Thrive in the Workplace and Become a Force for Good – Details, episodes & analysis

What does it take to drive lasting behavioural change? 

Find out in today’s podcast, I’m joined by Behavioural Scientist, the Founder of Behaviour Labs and Develop Minds.

In this episode, you’ll:

• Discover how to understand and address the root causes of well-being challenges.

• Learn practical strategies to implement sustainable behavior change in organizations.

• Explore how to create supportive environments for mental health through behaviour change.

• Discover tips for improving positive team dynamics and reducing stress.

• Understand how social influence can drive behavior change.

• Learn how to overcome barriers and implement successful change initiatives.

• Explore the factors that influence behavior change and how to create lasting impact.

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this one!

Be sure to follow his work:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/irfaanarif/

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

❤️ If you’d like to explore how to optimize your wellbeing initiatives for your organization,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customized results instantly revealing how to optimize your well-being programs.

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimizing wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programs to:

🏆 Enhance Performance 

📈 Build Sustainable Profit 

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level 

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard:

https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

Inclusive leadership, authenticity, anti-fragility, cultural intelligence… 

These are just a few of the topics we cover in todays podcast! 

Join us as we delve into the future of work with leadership expert Christine Braun. 

In this episode, you’ll:

• Gain insights on how to lead with authenticity and build inclusive environments.

• Explore the role of intuition in making effective decisions.

• Understand the connection between wellbeing and creating inclusive workplaces.

• Discover the importance of cultural intelligence in global organizations.

• Learn how to thrive in a chaotic world with resilience and anti-fragility.

• Explore the ‘soft’ power of influence and inspiration.

• Understand the impact of energy and emotions on leadership and workplace culture.

Whether you're a seasoned leader or just starting your out, this episode offers valuable insights to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities of the modern workplace.

Be sure to follow her work:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinebraun/

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

❤️ If you’d like to explore how to optimize your wellbeing initiatives for your organization,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customized results instantly revealing how to optimize your well-being programs.

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimizing wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programs to:

🏆 Enhance Performance 

📈 Build Sustainable Profit 

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level 

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard:

https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

Wellbeing at work is a high stakes game…

If we get it wrong and people suffer, as well as the business performance. 

Today I’m joined by Marita Harrold, Leadership Performance Trainer and the CEO of Tree Yellow. 

Marita is renowned in the region for integrating talent development, well-being and engagement strategies to deliver quantifiable business results. 

Her interest and expertise are in all things thriving, performance and wellbeing is why she is the perfect guest to discuss the:

• Difference between rustout and burnout

• Role of values and beliefs for individuals and organisations

• Power of narratives on our nervous system and communication at work

• Workplace Wellness and Physiological Impacts

• Importance of a holistic wellbeing strategy 

• Effective Lego Play for Leaders & Problem Solving 

There are so many actionable gems inside this episode that could change the game for your organisation, leaders and employees.

Be sure to follow Marita’s work here:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/marita-harrold-90734691/

• http://www.treeyellow.com/

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

P.S. 

If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: ⁠⁠https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/⁠⁠

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. 

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 

🏆  Enhance Performance

📈 Build Sustainable Profit

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: ⁠⁠https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/⁠

Burned out teams? Low productivity? 

This episode dives into employee health and who’s really responsible for it…

Meet Richard Turner who is the Founder of Employees Health and the host of Linked In Live Series’, Wellbeing Chat’s’ and he is a renowned High Performance Coach.

In this episode we discuss:

• Unpacking the ripple effects of suicide

• Confronting mental health stigma head-on.

• Navigating the path to sustainable employee health for long-term success.

• The nuances of measuring the impacts and overcoming challenges in wellness programs.

• Confronting leadership hurdles while embracing continuous improvement.

• Self-awareness and mindful communication in leadership.

• The power of team reflection to drive high-performance cultures. 

  
  

Tune in for actionable insights and strategies to optimise employee health and elevate organisational success!

Be sure to follow Richards’s work here:

• https://employeeshealth.co.uk/

• richard@employeeshealth.co.uk

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-turner/

  
  

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

⁠www.thewellnesstheory.com⁠

P.S. 

If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: ⁠https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/⁠

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. 

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 

🏆  Enhance Performance

📈 Build Sustainable Profit

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: ⁠https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/⁠

Psychological safety has become a buzz phrase, 

But what does it really mean, and HOW do we create it?

Today's guest, Sam Harvey, breaks it down in a simple and actionable way!

If you haven’t met Sam yet, he’s Team & Exec Coach. Former competitive sprinter , Self-proclaimed nerd and certificate collector. And the founder of Braver Leaders

In this episode we discuss:

• Sam's Journey to Sobriety and Success

• Psychological Safety: Cosy or Candid?

