Employers are facing a big problem right now. Mental health issues are on the rise and budgets are tighter than they've been in a long time. How can we navigate this situation? How can we create or improve a wellness culture within a place of work on a shoestring budget? The Wellness at work podcast is brought to you by Amiqus, hosted by Lisa Mahoney. Amiqus is but a wee Scottish tech for good company, driven by its values of trust, accessibility and privacy. But this podcast isn't about our ...
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How to make wellbeing part of your company culture
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13:42Your business doesn't have the money to spend on health insurance or gym memberships. So you've created a wellness policy, put it into a fancy document and shared it with staff. Your job here is done, right? Wrong. Wellbeing is not a tick-box exercise. Businesses need to find a way to make it part of their company culture and it doesn't have to cos…
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Helping your employees identify their mental health issues
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12:55Mental health isn't just a measure of how stressed or anxious we are feeling. But it's not always easy to recognise that what we're experiencing. And it's even harder to know where to turn for help, particularly when NHS mental health services seem to be overwhelmed. With our work and home lives more blended than ever before, employers can and shou…
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Helping your employees feel confident in uncertain times
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14:50No one on the planet can offer us certainty about what will or won't happen. That's always been the case, but right now it's at the forefront of everyone's minds. It's creating a lot of anxiety and reducing our levels of confidence. How can employers create a sense of safety, trust and confidence in the workplace when the world is sending a very di…
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Gone are the days of employers being able to rely on the office fruit bowl to claim they’re looking after employee health. As lockdown hit and many of us started working from home, sneaking to the kitchen cupboard for a sugary biscuit or indulging in lunchtime takeaways were justified with thoughts of this is only temporary. But as time has gone on…
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Gratitude as a strategy for employee happiness and productivity
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13:42It's well documented that the likes of Arianna Huffington, Tony Robbins and Oprah Winfrey use gratitude practices to prime themselves for a successful day. So how can employers encourage their people to embrace this practice to feel better and do better at work? Lisa Mahoney speaks to Ivy Malik, a mindset and business coach on: An easy way to culti…
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