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HR in Review - Helping the Mental Health of Employees with Richard Lucas

Helping the Mental Health of Employees with Richard Lucas

03/29/23 • 21 min

HR in Review

In this HR in review episode, Bill Banham is joined by Richard Lucas, CEO and co-founder at Govox, an online mental health wellbeing platform.

Guest: Richard Lucas
With 30 years of senior leadership experience, Richard has a unique take on mental health and wellbeing.

A personal story led him, and a like-minded team, to create Govox. Having witnessed first-hand how technology and social media have fuelled mental health issues, Richard is now committed to using technology positively to enable change and readdress the balance with a much more supportive approach.

Richard will also be a speaker at DisruptHR Cambridge 3.0 on May 11.

Questions for Richard include:

  • You started Govox to connect, identify and support those in need. Your team works with businesses to improve mental health. How can leaders and HR pros get better at identifying employees who need support?
  • What does your team see regularly as key reasons that prevent employees from seeking support?
  • What have you seen change in the workplace wellbeing space over the past few years?
  • You will be speaking at DisruptHR Cambridge on May 11. Your session is called 'How HR pros have always been the wellbeing champions'. Tell us about the talk and some of the hoped-for learning outcomes.

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About HR in Review
HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.

HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.

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In this HR in review episode, Bill Banham is joined by Richard Lucas, CEO and co-founder at Govox, an online mental health wellbeing platform.

Guest: Richard Lucas
With 30 years of senior leadership experience, Richard has a unique take on mental health and wellbeing.

A personal story led him, and a like-minded team, to create Govox. Having witnessed first-hand how technology and social media have fuelled mental health issues, Richard is now committed to using technology positively to enable change and readdress the balance with a much more supportive approach.

Richard will also be a speaker at DisruptHR Cambridge 3.0 on May 11.

Questions for Richard include:

  • You started Govox to connect, identify and support those in need. Your team works with businesses to improve mental health. How can leaders and HR pros get better at identifying employees who need support?
  • What does your team see regularly as key reasons that prevent employees from seeking support?
  • What have you seen change in the workplace wellbeing space over the past few years?
  • You will be speaking at DisruptHR Cambridge on May 11. Your session is called 'How HR pros have always been the wellbeing champions'. Tell us about the talk and some of the hoped-for learning outcomes.

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About HR in Review
HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.

HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iEX50Bm47JKrh695D4U0u
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hr-in-review/id1595358789?uo=4
Amazon Music and Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/153a4440-d8b3-4bb3-8008-197041e57548

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undefined - Authentic Collaboration in the Workplace with Barry Flack

Authentic Collaboration in the Workplace with Barry Flack

In this episode of the HR in Review podcast, we talk about one of the most important lessons the COVID-19 pandemic taught businesses and HR leaders: the importance of authentic collaboration in the workplace. We consider six elements essential to collaboration in the post-Covid workplace and the tools and strategies to future-proof businesses so they can best manage future challenges.

Guest: Barry Flack
Bill Banham's guest this time is Barry Flack, Workforce Strategist and a top 30 global influencer in HR and HR Tech. Barry is an award-winning HR professional who spent many years running large recruitment & HR functions in a variety of global industries, before embarking on a varied portfolio career.

Barry helps organizations adapt to the changing world of work and use advanced HR tech to solve complex people-related business problems. In the past, he’s been a board-level HRD, Head of Talent, Head of ER/IR, Head of Recruitment, OD, and Programme Head. He now spends his time working with HR Technology start-ups, consulting and practicing with Private Equity and Venture Capital businesses to help portfolio companies build for growth and commentating on the developing world of work.

Questions for Barry include:

  • In a work context, what does it mean to be truly collaborative?
  • How can we maintain company culture and collaboration in a changed world
  • How has remote/hybrid changed the landscape?
  • What role does HR play in highly collaborative organisations? Please also explain what you mean by the term "sense-making".
  • Lots of companies have returned to the old ways of working. How do we resist the urge to go back to old processes that benefit middle management?
  • You help organisations by auditing the existing HR organisational structure and developing a proposed operating model or creating new ways of working for meeting the future needs of the business. What are typical challenges and roadblocks to change? How do you get buy-in from HR?
  • What are some of the biggest talent acquisition and retention challenges this year?

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About HR in Review
HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.

HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.

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Amazon Music and Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/153a4440-d8b3-4bb3-8008-197041e57548

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undefined - How to Nail Your Employee Benefits Launch with Jamie Keeling

How to Nail Your Employee Benefits Launch with Jamie Keeling

In this episode of the HR in Review show, Bill Banham talks with Jamie Keeling, Head of Solutions at My Staff Shop, a company specialising in creating tailored employee benefits and rewards & recognition via their Platform.

Guest: Jamie Keeling

Jamie Keeling, Head of Solutions, My Staff Shop and a member of the company’s Senior Management Team, Jamie’s remit encompasses all areas of strategic development, brand growth and awareness; offering a truly client-focused approach to employee benefits design and delivery.

Jamie regularly speaks at industry events, providing insightful commentary on employee engagement, wellbeing, benefits, reward & recognition and the future of workplace culture.

My Staff Shop provides employees with exclusive deals and discounts, free financial advice, and saving tips to suit every situation.

Jamie and his team pride themselves on their friendly and collaborative way of working, putting the interest of clients at the heart of everything they do

Questions For Jamie Include:

  • With all the focus on saving money, cutting benefits, tightening belts etc, rewards leaders might think that now is not the right time to be launching a benefits scheme. Tell me why you think that they are wrong.
  • What are the main roadblocks for Reward Leaders and People Managers when it comes to getting buy-in on any new initiatives?
  • How critical is the relationship between one's provider and people teams to the success of a benefits programme?
  • You mention the role of communication - can you explain how to keep the conversation flowing between all the touchpoints including employees, people leaders, and stakeholders?
  • What is the worst that can happen if HR Leaders don't follow these pointers?
  • You're going to be speaking at several events over the next few months including DisruptHR London and DisruptHR Cambridge in May and an HR meetup in Norwich on April 20. What can attendees expect to learn from your talks?

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About HR in Review
HR in Review is a podcast produced by the leading UK HR website www.hrreview.co.uk.

HRreview provides news and advice on HR strategy and practice plus a host or related topics like recruitment, training, diversity, employment law, reward and wellbeing.

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Amazon Music and Audible: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/153a4440-d8b3-4bb3-8008-197041e57548

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