The Wholeness Approach to People and Leader Development

Connecting mental health, resilience and wellbeing with performance

THE WHOLENESS APPROACH

THE CHANGING WORKPLACE

Changing working environments and the impact of Covid19 have led to a new set of challenges for HR leaders to manage:

Illness

Bereavements

Lack of socialisation

Inclusivity

Zoom fatigue Home-work bleed

Trust in remote teams

Financial insecurity

Communication gaps

Collaborative working

Home-schooling Health anxiety Stress & high stakes

Intentional connections Job insecurity Control vs uncertainty

Isolation

Risk of depression

CONNECTING PERFORMANCE WITH WHOLENESS

One of the most important themes emerging from our experience during the pandemic has been an increased awareness of the value placed on mental health, resilience and wellbeing:

The Cultural Impact of Covid19 (BVC 2020) has seen a shift in personal values – what is important to people now vs pre-Covid: • Making a Difference • Adaptability • Wellbeing • Caring

“91% of employers believe employees’ expectations of their work experience are changing” Aon 2021

WELLBEING CONDITIONS NEEDED TO THRIVE (WEHP 2020)

 Self-direction and autonomy  Sense of achievement  Esteem

 Relatedness or connection  Purpose  Emotional health

WELLBEING AFFECTS PERFORMANCE (GOV.UK)

HR leaders are required to consider the 3 factors which affect performance:

Subjective Wellbeing

Output

Person

Profit

Job

Effort

THE EFFECTS OF A ‘WHOLENESS’ APPROACH

How could the performance of your organisation benefit by lifting the physical energy of your people and teams?

What impact could more positive mental wellness have on the individual and team performance of your organisation?

Can you envisage how a sense of belonging and connection could deliver improved performance for your employees?

How could establishing a greater meaning and purpose through work improve the engagement and performance of your people?

 Infrequent exercise is linked with a 50% increased risk of low productivity  Unhealthy eating is linked to a 66% increased risk of loss of productivity  Poor sleepers are 7 times more likely to feel helpless  Stress is the health epidemic of the 21 st century  Employees experience lack of focus 47% of the time  Improving a sense of belonging leads to greater performance and commitment

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP CREATING WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH

 Headtorch are experts in workplace mental health  A team of specialists in learning & development and psychology, backed up by clinical and legal professionals  With proven results, we enable organisations to build a positive mental health culture  Our programmes increase engagement, help to reduce absenteeism and importantly, create a workplace where people thrive

An Introduction to Workplace Mental Health

It is essential to ensure that colleagues at every level understand that your organisation promotes a mentally healthy culture. This 30 minute upbeat, televisual, online programme covers the do’s and don’ts of supporting yourself and your colleagues at work. The introductory programme covers:

Programme design: +

e-learning programme

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30 minutes long

can be done individually or as group learning

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SCORM compliant

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What is mental health?

+ A preview can be seen at https://vimeo.com/395913608

Why bother? Three reasons to care Mental fitness - looking after yourself Struggling? Speak to someone you trust Spotting signs, when employees are unwell Words - the good, the bad and the impact

+ The Health & Safety Executive’s 6 Management Standards of Stress + How to be a supportive colleague + Where to find help - know your support options

Filmed Drama from HeadStart

Organisations can input bespoke information to reflect specific support options available.

Learning & Development Shop Floor Colleagues

Programme design: +

A L&D event for direct and shop floor colleagues, developing awareness and understanding and practical skills to support mental health and well-being at work.

accommodates up to 16 staff

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2 x 1 ½ hours

HeadWay is highly interactive & demystify’ s mental health.

