As a leader of leaders, the core principles of wellbeing support remain the same; however, your span of influence is exponentially greater, and you can’t rely on personal connections and your individual interactions to promote workplace wellness and mental health. Your focus shifts to building an organisation and culture [...]
How many times have you prioritised work over sleep? How often have you heard that you “can’t burn the candle at both ends”? And yet, sleeping 7 to 9 hours each night can still feel like a special treat rather than a day-to-day necessity. Likewise, grabbing the fresh fruit [...]
The flexibility of working outside the office is often talked about as a major factor in improving employee productivity, managing teams adaptively and in helping people to better integrate work and life. While there are documented benefits for employers, the advantages for employees are less clear. Potential employee wellbeing benefits include [...]
Wellington Free Ambulance has partnered with Umbrella to provide a number of services. Umbrella has provided resilience training and training in coping with vicarious trauma to frontline staff, as well as ongoing consultation with service managers and the peer support Governance group. Umbrella also recently undertook a specific project [...]