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 GLOW and WeTalkWellbeing help organisations and most importantly their people to be their most authentic, happy and resilient selves.

Not in a fluffy way however.

As their website proclaims: "We take the stuffiness and usual jargon out of training - and instead offer a profound, fun, challenging and engaging way to glow."

Emma is a strong believer in data and feels this is often the missing element in businesses managing the wellbeing of their people.

Aspects covered in our discussion include:
- training should be 'for' not 'done to' co-workers
- boundaries are key for purpose and happiness
- fruit in the office and gym memberships are not a panacea
- the motivational shift from money to purpose, especially GenZers

As per other episodes in this series, Emma declares that one size does not fit all. Not just within one organisation but across different industry sectors and business types too.

And two fundamentals to finish on:
- thinking is not the same as knowing - data must be used to design a company's wellbeing programme
- leaders need to ask themselves "how am I modelling wellbeing and resilience?" as it all starts with them.

Our thanks to Emma for another fascinating and thought-provoking insight into the world of Workplace Wellness, punctuated as always with comparisons to the world of sheep, shepherds and their dogs.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening 😊🎧

FREE resources:

Explore the WRAW (Workplace Resilience And Wellbeing) Index
Articles authored by Emma on her Glow At Work website

Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the speakers via LinkedIn:
Emma Hossack - Senior Associate Coach, WeTalkWellbeing and Founder of Glow At Work
Caroline Palmer - Top Dog and co-founder, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and co-founder, Raising the Baa & author of 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You'

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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 for which the HR department should have total responsibility
- it's NOT about covering every single eventuality (clue: it is about mutual trust)
- it's NOT a 'should do' exercise, it's key to future recruitment and talent retention

Lizzie also shares truly helpful insights for those, possibly larger, organisations where traditional blueprints may be harder to discard and start afresh.

And as is our habit, here's the books by Elizabeth Gilbert that Lizzie mentioned: Eat Pray Love and Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear.

Questions? Ping them our way! Simply message us through any of our social channels or email caroline@raisingthebaa.com and we'll ensure it is answered in a future episode or privately by one of our guest experts, whichever is most suitable.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening 😊🎧

FREE resources:

A wealth of in-depth blogs on all aspects of company culture
Lizzie's own podcast: Workplace Liberation - Make It Thrive

Sheep, Shepherd or Dog - which one are ewe? Take our personality quiz and find out.

Connect with the speakers via LinkedIn:
Lizzie Benton - Founder at Liberty Mind UK and Semco Style Pathfinder
Caroline Palmer - Top Dog and co-founder, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and co-founder, Raising the Baa & author of 'Sheep Shepherd Dog - Building a Magnificent Team Around You'

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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 have extensive experience of guiding companies and coaching their people for optimum performance and well-being.

We discuss:

* How individuality matters. For sheep too - yes really 🐑
* Self-awareness and taking accountability for your own wellness
* The need for companies to create the right conditions and initiatives
* Interrupting behaviour patterns through intuition - being adaptive
* Subtle influencing through leading by example

And we hear some great examples of low and no-cost initiatives from Talogy themselves, including the delightfully entitled 'random rendezvous'.

As you would expect, Head Shepherd and co-founder of Raising the Baa chimes in with analogies from the world of sheep and sheep-dogs - bringing some surprising insights to Sally and Shahani!

See links below for free access to Talogy's insightful recent article and webinar on the theme of Social Capital, as discussed in this episode.

And here's Shahani's book recommendation: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Questions? We love 'em! Simply message us through any of our social channels or email caroline@raisingthebaa.com and we'll ensure it is answered in a future episode or privately by one of our guest experts whichever is most suitable.

Enjoy - and thank ewe for listening 😊🎧

FREE resources:

'How Can Leaders Rebuild Social Capital?' article written by Sally and Shahani
'Reconnecting with Social Capital' webinar presented by Shahani


Connect with the speakers via LinkedIn:
Sally Tanski - Managing Consultant, Talogy
Shahani Jayesinghe - Principal Consultant, Talogy
Caroline Palmer - Top Dog and co-founder, Raising the Baa
Chris Farnsworth - Head Shepherd and co-founder, Raising the Baa

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