Well Workplaces

Today's episode is all about embracing equity in the workplace, in honour of International Women's Day. Tom is joined by Poppy Griffiths, director of UnlimitU, a high performance consultancy, keynote speaker, and educator on leadership, working parents, and team culture. Together, they discuss practical strategies for embracing equity at the individual, team, and organisational level.  They touch on important topics, such as calling out biases in the workplace, finding allyship, and building D&I solutions that work.  This episode aims to provide actionable insights and takeaways for listeners to implement in their own workplaces. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Poppy Griffiths and celebrate International Women's Day with the Well Workplaces Podcast. ~ Poppy Griffiths is a professional coach and speaker on high performance. She is the Director and Founder of UnlimitU a high performance consultancy that passionately supports the career-life success of working parents, the personal and leadership development of women, and the positive mental wellbeing of people. Poppy combines 15 years of senior corporate experience working for global businesses including Swisse Wellness & Qantas Group  What are some of the stressors that stop you from pursuing a meaningful career? ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Pinnacle Hybrid Wellbeing Program | Give your employees a health and wellbeing platform they’ll *actually* use.  Book a demo today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Welcome to the Timeout with Tom, where we explore how to find balance in a world filled with screens, pings, and notifications.  In today's episode, we discuss the fine balance between being online, being offline, and being present inside our brains. Our guest is Dr. Kristy Goodwin, a digital wellbeing expert and author of the book "Dear Digital: We Need to Talk." Topic Discussion: Tom and Kristy dive into the topic of multitasking and the question of whether it is truly possible. Kristy shares her insights and the latest scientific research on the effects of multitasking on the brain. She explains how our brains are not designed for multitasking and what happens when we try to juggle multiple tasks at once. Kristy also provides practical tips on how we can minimise multitasking in our daily lives and improve our productivity and focus.  She emphasises the importance of taking breaks and setting boundaries to ensure a healthy relationship with technology. Dr Kristy Goodwin highlights the importance of being aware of our digital habits and finding a balance between being online and offline. She encourages listeners to take small steps towards creating healthier digital habits and invites them to read her book, "Dear Digital: We Need to Talk." Thank you for tuning in to Timeout with Tom. ~ Resources Ep012 Chasing dopamine and the lost art of deep work with Dr Kristy Goodwin - Digital Wellbeing Expert - listen to the full episode here.  Here is the link to Kristy's book (use the code freeshipping_dd for free shipping).  We would also love to share some other resources from Dr Kristy here. Connect with Dr Kristy Goodwin ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Pinnacle Hybrid Wellbeing Program | Give your employees a health and wellbeing platform they’ll actually use.  Book a demo today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Introducing Nick Jonsson, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Executives Global Network (EGN) and who is high-achiever with a background in executive leadership and top 1% world age group triathlete.  Nick is also the author of the international bestselling book "Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety & Depression in the Modern Business World" In today's episode, Tom chats with Nick about: Nick's background in the corporate world and his journey to leave the corporate world and start EGN. Highlighting Nick's experience of the day-to-day challenges faced by senior executives and business owners. Mentioning the creation of a safe space for leaders through EGN where they can open up and be vulnerable. His passion for mental health awareness through his life experiences Solutions to combat executive loneliness. We also hear about Nick's personal journey and the tough challenges he was faced with when rebuilding his life.  As well as emphasizing the importance of mental health and wellbeing, especially for executives and leaders.    Connect with Nick Jonsson ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Introducing an exciting new segment (*drumroll please*) ... Timeout with Tom.   Similar to sending your children for a timeout to the naughty corner, this style of podcast is a shorter and under 10 minutes. We cut right into a previous episode where we bring in the best questions asked and answered by our experts through our a hundred episodes that we've recorded. I hope you enjoy this format that we'll be bringing to you over the year that really can cut into those key lessons that we've learned over the last two years of doing this podcast with so many great experts and educators in the wellbeing space. ~ High performing organisations have had to do a full 360 dunk when it comes to employee wellbeing over the last two years. From permanent office to remote to the rebirthing of hybrid and the learnings that have come with it to now. We're thrilled to be joined by Kate Renner, Head of Employee Experience at Wisr. Kate is an HR expert by trade and human behaviour heroine at heart, she has over 15 years’ experience creating amazing workplaces in the tech industries.  Kate believes that with the right people, tools, mission, leaders, and behaviours in place, we can create meaningful workplaces and technology that can change the world.  We're excited to welcome Kate Renner to the Well Workplaces podcast to share how wellbeing inclusions can improve employee performance, experience and also facilitate employee attraction and retention.  Wisr just won Most Outstanding Practice in Diversity & Inclusion and was awarded #2 in the Best Places to Work in Banking, Superannuation, and Financial Services in the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work awards. ~ Listen to Episode 059:  How Wellbeing Inclusions Contribute To High Performance Culture With Kate Renner, Wisr ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Samuel Eddy is a workplace mental health stress management, and career confidence expert.  He's an executive coach also, and he helps teams and individuals build healthy, thriving lives, careers and workplace cultures.  As an experienced executive coach, Sam's Business Open Change is an independent consultancy that specializes in executive coaching for some of Australia's leading organizations. In this episode, Tom and Sam discuss: What are some of the key issues for executives? How common are communication /conflict issues within teams? The key solutions to help people on this issue and some key examples Common workplace conflict triggers: communication, assumptions, lack of role clarity Identifying the protective personality or EGO that feeds conflict The conflict iceberg - how to get below the surface and shift into empathy Owing your contribution Rehearsal, Options & Agreements Tactical tools - language, tone and energy ~ Connect with Samuel Eddy  ~ Resources: Ep04 How to take a stress temperature check? Samuel Eddy principal consultant and educator ~ About Pinnacle Performance Club (PPC) Pinnacle Performance Club is a collective of keynote speakers, health educators and industry leaders, who are passionate about wellbeing and performance (just like us) and know how to energise and inspire your team and workforce. Pinnacle Performance Club is designed specifically for highly-engaged workplaces and teams who are wanting to learn, grow, connect and ultimately achieve peak performance. ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