• Emotions, Thoughts, and Experiences in Team Coaching

• Psychological Safety: Trust, Vulnerability, and Conflict

• Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership

• Emotional Intelligence in Conflict

• Leadership Conflict Resolution 

• What it Means to be a Braver Leader

I loved every second of this conversation, no doubt you will too!

Be sure to follow Sam’s work here:

• https://www.braverleaders.com/

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/teamperformanceexperts/

• @braverleadersteams

  
  

  Your Host,

  Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

  ⁠www.thewellnesstheory.com⁠

  
  

  P.S. 

  If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation,

  
  

  Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: ⁠https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/⁠

  
  

  It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. 

  This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 

  
  

  🏆  Enhance Performance

  📈 Build Sustainable Profit

  💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

  🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

  
  

  Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: ⁠https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/⁠

Sustainability and profitability belong in the same sentence… 

Noone knows this better than, Jasper Steinhausen, todays podcast guest. 

Jasper is the founder and CEO of Business With Impact who’s specialty is making sustainability profitable for small and medium sized companies.

Not only that, he is the author of the Amazon Bestseller Making Sustainability Profitable – a Leaders guide to growing a thriving business that makes the world a better place..

Here’s what we uncover in this episode:

• How to turn sustainability into a business magnet. • ROI on Sustainability

• 5 mindset shifts needed for a greener business

• How to get everyone on the sustainability bus

• The role of leadership for a future ready business

• Timeless Advice

Does the future of your business have sustainability at the heart?

This is a must listen for anyone who cares about sustainability and profit (which is hopefully every business leader).

Be sure to follow Jaspers’s work here:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsteinhausen/

• https://www.bwimpact.com/

• Podcast: "Green Business With Impact" can be found on all major podcast sites.

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

P.S. 

If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. 

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 

🏆  Enhance Performance

📈 Build Sustainable Profit

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

Is chronic pain a big deal in the workplace? Here’s why we should be paying attention and what we can do about it. Did you know that approximately 1 in 5 people experience chronic pain? Pain that just won’t go away. Living with chronic pain can be a relentless battle, It's more than just discomfort; it's a part of your daily life, impacting everything you do.. Including work. But it doesn’t have to be this way, In todays podcast Charlotte Stebbing-Mills sits down with Gemma Mcfall. Gemma’s been on her own journey with Chronic Pain spanning a decade and now she now helps others to recover from chronic pain using her four step freedom from pain method. She is a highly decorated coach and is the only SIRPA Trained Chronic Pain Practitioner in the Middle East. Here’s what we uncover in this episode: ✅ Chronic Pain Absenteeism and Workplace Solutions ✅ Neuroplasticity and Leadership Support ✅ Alternative Solutions Needed ✅ Understanding Personal History at work for Wellbeing ✅ Stress Management and Physical Symptoms ✅ Relieving Chronic Pain ✅ Leaders' Physical and Mental Health Impact on Teams If you experience chronic pain, or know someone who does, have a team of more than 5 people, then you need to listen to this interview. Be sure to follow Gemma’s work here: 🔗 https://gemmamcfall.com/ 🔗 https://www.instagram.com/gemmamcfall/
Your Host, Charlotte Stebbing-Mills www.thewellnesstheory.com P.S. If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation, Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/ It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 🏆 Enhance Performance 📈 Build Sustainable Profit 💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level 🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

Ever wondered why some workplace collaborations click effortlessly while others seem to hit a snag?

In this episode, we're unraveling the mystery of workplace relationships with Charlie Spurway.

Returning for her second guest appearance, meet Charlotte Spurway, a seasoned Psychologist with a GMBPsS MSc, adept Therapist, and certified CPC ICA Coach. Dedicated to empowering individuals, she specializes in helping people forge healthier connections with both themselves and others.

In this episode we discuss:

00:36:15 How do our workplace relationships differ from our personal relationships outside of work 

01:48:29 What will happen if workplace relationships are not nurtured in the right way

02:34:06 How to navigate office politics 

05:43:03 Why do we need to understand attachment theory 

11:19:22 The four distinct labels within the attachment theory 

15:19:27 What other dominant limiting beliefs that are common 

11:19:22 Toolkits to be able to navigate the attachment theory 

21:35:00 What are the blind spots we need to be aware of 

24:24:27 The activation and deactivation within the attachment system 

28:14:04 How your work relationships mirror your relationship with yourself 

31:14:11 Find out what your attachment style is 

33:41:07 Why is observation phase so revealing 

35:40:27 What is disregulation of our attachment nervous system

Tune in for expert insights, real-life anecdotes, and actionable tips to transform your professional relationships today!

Charlie recognizes the importance of providing informed and knowledgeable support, acknowledging that people often seek understanding without unsolicited advice.

In her practice, she aims to create a space where clients can be truly honest and gain control over their lives, fostering positive changes in relationships and self-discovery. If you're seeking help, guidance, and the possibility of transformative change, Charlie is here to support you on your journey to healing.

