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Hello community,

I am happy to say that our lates Lunch & Connect event in Cambridge was an absolute success, thanks largely to the organising efforts of James ​( @JHBEM )! The theme of the discussion was wellbeing in the workplace. There was some good food, great discussions and even a bit of sunshine!

Well, I’d say more than a bit actually.
 

 

Here are just some of the most insightful things we talked about yesterday:
 

When it comes to wellbeing, the thing we all agreed on was that getting leadership at companies to invest in it is still a challenge. As David ( ​@Naturally Mindful ) said, it often feels like you have to break things down into a cost-benefit analysis and let senior level decision-makers know: you need to be proactive rather than just reactive. His work as a mindfulness coach has really focused on encouraging a culture change away from only investing in wellbeing when things go wrong. 

​Hannah ( @HannahPorteous-Butler ) had an additional (and fascinating) perspective from her work as a parental support consultant. In her experience, not nearly enough is being done to support working mothers in particular, leaving many of them with the feeling of being punished for choosing to start a family. While the world of employment for mothers has made strides, statistics show we have got quite a ways to go.

Felicity ( ​@FWolfenden ) also brought her Business Psychology background to the discussion by keying in on the practicalities of wellbeing in the workplace. As she astutely pointed out, it’s one thing to tell employees about wellbeing, it’s another to effectively enable them to actually practice what is being preached. This can be the difference between a discussion focused on employee wellness being more academic or more pragmatic.

Speaking of academia, Damayanti ( ​@damayantichowdhury09 ) shared a lot about her ongoing HR Management studies at Anglia Ruskin University. One particularly illuminating detail she shared was how much research there really is out there. According to Damayanti, some of it feels like she really could have used it when she was starting out in the HR industry. However, she adds that her studies are also showing her this research may mean that work culture is slowly moving in the right direction.

What are your thoughts on wellbeing in the workplace?

Do you have some examples of how wellbeing principles are being applied well? Or perhaps some lessons you’ve learned along the way? Comment and let us know!

I agree that there is a clear gap between the theory and practice of mental wellbeing in the workplace. While we all recognize the importance of mental health, the challenge lies in developing and implementing effective strategies to increase awareness and provide meaningful support amidst demanding workloads.

I’m curious to hear if any attendees have successfully convinced leadership to invest in workplace wellbeing proactively rather than reactively. I’d love to learn more about any strategies that have worked or those that haven’t!

​@Majid and ​@HRJoy 

Hopefully we can all make the next one!
 

Hello community,

I am happy to say that our lates Lunch & Connect event in Cambridge was an absolute success, thanks largely to the organising efforts of James ​( @JHBEM )! The theme of the discussion was wellbeing in the workplace. There was some good food, great discussions and even a bit of sunshine!

Well, I’d say more than a bit actually.
 

 

Here are just some of the most insightful things we talked about yesterday:
 

When it comes to wellbeing, the thing we all agreed on was that getting leadership at companies to invest in it is still a challenge. As David ( ​@Naturally Mindful ) said, it often feels like you have to break things down into a cost-benefit analysis and let senior level decision-makers know: you need to be proactive rather than just reactive. His work as a mindfulness coach has really focused on encouraging a culture change away from only investing in wellbeing when things go wrong. 

​Hannah ( @HannahPorteous-Butler ) had an additional (and fascinating) perspective from her work as a parental support consultant. In her experience, not nearly enough is being done to support working mothers in particular, leaving many of them with the feeling of being punished for choosing to start a family. While the world of employment for mothers has made strides, statistics show we have got quite a ways to go.

Felicity also brought her Business Psychology background to the discussion by keying in on the practicalities of wellbeing in the workplace. As she astutely pointed out, it’s one thing to tell employees about wellbeing, it’s another to effectively enable them to actually practice what is being preached. This can be the difference between a discussion focused on employee wellness being more academic or more pragmatic.

Speaking of academia, Damayanti shared a lot about her ongoing HR Management studies at Anglia Ruskin University. One particularly illuminating detail she shared was how much research there really is out there. According to Damayanti, some of it feels like she really could have used it when she was starting out in the HR industry. However, she adds that her studies are also showing her this research may mean that work culture is slowly moving in the right direction.
 

What are your thoughts on wellbeing in the workplace?

Do you have some examples of how wellbeing principles are being applied well? Or perhaps some lessons you’ve learned along the way? Comment and let us know!

I have a good example of senior management proactively taking responsibility for the mental health of its people. They contract me to join their team on a regular basis to learn and practise mindful self-care and ways to apply this new wisdom to adapt how they deal with peaks in demands and stress. I build safety and trust to encourage employees to express vulnerability and address live sources of dis-ease and strain and thereby avoid crisis. 

​@Majid and ​@HRJoy were certainly missed!

Do either of you have something to add to the topic? Perhaps some advice you’ve come across in your work that’s related to wellbeing at work? 😄

​@FWolfenden ​@HannahPorteous-Butler ​@Naturally Mindful 

Did I miss anything? Or would you like to expand on some of our conversations? 😄

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