Beating Burnout: Building Resilient Workplaces for the Screen with Netspeak Games’ People Director, Katie Nurse

Welcome to the first episode of WorkWise for Screen, the podcast bringing support and advice to professionals in the screen industries ​​to better look after all the people their business depends on ​​supported by the BFI, awarding  National Lottery funding.

Joining hosts Keith Arrowsmith from WorkWise for Screen and Tacita Small from The Small HR Company for episode 1 is Netspeak Games’ People Director, Katie Nurse, whose focus on wellbeing in the team is perfect for an episode rooted in welfare.

We hear how to identify early signs of burnout within your team, the cost of not addressing them, and what you can put in place to keep on top of your team’s wellbeing.

This episode covers:

How to define burnout at all stages

The problematic rise of crunch culture in game development

Comparing the impact of burnout in differing industries

How to measure wellbeing and burnout within your teams

The true cost of burnout

Best practices for handling burnout

WorkWise for Screen

https://www.workwiseforscreen.org.uk/en

Keith Arrowsmith

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keitharrowsmith/

Tacita Small

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tacitasmall/

BFI

https://www.bfi.org.uk/

National Lottery

https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/

Katie Nurse

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-nurse-a4a071b8/

Netspeak Games

https://netspeakgames.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/netspeak-games/