During New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) annual culture survey in 2019, the findings included a request to focus more on people’s wellbeing. Rachel Baxter, NZTE’s Director of People & Capability, had spoken to her team about using the organisation’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in 2018, and noticed the [...]
The Umbrella team have some sad news today. "After considerable reflection I have decided to step down from my role as Managing Director and will not be returning to Umbrella from parental leave. The reality of becoming a parent has reinforced to me the importance of prioritising my family [...]
Practical Resilience at Work Umbrella have partnered with Victoria University to offer resilience training to individuals via their Professional and Executive Development program. This course has been developed from best practice scientific research on resilience. It will equip you with practical tools to build resilience in both your [...]
Richard’s reflections as the year comes to an end I have worked as a clinical psychologist for the last 38 years. Over that time, much of my work has focused on helping people learn the best skills to navigate through difficult times in their lives. In the latter half [...]