WiseTalk

Our special guest today is none other than the amazing  Andrew Stotter-Brooks. Andrew is passionate about people development whilst creating an environment of trust and the ability to avoid ambiguity In this episode, we discuss: ✦ how continuous learning can benefit your wellbeing ✦ the incredible effectiveness of micro development (just 30-60 seconds per day can make all the difference!) ✦ 3 stra...

In this new episode of our WiseTalk series, our podcast host Bobbi and guest speaker Szilvia help make sense of Gen Z and give you an insight into what’s likely to continue evolving as they make their mark on the business world.

Alright, alright, don’t all roll your eyes and yawn at once! Even we here at WellWise were a little bit unsure how this one would go, but it turned out, surprisingly, to be one of our favourite episodes yet. Why? Because it tackled why we all yawn, eye roll, and disengage whenever anyone mentions the dreaded ‘p’ word, and why that is causing us a lot of totally unavoidable stress and anxiety and p...

In this groundbreaking whitepaper we share the latest scientific and real-world evidence supporting the emergence of a new approach to workplace wellbeing. In particular, the paper highlights and evidences three new pillars of understanding in the field: Current interventions and approaches to workplace wellbeing are commonly underperforming. Wellbeing can no longer be treated as a cost-centre but...

Our special guests today are Nic Marks and David Green.  Nic founded the Centre for Wellbeing in 2001, at the London-based think tank the New Economics Foundation. Nic and his team produced a stream of ground-breaking reports including the Happy Planet Index, Five Ways to Wellbeing, and National Accounts of Wellbeing. In 2008 they were awarded the “Betterment of Humankind Award” from the Internati...

Our special guests today are Chris Green and Scott Armstrong.  Chris is the founder of the platform "Circles", which he describes as an ‘assisted self-care’ channel. After taking up senior leadership positions in businesses he had no hand in building, to deliver transformational change programmes, he became interested in how businesses defined ‘employees wellbeing’ and how they subsequen...

Our special guest for today is Anita van Rooyen. Anita used to be be very shy, but over time she learned, created and tried all kinds of tools to boost her self-esteem. She is today the founder and director of Confidence Hackers, and helps people of all ages to build lasting confidence. In this episode Anita and Bobbi discuss where confidence come from, how we can learn it and how easy it is to lo...

Today's episode is all about working carers, or the so called "sandwich generation". Our special guest for today is called Meena Malhotra. Meena is a passionate and devoted advocate for working carers. She is helping organisations to redefine employee centred support for carers. She has always helped support vulnerable people in her community and beyond. This has given Meena insight...

Mark is the founder of Soken, who support organisations to support the health, happiness, and engagement of employees. With a degree in Sports Science, Mark has now been in the wellbeing space for over 10-years. Mark spent the early part of his career in the British Military which pave the way for him to become both an Executive Coach and team-building profession, both of which have provided the f...

Our guest for today's episode is 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵. With over 30yrs in the health & well-being industry Paul is recognised as a leading global EAP & Corporate Well-being expert with vast experience across medical insurance, occupational health management and EAP both UK and Internationally. Highly business focused and resilient individual with experience across clinical and operational manag...

In this new episode of our Wise Talk series, Bobbi and our guest Flora Castillon discuss common limiting beliefs and how to overcome them. Flora believes that we can all address a lot of what challenges us at a rapid pace by rewiring our belief systems and harnessing how our mind operates. With far too many people battling with a lack of clarity, confidence, self-worth, crippling anxiety, imposter...

In this new episode of our Wise Talk series, the main topic is mental health.  Out guest Laura Russell is a registered nurse and corporate wellness with Safe Hands. Her role here focuses on all areas of corporate wellness, managing employee wellness programs for in excess of 50 local and international companies. She is passionate about mental health in the workplace, regularly conducting webinars,...

