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It's been five years! Yes, it's 5th anniversary extravaganza episode of Sending Signals! I'm delighted that Dan Wilson agreed to come back on for a catch-up. He's one of my favourite ever guests on the show and he didn't disappoint. We talk about his recent Grammy win, the role of embarrassment in songwriter, as well as the story behind the Semisonic classic “Singing In My Sleep”. Chris has written songs with the likes of Taylor Swift, Adele, Mitski, Chris Stapleton and on and on… British singer-songwriter Sheila Lord also joins me for a chat and a heart-stopping live performance. I'm also happy that Rhys Edwards, AKA Astrel K, joined me from Stockholm to talk about his new album “The Foreign Department”, which is one of the loveliest albums of the year. As if that wasn't enough, I'm joined by my friend, podcaster Luke Bligh who co-hosts “Star Wars Sessions” amongst other things. You can hear some of our conversation peppered throughout the episode. Wow. What a packed episode! It was a lot to put together, and I really hope you enjoy it. Thanks to all the guests on this episode, and indeed, over the past 5 years, and thank YOU for listening. It really means a lot. MattX: @signalspodcastInsta: @sendingsignalspodcast
For the 50th episode of the Workplace and Wellbeing Podcast, Sheila Lord is speaking to Roy Magara. Roy is an employment solicitor advocate for Magara Law which represents both employers and employees in cases surrounding mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. They discuss mental health and safety at work, case law surrounding harassment, constructive knowledge and foreseeability, and what companies can do to harbour a healthier workplace environment.
This week on the Workplace Health and Wellbeing podcast, Sheila Lord is joined by Lindsey Simpson from Spark Team communications. Lindsey is a Communications and Engagement specialist working on improving culture & approaches to workplace mental health. She is also the lead researcher on the Workforce State of Mind Survey. In this episode they talk about communication and discuss the importance of communication in terms of an organization's performance engagement and well-being.
In this special crossover episode Sheila Lord is speaking to Mindy Gibbins Klein about mental health in the workplace and how organisations can introduce mental health support programmes, all of which have a definitive return on investment.
In this week's episode Sheila Lord is speaking to Sharon Vibert, Director of Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace. They are discussing ways to support employers to becoming menopause friendly, by following best practice standards and embedding menopause into the culture of an organisation.. They also cover many of the myths that surround menopause and how managers can create a safe work environment for employees dealing with menopause
When it comes to mental health in the workplace, Sheila, by her own admission, has learned from her mistakes. She saw first-hand how businesses and organisations weren't taking mental health seriously and what a detrimental impact that was having on industry as a whole. In an effort to tackle this head-on, Sheila started BMR and today the company leads the way in mental health support programmes, all of which have a definitive return on investment. Well known for her ability to ‘cut to the chase', Sheila believes that workplace wellbeing isn't just about fruit bowls and yoga and that you can't simply magic away employee stress by ‘fixing' people. Listen to this inspirational The Thoughtful Leader episode with Sheila Lord about being on and providing a healthy team. Here is what to expect on this week's show: ● What is Sheila's business? ● Leaders that inspire and motivate their people. ● The importance of creating a psychologically safe environment. ● Is it now and employee's market or an employer's market? ● The shift in needs and requirements for millennials. ● The challenges of working at home on your own. ● The importance of having a growth mindset. ● Step out of your comfort zone and make mistakes. Connect with Sheila: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bmr-health-and-wellbeing/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-lord-bmr/ Connect with Mindy: URL: https://www.mindygk.com/ Twitter @MindyGK https://twitter.com/mindygk Facebook @mindy.gibbinsklein https://www.facebook.com/mindy.gibbinsklein LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindygibbinsklein/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode we are joined by Sheila Lord, the Founder and Director of BMR Health and Wellbeing, working to create happier and healthier workplaces by taking a proactive approach to mental health and employee wellbeing. This conversation highlights the importance of investing in wellbeing. This includes reducing workplace stress, saving money, effectively managing an agile workforce, and giving managers the tools to support their staff.
