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What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?In her own words Emma Hossack is "a recovering perfectionist" having burnt out not once but twice, after each of her children were born whilst juggling a high octane pharmaceutical sales career.Today she and her partners at WeTalkWellbeing help organisations and most importantly their people to be their most authentic, happy and resilient selves.Not in a fluffy way however. Emma is a strong believer in data and feels this is often the mis...

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?Lizzie Benton describes herself as a 'progressive culture coach'. Her business Liberty Mind helps its clients to adopt an alternative way of working that unleashes people to create their best work.In this episode Lizzie shares her thoughts on the world of wellbeing in the workplace - or not 'wellbeing' perhaps.For example:- it's NOT a separate entity, a label which can come across as patronising or condescending- it's NOT always something...

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why? In this first episode of our new season we're delighted to welcome not one but two guests. Both are consultants at Talogy, which combines psychology and technology to help organisations such as M&S and BBC to develop their talent.Business psychologists Sally Tanski and Shahani Jayesinghe BSc (Hons), MSc, MBPsS have extensive experience of guiding companies and coaching their people for optimum performance and well-being.We discus...

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?Good Mental Health is Good Business.So says the brochure of Aurora Wellness Group, co-founded by culture change strategist Ngozi Weller with psychologist and behavioural change specialist Obehi Alofoje.Ngozi had a truly compelling reason for launching Aurora in 2017 and she opens up this episode by telling us her impactful and at times heart-wrenching story. We go on to discuss:- why looking after people is a win-win for ALL companies and ...

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?Two big themes come through loud and clear to us in our interview with this week's guest:PURPOSE and ASKING Michelle Reid is People and Operations Director at the Edinburgh-based Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM). Having progressed within her 5 years at IOM from HR Manager to a seat on the Board, Michelle is clearly an utterly authentic 'people person'. We loved the way she doesn't just talk theory. Practically al...

What struck ewe most from this episode - and why?Having left her corporate HRD career in 2020, Carolyn Hobdey is passionate about improving workplace culture - or community as she prefers to call it - through human-centred leadership.Carolyn is achieving this through her Midlife Mistress platform, making your (mid)life matter and more recently as co-founder of BEing HUMAN at the Farm Club, a rural leadership wellbeing space.In our conversation with Carolyn, learn about:- our personal micro-cl...