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Kate Goodger PhD C.Psychol, Head of Human Innovation and Performance at Laing O’Rourke
#30 Are you in the right place? Principles of performance
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Rory O’Connor Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow and President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention
#29 “When it is Darkest”
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Julie Nerney – Transformation Leader, NED of the UK Supreme Court & Serial Entrepreneur
#28 “Creating Safe Spaces = Success”
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Helen Cross – Gardener, Writer and Broadcaster
#27 “Grow, Cook, Inspire …..& Mental Health“
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Hannah Storm – Journalist, Award winning Author, Founder & Co-Director of Headlines Network
#26 “Emotional Flak Jacket: Tales of a Journalist”
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Rupa Mooker – Director of People & Development at MacRoberts LLP
#25 “Boosting wellness: how a side hustle can enhance your life”
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Rob Williams – Head of Talent at VetPartners
#24 “Breaking through the ‘God-complex'”
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Tim Duggan – Award Winning Author, Advisor & Optimist
#23 “Workplace Wellbeing: All we need is ‘Killer Thinking’ ”
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Lutfur Ali – Senior Policy Advisor at CIPD
#22 “Words, Words, Words – How Inclusive Language Delivers Business Goals”
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Jackie Vaz – Financial Wellbeing Specialist & IFA at Prosperity Wealth
#21 “Financial Wellbeing … the Elephant in the Room?”
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Oriane Georgeac – Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Yale School of Management
#20 “Diversity: The Business Case Backfires”
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Sunita Wazir – Senior Manager – Global Wellbeing at Unilever
#19 “Building a Supportive Culture Across 148,000 Staff … & Looking After Yourself”
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Jane Wheeler – Partner at Keystone Law
#18 “Performance & Mental Health – Staying on The Right Side of The Law”
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Peter Kelly Former Head of Psychology at The Health and Safety Executive
#17 “Workplace Stress: Storms Ahead?”
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Denis Fischbacher-Smith – Research Professor of Risk and Resilience at University of Glasgow
#16 “Managing without Preconceptions – Mind, without Ego”
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Miles Kean – Executive Director at Coutts & Co
#15 “I wish I had talked earlier”
Naziyah Mahmood – Earth Intelligence Engineer at Spire Global
#14 “Acceptance & Innovation: Thriving not Surviving”
Paul Sheerin CEO of Scottish Engineering
#13 “Engineering a Healthy Working Life”
Stephen McAllister – Chair at Lifelink, Trustee at The Samaritans, NHS Board Member & Senior Advisor at Headtorch
#12 “Wellbeing = Performance”
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Ali McDowall Co-Founder and Creative Director at The Positive Planner
#11 “Writing for Wellbeing – Learn How to Free Write”
Rachel Suff Senior Policy Advisor (Employee Relations) – CIPD
#10 “Mental Health Awareness for Managers – why the CIPD says, it’s a MUST!”
Martin Stepek – Director of Ten for Zen
#9 “Keeping a Well Mind”
Lindsey Morgan – Contact Centre Manager at RSA
#8: “Engagement & Positive Mental Health – the perfect relationship”
Jitinder Takhar – CEO of Homes for Lambeth
#7: “Achieving IIP Gold – say it how I see it”
Paul Douglas – VP Volvo Rigid Haulers & VP Terex Trucks
#6: “Striking the Balance – supporting the wellbeing of on site and remote teams”
Nick Payne – On Trade Sales Director Budweiser Budvar UK
#5: “Self-awareness, Everyday Tips for Supporting People’s Mental Health at Work”
Chief Superintendent Catriona Paton – Police Scotland
#4: “Tactical Advantage through Changing Thought”
Alison Smith – Author, Speaker, Coach & Headtorch Associate
#3: “Paths & Destinations to Wellbeing”
Geoff McDonald – former Vice President, HR at Unilever, Co-Founder Minds @ Work, Headtoch Senior Advisor & global campaigner for workplace mental health
#2: “Mental Health – a Strategic Priority for All Organisations”
Mike Chitty – Coach, mentor, trainer in leadership, management and strategy
#1: “A Business World that Cares”
Case Study: Payback was almost instant for Volvo/Rokbak Trucks
Rokbak Trucks, a part of Volvo Construction Equipment, called on Headtorch to help tackle their mental health culture head on – and found that the payback was almost instant. THE CHALLENGE Volvo Construction Equipment is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction and mining equipment. Following a heavily subscribed Suicide Awareness event and subsequent […]
The Optimist with the Killer Ideas
The man from down under has a smile almost as wide as the Sydney Bridge. When you speak, he listens very carefully to your opinion. When he talks, he communicates a constant sense of optimism. Tim Duggan persists in bringing a touch of bright Australian sunshine to business discussions with a bunch of deceptively unorthodox […]
A big thank you to Oriane Georgeac PhD from Yale School of Management for joining us on the Wellbeing Hour last week and sharing her insights on Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace. Some highlights are – Diversity & inclusion, sustainability, and wellbeing – these are non-negotiable, sacred values. Justifying your commitment to them […]
World Mental Health Day Event
Building a Mentally Healthy Culture Headtorch and the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI) are running a free event for World Mental Health Day. We’ll explore: what happens when mental health & wellbeing are made strategic priorities the business case for taking action the workplace mental health journey how to build a mentally healthy […]
Peter Kelly Podcast
“If there’s ever a moment when health & wellbeing can make a difference, it’s now.” “The pandemic was the biggest unprepared change for the last 100 years.” “Two tectonic plates colliding – the pandemic and the recession.” … and here’s practical tips to deal with this. Highlights from September’s Wellbeing Hour with Peter Kelly – […]
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