Consultancy

From policies to your wellbeing strategy, our consultancy services are perfectly tailored to meet your needs

Consultancy

A wellbeing partnership

Many of our clients initially approach us for one of two reasons; either they feel they need a new policy or procedure and are seeking the ideal partner to get it done or it’s a for a general discussion about Wellbeing in the workplace.

Whatever the reason, we take these initial conversations very seriously and they are always with Terry, our founder. Usually, after about 30 minutes of discussion, we might identify together that there is actually a root issue acting as a roadblock in their workplace wellbeing improvement plan and the solution might be quite different.

It then becomes clear that what was really needed was a general triage discussion followed by inspiration and support to work out how to move forward and work through the roadblock.

We love these sorts of discussions because usually these result in consultancy projects that challenge us to think strategically and have the potential to deliver real changes within an organisation’s workplace.

If you know us (or have read our about us section), we are a team driven by purpose. Our ‘why’ is to support our clients to create happier, more inclusive, and productive workplaces where people feel valued and fulfilled and are at the very heart of the way the business operates. We believe it’s good for people and good for business.

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Whilst our consultancy is individually tailored to your needs here is how we have supported our many clients previously;

Wellbeing Strategic Planning

General or Specific (e.g. Lone Working) Policies & Procedures

Embedding a Holistic Approach

Wellbeing Charter Development

Development Of Bespoke eLearning Material

Violence At Work Risk Assessment

A Wellbeing Partnership

Hear from our clients

We had an amazing meeting with the Oakwood consultancy team exploring all things wellbeing and working through our wellbeing focus and strategy for the future. We are looking forward to working more deeply with the Oakwood team, commencing with a set of wellbeing events for our leadership team and managers.

Caroline Cording

Group HR Director Mamas and Papas

As part of our overall wellbeing strategy, our work with Oakwood has been brilliantly received among colleagues; a great addition to our employee value proposition and offering, further cementing our position of being a great place to work.

Emma Bradbury

Head of HR, MSC UK

Oakwood were the expert friend that helped us springboard to where we are today. They have helped is to introduce wellbeing champions, Mental Health awareness modules, resilience content and listening groups, we have seen a much stronger engagement in wellbeing content specifically
since working with Oakwood and expect that to continue to grow.

Chris Britton

Head of Learning and Development, Carpetright

Having Oakwood deliver to our brief was important to us; they achieved this by bringing together existing activities, harmonising with our culture, and yet challenging the thinking for our leaders.

Frank Nigriello

Director of Corporate Affairs, Unipart Group

Oakwood are incredibly customer focussed; taking the time to really understand the different levels of support we need and developing bespoke programmes for us. Oakwood has partnered us in rolling out numerous mental health and personal safety programmes and they are also helping us with some bespoke support for lone workers at night.

Geoff Speed

Head of Talent Development, Marie Curie

The best thing about working with Oakwood is their collaborative approach. They understand our needs from MHFA training to senior leader and manager wellbeing workshops. Our work with Oakwood gave us permission to discuss mental health at the leadership level and has changed the way our managers think about the team’s wellbeing.

Tania Holcroft

People & Culture Director, Greene King

Facing the challenge of an ever-increasing pace of change and the pandemic impact, Unipart employed the services of Oakwood’s acknowledged wellbeing expert Terry Streather to help our leaders to understand their role in meeting these 21 st century challenges. Terry worked in small groups as well presenting to the entire leadership team and the sessions gained many plaudits from the attendees.

John Neill

Chairman & CEO, Unipart Group

Oakwood have helped Next to embark upon their journey to improve the way those who experience mental ill-health are recognised, heard, and helped. From the development of corporate objectives and a Mental Wellbeing Charter to the creation and delivery of comprehensive training programmes and procedures, Oakwood have been incredibly supportive at every stage.

Andy Latham

Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Next

A Wellbeing Partnership

Hear from our clients

The Oakwood team offer amazing support and guidance when needed. Oakwood were the expert friend that helped us springboard to where we are today, introducing wellbeing champions, Mental Health awareness modules, resilience content and listening groups. We have seen much stronger engagement in wellbeing content specifically and expect that to continue to grow.

Chris Britton

Head of Learning and Development, Carpetright

The session was a great opportunity to reflect on how and why we should always talk about Mental Health, and how we can support one another.

Nick Mackenzie

CEO, Greene King

Oakwood have completed many sessions for us since engaging with them in 2019. All course delegates praise the trainers for their professionalism, experience, and informative style; making the course easy to digest and changing their outlook on mental health. They have commenced some conflict management training, which we know will be delivered to the same standard.

Tommy Kelly

Group Health and Safety Manager, Matalan

We were seeking a training partner with experience in delivering services to large complex retailers and one able to deliver the right level of impact across our workforce. We see great potential in using Oakwood’s services to enhance the wellbeing and care of our colleagues; making them feel more confident and able to raise issues they have in the workplace.

Graham Stapleton

CEO, Halfords

The training was engaging, accessible, informative, important and mind-broadening. We came away with a much clearer picture of how mental health issues affect people at work. The training helped to dispel the stigma and fear of mental health - giving delegates the confidence to recognise some of the symptoms and a desire to do what we can to help people through periods of mental ill-health.

Lord Simon Wolfson

CEO, Next

Oakwood's approach is highly professional and bespoke. The training I attended with them, along with the top 25 senior leaders at Barnardo's was one of the most profound learning experiences I have had in a while. High quality, fast paced, deep, challenging, thought provoking and humorous. Brilliant!

Javed Khan

CEO, Barnados

I’ve worked with the Oakwood team on multiple projects. It’s a sad fact that violence and aggression is on the rise in the retail sector and AS Watson wanted to be proactive and give our colleagues the knowledge and tools to diffuse a potentially intense situation that could put our teams, colleagues, or visitors at risk.