This week on the UK Psych Health & Safety podcast, Sheila Lord is joined by Derek Mowbray, Director at The Management Advisory Service (MAS), and a charted psychologist who is passionate about building and sustaining positive work cultures. They are discussing how leaders and managers can build and sustain cultures and exhibit behaviours that lead to trust, commitment and engagement, and as a consequence produce high-level performance in individuals and their organisations.
In today's podcast, Sheila Lord has a fascinating conversation with Bob Cummins, Executive Director of Sodak, about how companies can create a safer, healthier, and more effective place of work through behavioural insights. They also discuss the meaning of “behaviour” and Bob outlines the elements that influence other people's behaviour Bob believes in using behavioural science to improve organisations through the behaviours of their people. In 2013 he formed SODAK, with the express aim of helping people understand people.
This week on the UK Psych Health & Safety podcast, Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are speaking to Richard Heron. Richard has worked as the chief medical officer and the global head of health for BP the last 16 years. He's a member of the national forum for health and safety, the National Health Service expert advisory group for health and wellbeing, and also an Honorary Fellow at Nottingham University. Throughout this episode, they dive into numerous aspects of well-being in the workplace, and what organisations can do to improve well-being in the workplace.
In this week's episode Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are speaking to Dr Christian Van Stolk - Executive Vice President at RAND Europe. He has worked broadly on health and well-being. His work in the past has focused on working on the health and well-being of staff in the National Health Service in the UK and looking at the connection between productivity, health, and well-being outcomes.
In this episode, Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are talking to Kevin Daniels, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of East Anglia about how, as employers, we go about prioritising the business case for wellbeing. Kevin also tells us about a recent project he has been involved in Evolve Workplace Wellbeing which launched May 16th Kevin has a background in occupational psychology and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Academy of Social Sciences and Royal Society of Arts. Kevin has led many projects funded by Economic and Social Research Council, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Health and Safety Executive amongst others. He has held or holds editorial positions at the scientific journals: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Human Relations and British Journal of Management.
In this cross-over episode Sheila Lord and Lisa LLoyd, Chartered Psychologist & Psychotherapist and Founder of It's Time for Change, explore the ISO 45003 and how it can benefit employee experience.
A big thank you to Sheila for joining us on the pod this week. Sheila is the Director of BMR - Health and Wellbeing, who help to improve mental health in the workplace. We talk about getting to the route of the problem, where mental health sits within the organisation and who's responsibility it is, ISO's (how and who), behaviour and culture change and they give their thoughts on how mental health is currently being dealt with.
LIVE at Leigh Folk Festival. On June 25th host Iain John had the great pleasure of recording a LIVE episode at Leigh Folk Festival, the UK's largest free folk festival, with the amazing SHEILA LORD. Sheila gives us her 8 tips for song writing, chats about her inspirations and influences and we get to experience her live performance in front of a amazing festival crowd. Thanks to James Michael Clarke for recording this episode. https://open.spotify.com/artist/0LNzFuPrGhR1IDfVGo4xgz
In this episode Sheila Lord is speaking to Sue Parker- Tantush, Co-op Group Risk Head of Safety and Garth Davenport, Health and Safety Business Partner about risk-based approaches to wellbeing and the program that they have implemented across the co-op group for staff wellbeing.
