Well Workplaces

How have your exercise levels changed in the last year? With so many corporate athletes running into trouble over the last six months, sports medicine practices and wellness centre like ours are busy helping clients get back into shape. For corporate athletes who have athletic pursuits but are dealing with return to work pressures, we are seeing a loss of conditioning and overtraining occurring in these individuals - especially runners. Introducing a new wellbeing expert to the community, Andrew Maitland. ~ About Andrew Andrew is a Director at Melbourne Podiatry Clinic and Essendon Sports Medicine. As a passionate marathon runner, cyclist and former iron-man and of course Podiatrist, Andrew joins me today to talk about: How exercises levels have changed in the working population over the last two years (Not all bad news!) The common mishaps that occur when corporate athletes start getting into running The key recommendations for training smarter not harder 3 key practical tests that you can do to assess whether or not you are good shape for jogging https://www.melbournepodiatryclinic.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 Thriving Workplace test today. Connect with Well Workplaces on Linkedin or Join the community for exclusive events here.

On Thursday, 8th September, it was R U OK Day?  It’s our national day of action when we remind Australians that every day is the day to  ask, ‘are you OK?’ and start a meaningful conversation whenever they spot the signs that someone they care about might be struggling with life.   We're excited to be hosting a special podcast with Dr. Natalie Flatt Ph.D.  Dr Natalie Flatt is a Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of Connect Psych Services and has a genuine passion for changing the conversation around mental health.   Together, in our chat, we discussed: Are people are more confident in checking in with friends and colleagues - for those that are still unsure how to approach checking in with people - where is a good place to start? In workplaces, managers are needing this skill? And out of the 8 steps, what's most important for leaders/managers/people? R U OK day is one day in the year, what can we do to bring this level of awareness to our every day? Share with your work colleagues, friends, partners and help us continue promote healthy conversations for the important people in your life ~ Resources: R U OK? ~ Connect with Dr Natalie Flatt and Connect Psych Services 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 welcome Charlotte Jameson to our podcast. Charlotte is a mindfulness and wellbeing practitioner and coach with over 15 years of experience of sharing positive psychology. and the neuroscience within corporates and education and Charlotte specific focuses on helping parents to be their best selves through the CALMER Parent Wellbeing Model™ In this episode, Charlotte helps us unpack a recent study: Melbourne Institute Research Insight: 2020 – which suggests, there’s a surge in mental distress of parents because of financial stress and family-work conflict. We ask Charlotte how this rise in mental distress has affected people? She has found that a lot of her clients are suggesting they are not the parents they had planned to be and Charlotte puts it to us: When have you been the parent you wanted to be? What was working for you? What support did you have? Charlotte shares some incredible tweaks to your day through the CALMER™ model to help navigate certain stress. ~ About Charlotte Jameson Mindfulness and wellbeing practitioner - follow on Instagram and visit her website Wellbeing Gets Real Take the CALMER Parent Wellbeing Model™ _ Audit Questionnaire Other resources: PERMA Model - Seligman’s PERMA+ Model Explained: A Theory of Wellbeing VIA Character Strengths - Bring Your Strengths to Life & Live More Fully One Handed Cooks ~ 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.

Podcasting perk number 1 - meeting amazingly talented people from all over the globe! Tom had the pleasure of interviewing the talented Melissa Doman, M.A. Organisational Psych and Author of a great book called "Yes you can talk about mental health at work, here’s why and how to do it really well" The book is like a step-by-step guide with practical tasks where Melissa shows us how to challenge biases and perceptions and, most importantly, the tools on how to have open discussion as managers or colleagues and much more.  It is such a great read and I’d highly recommend it. Melissa Joined Tom all the way from Denver, USA and was recently named in the LinkedIn top voices on #mentalhealth I we're thrilled to be sharing this podcast with the Well Workplaces community. https://melissadoman.com/ Yes, you can talk about mental health at work book ~ 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.

In this episode, Marnie Jones, Director of TalentX and a seasoned management consultant, shares insights on fostering high-performing teams. She discusses the pivotal role of adaptive management styles and the seven manager archetypes, emphasizing flexibility. Marnie also delves into post-pandemic recruitment strategies, highlighting the decline in applications and the need to understand employee motivations beyond salaries. Additionally, she underscores the importance of balancing workplace challenges with employee well-being to drive team success.

