Wellbeing in the Workplace: Why Mental Health Needs to be on the Agenda.
9-13th May 2022. It is Mental Health Awareness week; a great opportunity for people to share their experiences and initiatives around mental health. It is important to note that it takes more than a few social media posts to create a workplace culture that supports...
Empathic Leaders
Organisations are starting to value Empathy as a leadership skill. I call it a skill as opposed to a quality as I believe it can be learnt. Even leaders who already have good levels of empathy can fine-tune it to reach their entire workforce.
Black Lives Matter: Dismantling destructive attitudes that lead to discrimination in the workplace
The way we live our lives has changed in the space of six months and has understandably made many people anxious for the future. However, contrary to the slightly ominous tone, this post is about hope. Hope in the form of opportunity, to learn and adapt, thus strengthening the culture of inclusivity in the workplace. In light of recent events, I’ll be focusing on race and elements of the black experience and how certain narratives can contribute to our conscious and unconscious bias surrounding “black-ness.” It is my belief that to dismantle destructive attitudes that lead to discrimination, you must first look at the root cause. Through understanding and examination, we can start to develop behaviours that encourage equality and support growth.
Is there a right way in the Lockdown?
Not having experienced anything like this before, how can there be a right way or a wrong way to navigate our way through this isolation?
The Value of Diversity in Cyber Security
“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine” Alan Turin Recently, I attended The SASIG Equality, Diversity and Inclusion conference and listened to some wonderful presentations from professionals who are committed...
Bullying – no place for it
Managing people effectively means getting the best out of everyone in the team. This involves valuing their contribution, giving feedback constructively and engaging with the whole team to make sure they are working collaboratively to achieve their objectives. How,...
Are you a valued employee?
No matter what you do it is never enough. Have you ever felt devalued in the workplace? Do you feel like you never seem to get anything right? Feeling valued is a huge part of creating a healthy and happy work environment. Find out how to recognise when you are being devalued and what changes you can make to improve your work-life balance.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Today
Progressive employers are already creating healthy, inclusive workplaces. However support needs to be in place for those with mental ill health or poor wellbeing, so all can remain in and thrive at work. According to the Mental Health Foundation, the social challenge...
Is the debate over the new Army recruitment adverts taking attention away from the real issues?
With the general perception of Army recruitment adverts being that they portray an organisation looking for fit, robust and committed young people, the new diversity-based ones currently on our screens are a slight departure in that they focus on the Army’s support...
Sexual harassment– not in your workplace?
The allegations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein started a series of high profile exposures of sexual harassment that appear to affect many workplaces and industries across the world. The revelations and the subsequent #Me Too campaign, are seeing women...