On Episode 3 of This Is Small Business, Andrea shares some “real talk” with Shannon Goldberg, CEO and founder of Izzy Zero-Waste Beauty, about what it takes to create a healthy work environment for your team while running a small business. Born out of the pandemic and fueled by remote-work, Shannon and the Izzy Zero-Waste Team have had their fair share of ups-and-downs. But by prioritizing empathy and creating a work-culture where everyone feels heard, they've managed to thrive, all while maintaining some of the highest ethical and environmental standards in the industry. Next, Sheila Lord, the Founder of BMR Health & Wellbeing work-place consultancy joins Andrea for a chat about how businesses can create systems that foster health and wellbeing, and how that translates to the bottom line. Andrea's takeaways from this conversation make for a truly inspiring chapter in her evolving small business playbook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Series 2: The how to getting employee experience right.Sheila Lord, Director of BMR Health and Wellbeing, joins me in this episode to explore the ISO 45003 and how it can benefit employee experience. The ISO 45003 is the first global standard that gives employers practical guidance on how to manage psychosocial risks to staff in the workplace, focusing on the “mental health” and “wellbeing” aspects of health & safety. It helps companies build a positive working environment that can help improve organisational resilience, and enhance experience, motivation and performance. It has become essential in a world where the lines between work and home are blurred; it is no longer an optional extra but a right for employees.We unpick the ISO 45003 as an approach to use as a positive process for informing and enabling change. Included in our discussion is:Adopting a holistic approach to planning for positive workplace wellbeing and employee experienceWhat the guidance coversCompany engagement with the ISO standardCommon psychological risks in the workplaceDebunking language and considering which terms are useful or a hinderanceOperationalising wellbeingSheila is a great person to speak to for more support getting to know and using the ISO 45003. If you're interested in exploring the themes of leadership, work culture, psychological safety, employee experience and mental wellbeing, why not drop me a line. I'm always happy to chat!More about SheilaWhen it comes to mental health in the workplace, Sheila, by her own admission, has learned from her mistakes. She saw first-hand how businesses and organisations weren't taking mental health seriously and what a detrimental impact that was having on industry as a whole.To tackle this head-on, Sheila started BMR and today the company leads the way in mental health support programme's, all of which have a definitive return on investment.Well known for her ability to ‘cut to the chase', Sheila believes that workplace wellbeing isn't just about fruit bowls and yoga and that you can't simply magic away employee stress by ‘fixing' people.Links to contact Sheila:LinkedIn: Sheila Lord BMRFacebook: BMRHealthUKTwitter: @bmrhealthukWebsite: www.bmrhealthandwellbeing.co.ukResourcesISO - ISO 45003:2021 - Occupational health and safety management — Psychological health and safety at work — Guidelines for managing psychosocial risksWEBINAR: Psychological Safety - It's Time for Change (itstimeforchange.co.uk)Leading Psychological Safety - It's Time for Change (itstimeforchange.co.uk)
In this special edition of the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast, to mark Men's Health Week 2022, Sheila Lord has been speaking to Emily Pearson, Co-founder & Managing Director of Our Mind's Work and Paul Bannister, Director at ManHealth. Emily is the founding manager of Our Minds Work & Paul is the founder of Man's Health and both work together to tackle male-specific stigma and normalize help-seeking behavior among men for ultimate mental wellness. Amongst other things, they are discussing how we go about engaging with men on mental health when a lot of well-being initiatives are not male-focused and also talk about their Manbassador program.
In this episode Sheila Lord is speaking to Peter Cheese, CEO of the CIPD the professional body for HR and a fellow of the Australian HR Institute, about the role of HR in workplace well-being and the development into more cross-functional working with other disciplines such as wellbeing, H&S and Leadership. Since January 2019, Peter has been co-chair of The Flexible Working Task Force, a partnership across government departments, business groups, trade unions and charities, to increase the uptake of flexible working. He is also Chair of Engage for Success and the What Works Centre for Wellbeing. Peter writes and speaks widely on the development of HR, the future of work, and the key issues of leadership, culture and organisation, people and skills. In 2021, his book ‘The New World of Work' was published, exploring the many factors shaping work, workplaces, workforces and our working lives, and the principles around which we can build a future that is good for people, for business and for societies.
In this episode, Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly are speaking to Kevin Lyons, Senior HR Manager at Pearson Group about the role and value of mental health first aiders as part of an organisation's approach to wellbeing, and the structure and support needed for MHFA's in the context of the changing nature of work. Kevin drives many projects across the business including the global Mental Health First Aider Community and MHFA training programme within Pearson. Kevin is also involved in many diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and he is passionate about wellbeing at work.
Peter Sanders, Co-Founder and Group MD of identifi Global, speaks to Sheila Lord, Director at BMR Health and Wellbeing about what makes a happy, thriving work environment in 2022. They discuss important topics around workplace happiness, mental health while working remotely, how to empower employees, and what makes a great manager. As we've completely changed the way we work over the past two years, taking a long hard look at what makes a positive working environment is crucial.
