Returning to Work Means Returning to Relationships
But where working relationships have become strained, a successful return often depends on more than clinical recovery and practical adjustments. It also depends on rebuilding understanding between the people who will be working together again.As a workplace mediator, executive coach and Senior Consultant…
Preventing work-related stress: why getting upstream matters
Most organisations I work with want the same things. People who are engaged in their work. Teams that collaborate well and take pride in what they do. Managers who are trusted and able to lead, rather than constantly firefighting. Work that feels purposeful, productive and sustainable, even when it is…
A manager’s role in stress prevention: why it’s more active than you might think
Francoise Woolley is a Senior Consultant at Affinity Health at Work, with a strong commitment to helping people and workplaces thrive. With a background in psychology, workplace mediation and executive coaching, she works with organisations to improve wellbeing, build trust, and strengthen everyday management…
Beyond Awareness: How Construction Can Move to Prevention With Jo Yarker on Build & Thrive
Mental health in construction is no longer a taboo topic. Awareness campaigns, toolbox talks, posters, champions and wellbeing weeks are now common across sites and organisations. And yet, despite all of this activity, the industry continues to face stubbornly high levels of work-related stress, mental…
Wellbeing at work: Moving beyond quick wins to measured maturity
Although the link between work and health was first made over 300 years ago by the so-called ‘father of occupational medicine’ Bernadino Ramazzini, our understanding and practice around wellbeing at work is relatively new.
How HR can look after their own mental health: Guide for people professionals
The work of people professionals has unique and difficult challenges such as managing conflict, undertaking redundancy and restructuring. People professionals are often the ‘face’ of such activities or programmes, even if they are not the decision makers. HR work may also involve advising on or supporting…