We're thrilled to be joined by Jerome Deroy who joins us all the way from New Mexico, USA.    Jerome, the CEO of Narativ is passionate about the power of personal storytelling in business, specifically as it relates to the sales process, employee engagement and employee onboarding.  In today's episode we discuss  How can storytelling create happier employees  The story and background of Narativ. Jerome's method of storytelling.  How storytelling can help business culture and enhance connection in the hybrid workplace.  Jerome is also the host of the StoryTalks podcast. ~ Connect with Jerome and Check out this video  About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today.  Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Karen Laos, is a confidence warrior specialising in communication tactics. She is fiercely committed to equipping women in business to speak with clarity and confidence.  At 52, she left her corporate job to pursue her mission of eradicating self-doubt in 10 million women within 10 years. Over her 20+ year career, she has gained rave reviews from clients such as NASA, Netflix, Google, and AT&T. She's also the author of Trust Your Own Voice: Growing Your Influence Through Confident Communication, a guidebook for women to speak up. Her podcast, Ignite Your Confidence, helps women to stop holding back and start taking their seat at the table. Karen joins Tom on the Podcast where they discuss: The main barriers to confidence in women  Why Being polite and nice in the workplace can be well nice, but it can mean lack of clarity and progress.  Karen shares the common main words we should avoid at work and what can we say instead Connect with Karen Laos | Website karenlaos.com ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Workplace Wellbeing Program test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

If you're a professional athlete or you're a performance athlete, or if you're what Tom likes to call a Corporate Athlete, you've been working hard at this time of year.  You're working through, and you've probably putting yourself through a fair bit of stress with higher expectations on yourself.  Tom shares his top tips for getting you through your holiday "off season". Hear all about our exciting projects underway for 2023, including some short form content on the podcast, such as Ask Me Anything, which is an opportunity for community members to ask Tom anything an he'll to do his best at a response via our podcast. Tom talks a little more about Pinnacle Performance Club, a newly launched project and where we host our education and we connect a lot of the speakers that have been guests on this podcast.  If you've listened to some of our guests, you'll notice that there are PPC members who can be engaged through our business Pinnacle Health Group to help your organization and individuals or employees within your workplace to, to thrive going into 2023.  Thanks again to our community for tuning in.  We've been able to reach so many of you through the content that we've been putting out Well Workplaces and of course, Pinnacle Health Group.  So thank you again, have a great festive season, take care and we'll connect in the new season.  ~ Connect with Tom Bosna ~ About Pinnacle Performance Club (PPC) Pinnacle Performance Club is a collective of keynote speakers, health educators and industry leaders, who are passionate about wellbeing and performance (just like us) and know how to energise and inspire your team and workforce. Pinnacle Performance Club is designed specifically for highly-engaged workplaces and teams who are wanting to learn, grow, connect and ultimately achieve peak performance. ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Did you know 8 out of 10 people experience back pain in their life? It certainly is a harrowing statistic and one that needs to be addressed. Sometimes with pain comes fear of movement which can lead to seeing a well intended health practitioner that says 'you have the back of an 80 year old' or 'gee you are as stiff as a board' thus unintentionally feeding that fear avoidance. I'm pleased to be joined by Bart De Vries, Founder of Limber.  Bart is a Physiotherapist by background and the kiwi inventor behind Limber. He has applied his knowledge and passion for human behaviour and movement to help address the statistics around pain with a holistic solution that you can move with. In this chat, we will hear about Bart's journey of invention, we will talk about what is wrong with the desks we currently use. We will unpack some of the myths around posture and pain and Bart gives some insights on the trend of standing desks and how your best posture is your next posture. Bart de Vries is the Founder of Limber and the creator of the world's healthiest desk, according to professors at the University of Berkeley California. As a qualified physio Bart was sick of seeing people return to the environments that were injuring them. So he created Limber to treat the root causes of back pain, creating products to promote movement, increase knowledge and promote a positive relationship with our backs - all in ways that are good for us and the planet. ~ Connect with Bart. ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

Rebecca Grainger is the founder of Triiyo - who are transforming the way leading organisations connect and communicate with their people during workplace transitions and return to work scenarios.  Combining human connection and technology to bridge the gap between work and life for your employees. We learn about Rebecca's background and the lead up to the creation of Triiyo, as well as: The key moments and realisation in the need for Triiyo  The pandemic pivots and the key moments here. We also hear of some client stories that bring out the human element of the solution  And our favourite question:  In 2035, what does the future of employee experience look like to you, what does Triiyo look like and any other future of work predictions?  ~  Connect with Rebecca  ~ About Well Workplaces Well Workplaces is a movement by Pinnacle Health Group and our vision is for a world where workplaces lead and create healthier communities.  Well Workplaces podcast has been designed to create genuine wellbeing conversations in the workplace and share expert knowledge in practical ways. Is your workplace fit for the hybrid workplace? Take the Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.