49. PHILLY POWELL - WELLBEING IN THE WORKPLACE

Jimi catches up with Philly Powell to talk about wellbeing in the workplace. Having come from a large organisation in New Zealand where she not only spearheaded the wellbeing program but made it award winning, Philly knows a thing or two about how to create, implement and sustain a successful wellbeing strategy where people are at the forefront.

In this episode, she offers some great advice on how organisations can move away from the cliche ‘fluffy’ and often token-gesture wellness strategies to change the wellbeing culture for the better.

She also encourages people who work in an organisation without a current wellbeing plan to step up and volunteer to start one, explaining some unexpected benefits of doing so.

Jimi and Philly highlight some of the greatest stressors impacting people’s mental wellbeing in the workplace and discuss the best approach to supporting employees needs holistically, offering wide reaching support and development both at work and at home

They talk data and statistics around rates of burnout, job dissatisfaction and the incidence of employees actively seeking to jump ship from their current role. These days, how you treat your employees is a huge drawcard for high calibre candidates and the benefits of looking after your people’s wellbeing are vast.