Data Balance Kubrick Group

This Black History Month, Kubrick Client Team member Leah Yohans sat down with some of Kubrick’s Black technology leaders – current and future – to open a dialogue to explore the relationship between the data and technology industry and recognising Black history.

In today’s Data Balance podcast episode, we speak to Clinical Psychologist Dr Hazel Harrison about zoom fatigue, how you can cope during these uncertain and often challenging times, and the steps employers can take to look after their organisations during and after lock-down.

In addition, we discuss Mental Health Awareness Week and why the topic of kindness was chosen, plus the various ways in which you can get involved.

Surviving and Thriving, whilst working from home! In this very topical episode, we sit down with BACP registered Psychotherapist Gemma Grainger to discuss COVID-19 and the steps we can take to look after our mental health during such an unprecedented, and frankly anxiety-inducing, time.

You can also check out her website, which contains details of her Psychotherapy practice plus links to various articles she has written regarding mental health.

Click here to visit her site: https://www.gemmagraingertherapy.co.uk/

Our guest this month is Psychotherapist, Nick Blackburn. In this episode we sit down with Nick to discuss neurodiversity and the challenges some people may face when working from home. As mentioned in the podcast, here are the advocacy organisations listed by Nick:
- National Autistic Society: https://www.autism.org.uk/
- UK ADHD: https://www.ukadhd.com/

You can also check out Nick’s most recent article titled ‘Couch to Corona’ on the mental health challenges and opportunities of self-isolation here: https://bit.ly/2Jsl9jB.

In our latest episode Ashleigh Aisnley, Co-Founder of Color In Tech discusses the importance of racial diversity in tech and why he founded his organisation after seeing a lack of diversity in the tech companies he worked in.

Throughout his career, Ashley has held many senior roles within the tech industry and has been continuously recognised for his industry influence. More recently, Ashley has successfully been named on the UK’s top 100 BAME technology leaders list by the Financial Times.

This month we caught up with public speaking coach, Shola Kaye to discuss the difference between introverts and extroverts in the workplace. In our latest podcast episode, Shola tells us how companies can effectively support introverts in the workplace and offers advice to introverts working in highly extroverted teams.