+ Headtorch deliver this programme with 1 facilitator and 1 actor-facilitator + Face to face or virtual classrooms

HeadWay concentrates on how to: + Know the fundamentals of mental health, what it is and what it isn’t + Realise that change in mental health is normal + Understand the need to look out for colleagues’ mental health on an equal basis to their physical health + Be aware of your own comfort, stretch and panic zones + Recognise the effects of behaviour on mental health + Be able to spot signs of colleagues who may be unwell + Take responsibility and be supportive when a colleague is struggling + Be aware of the support options available and how to access these

Footage used in HeadWay – filmed at client’s premises

A fictitious case study is developed. This is brought to life by an actor and, together with filmed drama from Headtorch WORKS, these events come alive. They are a safe place for staff to gain awareness and understanding.

looking after yourself, looking out for others

HeadSkills is a series of learning & development events that have been developed to support and promote mental health and well-being whether you are working at home or in the workplace. Each event aims to create positive mental health, building:

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mental fitness

flexibility awareness

purpose

confidence knowledge resilience

social support understanding concentration

inner strength positive mindset

Programme Design: •The HeadSkills programme comprises a series of 11 different events •Mix and match as many of the events as you want •Time: 1 hour per virtual classroom; 1 hour or 30 minute webinars •All the events are relevant for delegates at every level of an organisation

Virtual Classroom Event 12 delegates per event

Webinar

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Up to 500 delegates per event

1 facilitator

2 facilitators

Pre-filmed guests

Pre-filmed guest

LEADING WELLBEING

Sam Ellis is an experienced consultant, coach and facilitator with a passion for nurturing growth and wellbeing. Sam’s unique approach is rooted in the science of somatic leadership and physiology. She helps participants to connect the 4 dimensions of mind, body, heart and purpose (spirit) to improve performance. Our ‘wholeness’ workshops are designed to inspire, educate, create and sustain a healthy step-change where people and teams feel physically energised, mentally focused with a sense of belonging and purpose.

1. THE ‘WHOLENESS’ APPROACH

The Wellbeing for Performance Programme helps participants reframe the drivers of wellbeing and make commitments to incremental but powerful changes at both a personal and team level. The programme is built around the Wholeness Wellbeing wheel and guides participants through the process of ensuring the 4 energies are in balance.

2. MENTAL FITNESS WORKOUT PROGRAMME

 Designed for the remote, desk-bound worker  5 minute booster sessions - short, guided mental fitness workouts to experience and internalise in real-time the promotion, maintenance and lifting of their mental health in the moment.  Best experienced individually although can be combined into a mental fitness playlist  Starts with an introduction session – what is mental fitness, small actions to reap big mental rewards, the power of prevention vs curse of the cure  6 booster sessions include: the Now Exercise (self-observation), Today’s Script (mind- talk exercise), Loosen Up (physical energiser), My Team (social connection exercise), Calm Now (reset breath exercise), Take Away (self-insight exercise)

3. SCALING TALENT – DEVELOPING YOUR RESILIENCE

 2 x 90 minute practical workshops  Participants complete share and discuss outcomes of their own resilience wheel and consider actions to take to improve resilience  Exploring a range of tools and frameworks to apply in their day-to-day  Understanding triggers and methods to proactively manage and maintain a strong performance

4. MOVED TO LEAD

 A 7-part virtual programme designed for senior leaders, helping to connect mind and body and intended to help leaders re-centre, re-energise and re-focus  Providing a unique perspective to leadership styles (inspired by the Leadership Circle’s reactive and creative competencies) and approaches encouraging whole person thinking and development, rooted in the principles of somatic leadership  2 X 45 minute workshops with 5 30 minute sessions in between where participants are guided through a number of practical exercises to explore and understand the connection between internal feelings and external behaviours.  Provides a sharper focus to how and why we react the way we do in high pressure situations and how to use that awareness to improve presence and performance

GET STARTED TODAY Complete the Resilience assessment to understand more about how you’re faring currently. Read more about the Moved to Lead programme. Find out more about the Scaling Talent portfolio. Or just get in touch. COMPLETE THE RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT EXPLORE MOVED TO LEAD

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Liz Clarkson Email: liz.clarkson@primeast.com Phone: + 44 (0) 7495 570831

Sarah Morgan Email: sarah.morgan@primeast.com Phone: + 44 (0) 7480 239397

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