In this episode Peter Griffiths, CEO and Co-Founder of the Mind Take Away and host of the Mind Take Away Podcast, is speaking to Sheila Lord, Director of BMR - Health and Wellbeing, about the importance of listening to your employees and why we need to take a systemic approach when it comes to workplace mental health and wellbeing. We often hear leaders saying we do not need to implement a workplace wellbeing initiative because things are good in the company, and they don't have any issues with mental health. The challenge with this is that it's just the perspective from the leadership team, and quite often, it is not a reflection of the employees' day-to-day reality.
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To promote World Mental Health Day, we talk to Sheila Lord, who has many years of experience in helping workplaces keep the people within the organisations mentally fit. In a fascinating insight, Sheila promotes prevention is better than cure and that keeping morale high within work settings helps with productivity and, ultimately, the bottom line.
In this episode of the Podcast, host Sheila Lord is welcoming special guest Andrew Clements who is an occupational psychologist, specialising in wellbeing and at work and careers. Andrew speaks about what an occupational psychologist do to benefit the well-being of a business.
This is a special episode aired on World Suicide Prevention day where Sheila Lord and co-hosts Peter Kelly and Ann Robinson are welcoming special guest Richard Barker, Assistant Manager of Rotherham United Football Club. Richard will share the story of his brother's suicide and the impact this has had on his life and the life of his family and why it is important to speak and spread awareness on this topic.
In this episode, our hosts Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly speak with Dr Michael Drayton, an Executive Coach, Organisational Consultant and Clinical Psychologist, and author of the book Anti-burnout. Michael speaks about what is Burnout at the workplace and how that impacts our life. He defines Burnout as an occupational phenomenon caused by chronic stress. If you're interested in purchasing Michael's book on Amazon, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Anti-burnout-Create-Psychologically-High-performance-Organisation-ebook/dp/B08PKNC9K9 To get a copy of the free preview click here: https://www.bmrhealthandwellbeing.co.uk/resource-library
In this crossover episode with the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast, co-host Joelle Mitchell chats with Peter Kelly and Sheila Lord about ISO 45003, the pitfalls of individual coping focused psych health and safety strategies, the importance of upskilling leaders to be able to respond to psych health and safety concerns with empathy and compassion, and ensuring that there are appropriate organisational systems and mechanisms in place to support leaders in doing so.
Thank you for tuning in to the 26th Episode of Evolving Mindset Mental Health Podcast. In this weeks episode, Host Phil was joined by Sheila Lord, a director of BMR Health and wellbeing, a wellbeing consultant provider that supports organisations to develop systemic mental health programmes through Mental Health Trainings, Mental Health First Aid and Employee Assistance Programmes. Sheila and Phil talk about their self-reflection as managers and discuss employers' pressures on their employees, which has a negative impact on their mental health. They also focus on the competencies of employees and the subsequent bad actions of employers when these competencies are low. Make sure to follow us on all social media platforms to keep up to date with the support we are offering in the Merseyside area. Thank you to The Steve Morgan Foundation for sponsoring this podcast.
In this crossover episode co-host Jason van Schie makes a guest appearance on the UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast with Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly. Jason describes the primary, secondary, and tertiary approaches to psych health and safety, and argues that secondary approaches have been largely missing in organisations. He discusses how an organisation can approach psych health and safety when the job is inherently psychologically hazardous. He responds to critics who claim that most psychosocial hazards are outside of the control of organisations, and describes why the popular approaches to psych health and safety don't work. He then provides leaders with some guidance on where to get started implementing psych health and safety for their teams.
In this introductory episode, our hosts Peter Kelly, Senior Psychologist at the Health and Safety Executive and Sheila Lord, Director of BMR Health and Wellbeing, gives us a comprehensive insight into the challenges in implementing psych health and safety strategies at work. They also discuss the new ISO 45003 standard due out later this year. Peter then points out the impact of the pandemic on mental health and safety at work.
It's Mental Health Awareness week and as we enter 8 weeks since lockdown began we talked with Manager Karl Robinson about the importance of Mental Health within football as well as fans across the country. We're joined by Ann Marie Robinson and Sheila Lord from BMR Health and Wellbeing who have been running Mental Health Awareness courses for the club and fans #OUFC #StaySafeYouYellows