Wellbeing and working from home
Whether we chose it or not, working from home is a reality for so many people right now. For some, that’s great news! More control and freedom to balance home and work lives.
For others, the sanctuary of home has been invaded by work, the inbox constantly nagging for your attention making it impossible to switch off and enjoy bath time with the kids.
Technology has meant the things we used to leave at work have literally been brought home with us. But just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.
As this way of working is forced on so many by circumstances beyond our control, how do we avoid feeling isolated, unsupported and overwhelmed? In this short session we’ll share a few some simple tips to look after your own wellbeing whilst working from home.
Wellbeing and working from home (15mins)
Outcomes
Understand how to look after your wellbeing whilst working from home
Learn how to get the right balance for you
Learn tips to avoid feeling isolated and overwhelmed or burnt out
Course unit breakdown
In this opening chapter, we meet Andrew, Working from home is for him at least, quite a challenge.
An interactive session exploring some of the challenges in working from home.
A short quiz to learn more about homeworking.
In this chapter we dig in to what we can do to look after ourselves, ensuring the best work life balance for us. We look at how to prepare for the working day, as well as what to do during and after to support wellbeing.
We touch base with Andrew who has it all sorted! Well, not quite, but he's working on it.
In our final chapter we review what we learnt.
Speak to one of the team
A Wellbeing Partnership
Hear from our clients
We were looking for a partner, who had a positive approach to Mental Health & Wellbeing. Someone who could convey the message in an engaging way while still being laser sharp about the seriousness of taking care of your own wellbeing. It was important to select a program, which could embrace our Colgate Culture and at the same time tap straight into various local cultures and allow each individual to feel invited and listen to.
The program has been a great success with incredible high participation on both the virtual instructor-led sessions and the eLearning modules. What we particularly love is the bite-sized, fun and interactive way the eLearning is constructed with a great variety to keep the learner hooked.
The equal and unpretentious dialogue Oakwood masters creates psychological safety and opens up for dialogue, vulnerability - and the opportunity to proactively take responsibility
Susanne Vang
Talent Acquisition & Learning Manager - Northern Europe, Colgate-Palmolive Company
We worked with Oakwood to implement mental health and wellbeing training across our workforce- this consisted of classroom based training for managers and a shorter online course. The online course was specifically designed to be lighter touch than the management course and focused on individual wellbeing. The online platform worked well in terms of delivering this as it allowed staff to undertake the training at their own pace at a time that suited them. The ability to start the course and then return to it later was also beneficial to staff in support roles as it allowed them to manage their time effectively and still carry out the day job. Feedback from staff has been very positive and they have commented that they were surprised how much they learned and took away from the online course
Lucy Finn
Assistant Director People – Scotland and North of England, Barnardo’s
Interactive and to the point. It was very compassionate and gave hope. Very insightful and educational and has helped me to have more empathy
Orlaith Downey
Business Analyst - Colgate-Palmolive Company
The key to any content is in its delivery. Nothing short of world class Terry at our Operations Leadership training. Many, many of our colleagues have been discussing this today. That’s testament to your articulation of such a difficult topic. The content is so thought provoking and I’m already trying to embrace some new approaches for my personal ‘wellbeing’ but importantly my team members.
Lee Chambers
Distribution Director, Unipart Group
Very well, mixture of formats kept it fresh. The mix of interactive, video and stories made it easy to stay engaged.
Ciaran Butler
Business Analyst - Colgate-Palmolive Company
Very good, concise, informative, understandable and meaningful All of it, good mixture of learning styles. Related to theory and easy models to follow. Highly recommended.
Lynda Atter
Cancer Awareness Nurse – Cancer Research UK
Very engaging. Learning some tips & tools to support others. Do it!
