2023's Wellbeing Hero Award winner, Vikky Goodwin, takes you through the mental health initiative she set up to help frontline employees proactively engage with mental health conversations. The scheme encourages employees to react to situations at work in the same way they would in normal life, substituting work behaviours for personal behaviours and treating colleagues how they would family and friends. Learn practical and effective strategies so you can try them in your organisation.
We often use the term ‘health and safety’ but really, we only mean ‘safety’. We keep dropping our ‘H’s. And health is so integral to safety, sustainability and satisfaction! We want to get health on a par with safety – where it should be, and this session looks at how we plan to achieve this and provide examples of some specific work being undertaken at East Midlands Railway.
Psychotherapist Joshua Fletcher discusses the various ways anxiety can manifest in individuals. He creates a sense of understanding and awareness by discussing what anxiety is, how it presents differently in people, and how to address it. Drawing from his professional expertise and personal experience with panic disorder and OCD, he offers a unique perspective on managing anxiety.
Andy Romero-Birkbeck shares his top tips from the field of positive psychology to help you achieve greater satisfaction in both areas of your life: both work and personal. By following these five simple steps, you’ll feel better about both parts of your life.
Achieving work-life balance involves flexible work policies and self-management strategies to reduce stress and enhance satisfaction. It's not about a 50/50 split but feeling fulfilled in both your professional and personal lives. While company policies may be out of our immediate control, we can take personal actions to improve our overall satisfaction.
With the rise in crime against rail workers, it’s more important than ever that frontline staff have the necessary tools to diffuse potential conflict. Jason Keeley, Founder and Director of IKON Training, delivers his top tips for adopting the right mindset, and using influence to avoid situations bubbling over.