Explore the path to personal growth and improved relationships at charlottespurway.com

Free Attachment Quiz at https://charlottespurway.com/free-attachment-quiz/

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

❤️ If you’d like to explore how to optimize your wellbeing initiatives for your organization,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customized results instantly revealing how to optimize your well-being programs.

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimizing wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programs to:

🏆 Enhance Performance

📈 Build Sustainable Profit

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard:

https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

Strong leaders serve… True or false?

Join todays’ podcast with Teri Schmidt, Director of @tronger to Serve a pioneering leadership initiative that's energising work by elevating leadership.

🌐It's a powerhouse discussion that explores:

✨ Resentment at work

✨ The ego transition of a leader

✨ The art of giving and receiving feedback

✨ Integrating social good with skill building

✨ Carrying 'team building' back into the workplace

✨ Post-team building habit integration

✨ How to combine Well-being + Purpose

✨ Navigating the choice vs. burden of work

✨ Increasing empathy in a meaningful way

✨ Building resilience through strengths, values, and service

✨ Acts of service to prime the brain

✨ Creating community in the workplace

Teri seamlessly integrates teambuilding, leadership development, and community service. Her workshops and leadership coaching cultivate empowered individuals, high performing teams, and impactful contributions to society.

Teri also hosts the Strong Leaders Serve podcast inspiring leaders to make their workplaces more compassionate and just through their leadership, without burning out.

She practises what she preaches as she gives back to the community in so many ways whilst still having time and energy to be an Ironman triathlete and being outdoors spending quality time with her husband and 2 teenage kids.

Be sure to follow Teri’s work here:

Website: https://www.strongertoserve.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-m-schmidt/

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

P.S. 

If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. 

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 

🏆  Enhance Performance

📈 Build Sustainable Profit

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

Cultural Intelligence plays a huge role in workplace wellbeing.  But what is it?

Today I sit down with Emma Jordaan, Cultural Trainer & Coach, CQ® Fellow and Founder of Infinite Consulting, a Training Consultancy that specialises in Cultural Intelligence.

In today's episode we discuss:

• What does Cultural intelligence look like?

• About Emma & Infinite Coaching

• Cultural Intelligence in UAE

• Understanding Cultural Intelligence 

• The Difference Between Cultural Awareness and Cultural Intelligence 

• Communication Skills: Style Switching

• Cultural Intelligence Adoption: UAE vs Global 

• Who is Championing CQ in the Workplace

• Consequences of Neglecting CQ

• Starting Points for Organisations to Improve CQ

• Cultural Intelligence Assessments 

• How Strengths & DEI are Interlinked with CQ

• How to Measure Cultural Intelligence 

• The ‘E’ in DEI: Equity vs Equality

• How to Meet Cultural Preferences in such Busy Workplaces

• Barriers to Cultural Intelligence in the Workplace

• How to Improve Motivation Towards Cultural Intelligence 

• How Leaders can Drive CQ within Teams

As the founder of Infinite Consulting, Emma specialises in designing customised Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Learning and Development solutions to help organisations navigate the complexities of a multicultural workplace.   

Emma is a highly experienced Learning & Development professional with over 15 years of expertise in designing, developing, and implementing learning programs. 

As a testament to her deep understanding of Cultural Intelligence, Emma has been invited to join 'CQ Fellows' an elite group of Cultural Intelligence Thought leaders from across the world. This esteemed role showcases her exceptional knowledge and contribution to the field, solidifying her position as a leading authority in the region in Cultural Intelligence. 

Emma has had the privilege of both an international and multicultural career in the Construction industry leading teams and managing projects across the Middle East, Continental Europe and the UK and has used this knowledge along with professional training to specialise into Cultural Intelligence training. 

Watch Emma's new podcast here:

Youtube - https://lnkd.in/dt64q828
Apple Podcast - https://lnkd.in/dSYfMJy8
or Spotify - https://lnkd.in/dqJjWc2Z

Be sure to follow Emma’s work here:

• www.infiniteconsultingme.com

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-jordaan/

• Free introductory CQ quiz to determine How Culturally Intelligent you are.: https://iwdkojdrx7u.typeform.com/to/yKwux3Mf#source=xxxxx

Your Host,

Charlotte Stebbing-Mills

www.thewellnesstheory.com

P.S. 

If you’d like to explore how to optimise your wellbeing initiatives for your organisation,

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/

It's quick, free, and you'll receive customised results instantly revealing how to optimise your well-being programs. 

This Scorecard has been developed to support leaders in optimising wellbeing initiatives in this ever-changing landscape and provide instant, actionable steps on how to use strategic programmes to: 

🏆  Enhance Performance

📈 Build Sustainable Profit

💪 Improve Employee Wellbeing at Every Level

🌎 Create Meaningful Engagement

Take the Workplace Wellbeing Scorecard: https://thewellnesstheory.scoreapp.com/