This new episode of our Wise Talk series is all about nutrition and how this is linked to our wellbeing. Our guest speaker today is Sara Babar. Sara is a public speaker, certified holistic wellness coach, spinning instructor and experienced restaurant consultant with a passion for helping individuals to feel their best through sustainable food and lifestyle changes. Through her coaching and consul...

In this new episode of our Wise Talk series, our special guest Oliver Baxter from Millerknoll Insight Group and Bobbi discuss how, when and where we work have an impact on our wellbeing.  Oliver explains how the pandemic has impacted the workspace, and how people are now more aware about the relation between workspace and wellbeing for the long-term success of the organisation.  Oliver's Link...

In this episode, Bobbi and our guest George Kasparis discuss how heart variability technologies are making a transition from the sport world into the corporate one, and the benefits these technologies could bring to a company and how they can help and value employees.   George's contacts: Personal LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kasparis-51ab3b35/ Company LI: https://www.linkedin.com/c...

Shane Tolley is a qualified insurance broker who specializes in Group Health and General Insurance, he  is the Corporate Services Manager at Beneple and has been with the company for over 5 years, having been in the UAE for 8 years.  In this episode, Shane explains  what his role as a broker looks like, how medical insurance works in the UAE, and gives some advices to HR managers looking to purcha...

For this new episode of our series 'Wise Talk' we highly encourage everyone to listen it, as it will give you some valuable advice on how to deal with pregnancy in the workplace, both from the employer and employee point of view! Our guest speaker is Perihan AbouZeid, an award-winning serial entrepreneur and business strategist. She is the founder of Pericare, a FermTech startup focused...

In this last episode of this audio series, we analyze how Motley Fool has achieved enviably low staff turnover through a focus on culture and the employee experience. The business has gone to great lengths to develop a fun-loving culture for its employees, affectionately referred to as 'fools'. Lastly, we draw our conclusions on the role that workplace wellbeing is playing today in a bus...

In this episode, we present you the Southwest Airlines' case study: the business adheres to the philosophy that 'if we treat our employees right, they will treat our customers right, and in turn that results in increased business and profits that make everyone happy'. In addition, we explain why a good planning of a workplace wellbeing strategy is fundamental to achieve real results...

This series shares the latest research and thinking on workplace wellbeing from inside our practice at WellWise. We identify and explore some of the common symptoms and causes of struggling workplace wellbeing by drawing together findings from the latest academic and applied research.  Through this audio series we aim to share with you a more effective and integrated approach to workplace wellbein...

In this episode we present you the Next Jump's case study. The company places employee development at the centre of its business strategy, and how they do it is very interesting: the business does not have a HR department and every employee spend 50% of their time working on HR and culture. In addition, employees are supported to maintain their physical and mental health by being encouraged t...

In this episode, we present you the case study of the german company SAP, which has invested significant resourcing measuring the full range of returns on their investment in workplace wellbeing. The reports have showed that the company's wellbeing efforts have improved its BHCI, delivering a €90-100 Million (EU) impact on their operating profit. Furthermore, we explain to you the main causes...

It is said that culture stays at the heart of a business, and we couldn't agree more! This episode with Bobbi and our guest Zuleka is all about business culture and  the importance of recognizing the values of a company for a workplace wellbeing strategy to thrive. Zuleka explains the role that managers and individuals play to empower and create a healthy culture for their team, as well as ho...

Bobbi and our guest Victoria Baverstock gather together to discuss how wellbeing awareness has changed in the GCC region and how it is now changing the landscape for workplace wellbeing. Furthermore, they question themselves to what degree the region will be involved in innovating solutions to overcome some of today's wellbeing challenges. Victoria’s contacts:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic...

In this episode, Bobbi and our guest Jasmine Navarro discuss what family wellbeing is, how family stressors affect employees in the workplace and how employers can contribute to support their employees. Jasmine’s contacts Jasmine@withnava.com https://www.withnava.com https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/the-foghorn-podcast/id1558179127?l=en https://www.instagram.com/withnava/ Facebook group for p...