diagnosis
• Medication
• Symptom reduction

Join me as I discuss the W.H.O's new vision for mental health and what this could mean in the workplace...

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

In part two of this three part series of podcasts (>listen to part 1<) (>listen to part 3<) I'm drawing on the World Health Organisations 2020-2030 'Mental Health Action Plan' and sharing their vision of how they want to transform the global mental health landscape, as they believe it's in desperate need of an overhaul

In their guidance document they highlight examples of utilising those with lived experience, some of which I highlight in this podcast

The focus of this episode is the W.H.O's belief of the importance of having those with lived experience play key roles in mental health support

Join me as I discuss the W.H.O's new vision for mental health and what this could mean in the workplace...

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

The World Health Organisation has laid out its '2020-2030 Mental Health Action Plan' sharing their vision of how they want to transform the global mental health landscape, as they believe it's in desperate need of an overhaul

In their guidance document they highlight examples of support services who take a more proactive approach than just listening.  They give examples of how planning and goalsetting is successfully embedded at the heart of these services

Join me as I discuss the W.H.O's focus on action taking as being integral to any effective mental health support

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

The World Health Organisation has laid out its '2020-2030 Mental Health Action Plan' sharing their vision of how they want to transform the global mental health landscape, as they believe it's in desperate need of an overhaul

In their guidance document they share their new concept of what recovery should look like, and how it differs from the standard model

The focus of this episode is the W.H.O's optimistic new recovery model and what this means for the workplace

Join me as I discuss the W.H.O's new vision...

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

In part three of this three part series of podcasts (>listen to part 1<) (>listen to part 2<) I'm drawing on the World Health Organisations 2020-2030 'Mental Health Action Plan' and sharing their vision of how they want to transform the global mental health landscape, as they believe it's in desperate need of an overhaul

In their guidance document they explain their new model of what recovery should look like, and the focus of this episode is highlighting what this entails and how we can bring it into the workplace

Join me as I discuss the W.H.O's optimistic new vision for recovery...

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

As part of Mental Health Week 2021 I was interviewed by Sarina Mann, a coach who specialises in helping those who struggle with public speaking due to anxiety.

In this short conversation we discuss the following areas:

• Mental health conversations
• Asking vs telling
• Skillful questioning
• Vulnerability as a trust-building tool
• Empowering your team members

Hopefully there's something useful in here for your and your people-managers

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

As workplaces begin to re-open, many people are feeling the stress and anxiety of going back into the workplace after working remotely for the last year+ due to Covid.  Re-entry anxiety may be real for you. Many people have mixed feelings about going back to the office. Join me as we discover:

• Your re-entry non-negotiables
• How to rethink everything
• Thoughts on how to rebuild your social skills
• Tips for managing anxiety on-the-go
• How to separate fact from grief

Follow @JillGriffinOfficial on Instagram for daily inspiration

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for access to free content and more strategies to refresh and reset your career. 

Jill Griffin is committed to making workplaces more successful for everyone through leadership training and development, team dynamics workshops, and employee well-being programs. Her executive coaching, workshop facilitation, and innovative thinking have driven multi-million-dollar revenues for top agencies, startups, and renowned brands. Collaborating with individuals, teams, and organizations, Jill fosters high-performance and inclusive cultures while facilitating organizational growth.

Visit JillGriffinCoaching.com for more details on:

• Book a 1:1 Career Strategy and Executive Coaching HERE
• Gallup CliftonStrengths Corporate Workshops to build a strengths-based culture
• Team Dynamics training to increase retention, communication, goal setting, and effective decision-making
• Keynote Speaking
• Grab a personal Resume Refresh with Jill Griffin HERE

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On this episode of the HeadStrong Talkshow we’re discussing the question of whether managers should be focusing on asking or telling for a healthy return to the workplace?

To explore this subject, I’m joined by  Maureen Tallis who’ll be sharing her insights around the question

 Maureen is an experienced HR professional and Executive Coach with specialist skills in talent management, leadership development, culture change and all things people focused

 Her HR career spans more than 25 years, and her latest role was “Head of Talent and Resourcing” at Baxi Heating UK Limited where she worked with the Executive Team and people managers to build a learning and development culture, establish robust succession planning, introduced Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and set up the Baxi Heating Charitable Trust, as well as promoting every project to further strengthen employee engagement

 Maureen is single minded about creating great places to work and environments where everyone can feel comfortable being themselves, there is open two-way feedback, and each colleague is encouraged to develop to levels they once thought impossible!