We live a world full of excess and extremes. With excessive work and extreme consumption of media and the happiness trap, the big question is - how do you find healthy moderation *and* enjoy the present? In this episode, we're excited to be speaking with Dr. Natalie Flatt Ph.D, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of Connect Psych Services. We talk about what is moderation, the impact of moderation can have on our health and wellbeing and techniques to find greater peace of mind and calmness. ~ Connect with Dr Natalie Flatt and Connect Psych Services 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.

Do you know much about the science of breathing? Me neither.   What is it about the Wim Hof Method and cold exposure that enhances performance exactly? I'm keen to find out why by interviewing my pal, Reis Paluso, CEO of Our Breath Collective who joins me from San Diego, California. About Reis From summiting mountains in Poland in sub-zero temperatures (wearing only shorts!) to better handling the daily stress of being a father and being a serial entrepreneur, breathwork has been the catalyst for Reis to find his inner-strength and hone in on his passions. By sharing progressive, yet simple practices to help upgrade one’s life, Reis is focused on bringing a multidisciplinary approach to breathing where individuals are empowered to build their own self-regulatory tool kit. So naturally, I'm interested in asking Reis about the science of breathing and cold exposure therapy and how corporate athletes (you!) can benefit from trying breathwork to, not only downregulate ourselves under stress, but to gain mental clarity and enhance performance. As a breathwork enthusiast, I am really excited to be chatting with Reis on this fascinating topic. Have you ever tried cold showers or breathwork? ~ Book Recommendation:  James Nestor Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art Podcast Recommendation:  Huberman Lab Podcast Episode 66: Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast ~ 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.

From wellbeing to high performance teams and organisations. 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. ~ 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.

What makes an amazing co-working experience? Today we're talking with CEO of Bond Collective, Shlomo Silber. In this discussion we Shlomo shares insights on how he built and grew his flexible work space community in an ethical way across the US. We hear about Shlomo's "aha" moments when stumbled upon the concept of co-working and how the pandemic has the accelerated the work from anywhere concept. Shlomo shares his health and wellbeing tips in relation to his entrepreneurial journey and his insights into what the future of shared workspace looks like in the States and internationally. Finally Shlomo shares some exceptional wellbeing advice to help founders in high growth business, stay balanced and look after themselves and their team. About Shlomo Silber Shlomo is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bond Collective.   He's an entrepreneur at heart and has vast experience in the real estate and development sector, which led him to found the company Bond Collective in 2012. And with over 14 co working and event locations across the US, Bond Collective has made it's mark on the industry by focusing on hospitality and design, but also focusing on thoughtfully curated boutique work environments that provide unmatched experience. And whilst Shlomo is the visionary behind Bond, he's still very much involved in the Bond Community and can often be found catching up with the members. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and four sons. So he's a busy guy and when he's not working and spending time with family, he's often found on the jujitsu mats or in the CrossFit gym. He is also the epitome of someone who cultivates the work/life balance.   Connect with Shlomo www.bondcollective.com IG @bondcollective 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.

The week of 13th June is Men's Health Week.  It's a special week in the calendar where we raise awareness to the status of men's health with our workplace clients and we're excited to be hosting a special podcast with Dr. Natalie Flatt Ph.D.  Dr Natalie Flatt is a Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of Connect Psych Services and has a genuine passion for changing the conversation around men's health.  Together we discussed how to support men's mental health now and into the future and if you have heard us team up before, you know it is a genuine, no bs chat. In this chat, we discuss the societal challenges out there for the everyday male when it comes to their health and especially #mentalhealth. We discuss some of the science around how conversations around our feelings and emotions can do us blokes good (biologically). We also discuss how we can keep the mental health conversation going for men and ensure the future looks bright for generations to come. Share with your work colleagues, husbands and partners and help us continue promote healthy conversations for the lads in your life ~ You can also listen to Episode 036, mentioned in today's episode - Affect Labelling and why naming your emotions is great for your stress response with Dr Natalie Flatt Documentary Reference:  The Mask you Live In ~ Connect with Dr Natalie Flatt and Connect Psych Services 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.