We're discussing the pros and cons of asking vs telling, and which approach is likely to yield the most positive wellbeing results during the transition back into the workplace, plus a whole load more...   

Maureen (Bowley) Tallis | LinkedIn

 To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

In this episode I'm talking to June Srivalsan, Senior Health Technician at Celebrate Health & Fitness

We're discussing the subject of how to keep field-based team members both physically and psychologically safe when visiting homes and sites

June is a phlebotomist (qualified to take blood) and is also qualified to administer vaccines, and has been delivering health screening in the corporate world since 2008

She's currently engaged in delivering Covid testing in schools and businesses...

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

In this episode of the HeadStrong Talkshow, I'm joined by Dave Bowden

Dave is a former primary school HeadTeacher, and now founder of Word Guerilla, a company that uses language and creative writing to develop engagement, productivity, creativity and mental wellbeing in both educational and workplace settings

Dave has worked within educational contexts for the past fifteen years, both in the UK and Canada, so definitely knows his way around a classroom, and is also a parent to two young children

Today, Dave joins me to give his take on balancing working from home with home-schooling, and suggest some practical ideas for people-managers who have team members in this situations

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

In this episode of the HeadStrong Talkshow, I'm joined by two people with backgrounds in the world or journalism and news reporting, to discuss the impact of Covid-19 news exposure on our mental health

Laura Pickett and Elaine Davies join me to share their insights into news reporting to give line managers the inner workings of news machine, and discuss ways you can support those around you so their news consumption doesn't become excessive and cause the distress studies have linked it to

So join us as we explore ways to stay informed without it having a detrimental affect on our mental health and wellbeing

To book one of our Wellness Talks, Workshops, Podcasts, Articles or Drop-in clinics visit https://www.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk/services

Have you ever gone to work sick because you felt you needed to? Or perhaps you have worked longer hours just to impress your boss? If you answered 'yes' to any of the questions above you have experienced something we call preseenteeism: the habit of  coming to work when you shouldn't. 

In this episode, Jason and Christine discuss the damage that this practice causes on staff productivity and mental health, and what can be done to minimise and fix the problem. 

What’s really going on with mental health in the workplace? Harry talks to Faye McGuinness about a study done by MIND into the state of mental health in the workplace, and the pair discuss how remote working and lockdown have affected everyone over the past few months. 

Stand by for the winners of our WFH survey prize - to be announced soon!

Mental Health and Employers Study:

• https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/658145/thriving-at-work-stevenson-farmer-review.pdf

For more #WFH tips and resources check out http://wfhpodcast.com 

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These are scary times. The world is in crisis as we work hard to contain the COVID 19 outbreak and minimize its impact. Our organizations are being challenged in ways we could never imagine. For some of us, our clients are at high risk and we are working around the clock to support them. For others, we have been forced to lay off staff because our programs have been cancelled. The emotional toll on each and every one of us is significant, at a time when we are most isolated. 

We’re also seeing stories of hope, community, and caring. I’ve seen breweries turn the alcohol they have into free hand sanitizer. My neighbours created a mini food drive for a local shelter. Communities coming together in song. 

While this podcast episode was recorded a little while ago, the content is perhaps even more relevant now. Our guest is Sam Laprade and we are talking about burnout. Sam has been talking about mental health so that we can better take care of ourselves and our colleagues. Now more than ever. Sam joins me in today’s podcast, talking about burnout, mental health and self-care. So, take a breath and take a listen.

For access to the show notes and resources, click here.

Have you ever had an employee have a meltdown at work? Presenteeism is defined as the problem of employees who are not fully functioning in the workplace because of an illness, injury or other condition. It is a growing problem that is costing employers billions of dollars. Listen in as we discuss possible solutions for presenteeism in the workplace.

“Find out, by being a fly on the wall in this podcast discussion with:”

Samantha Naes –  CN Video Production

Victoria Wors – Wors Consulting

Mary Kutheis – MCK Coaching

Joel Emery – Ignite Strategies Midwest 

Kim Baker – Vivid Performance Group 

Maggie Peterson – C6 Solutions,LLC