Better Wellbeing

SME Swopshop 3: Geoff McDonald, Co-Founder of Minds@Work

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
In this our third and final ‘swopshop’ episode in Series one, Suzanne is joined by Geoff McDonald, Co-founder of Minds@Work, a charity committed to helping people navigate the challenges of creating mentally and emotionally healthy and human workplaces where individuals can flourish and organisations prosper.
They talk about the way in which leaders communicate and behave, the values they role model, and the values and behaviours they inspire and influence in others. They also discuss how SME businesses can shift the culture so that their people are energised to bring their best selves to work each day.
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series one, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
The views and thoughts expressed on this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Legal & General. This podcast does not constitute or replace the need for financial advice. Content was relevant at the time of recording. This content is intended for a UK audience.
 
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SME Swopshop 2: Duncan Martin, Director at Pro-Motion Hire Ltd

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
In this our second ‘swopshop’ episode – where SME business owners talk about all things wellbeing and communication - Suzanne is joined by Duncan Martin, Director at Pro-Motion Hire, a camera and lighting business covering both the North and South of the country.
They talk about how training can help with retention, and the importance of monthly informal ‘touching base’ meetings with everyone alongside yearly appraisals. They also explore how recruiting from within and mapping out career progression for your people can be an important factor when it comes to motivation.
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series one, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
The views and thoughts expressed on this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Legal & General. This podcast does not constitute or replace the need for financial advice. Content was relevant at the time of recording. This content is intended for a UK audience.
 
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SME Swopshop 1: Sally Pritchett, CEO of Something Big

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
In this our first ‘swopshop’ episode – where SME business owners talk about all things wellbeing and communication - Suzanne is joined by Sally Pritchett, CEO of Something Big, a creative communications agency based in Surrey.
They talk about what it takes to be an ‘inclusive’ company, how to listen to employees’ needs and how to create an environment of trust and openness. They also focus in on how the entrepreneur at the top can be themselves, but at the same time be the change they want to see in others.
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series one, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
The views and thoughts expressed on this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Legal & General. This podcast does not constitute or replace the need for financial advice. Content was relevant at the time of recording. This content is intended for a UK audience.
 
© Legal & General 2022

Why culture is central to holistic and measurable wellbeing

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
68% of businesses with 50-249 employees struggle to find the right resources (expertise and people) to effectively communicate their health and wellbeing strategy*.
So how can SMEs give their strategy context and purpose to help employees better understand its meaning instead of trying to communicate a collection of sometimes quite disparate wellbeing-related items and activities? 
In this episode we look once again at wellbeing through an internal communication lens, focusing in on how SMEs can get more joined up and effective in their wellbeing thinking, so that value for both people and business can be realised.
* Legal & General SME Workplace Wellbeing Barometer Survey, 2022
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series one, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
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Leadership communication: the key to new ways of working success

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
28% of businesses with 10-250 employees are planning to redesign their wellbeing strategy to align with new ways of working in the next 12 months*.
So where should they start when it comes to creating a wellbeing strategy that fits with office, home and hybrid workers?
In this episode we focus on the one thing that businesses could start to change today – the one thing that could arguably have the biggest impact – and that’s the leadership role in building employee trust including the behaviours and communication style needed. Trust has a pivotal role to play, because when it comes to wellbeing – as with most things in life, trust trumps tokenism. Hands down.
* Legal & General SME Workplace Wellbeing Barometer Survey, 2022
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series one, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
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How storytelling is a social wellbeing superpower

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
93% of businesses with 10-250 employees say that providing employees with social wellbeing is one of the most important aspects of health and wellbeing. But only 36% and 42% respectively think they do it very well*.
So how can SMEs go about creating the foundations of social wellbeing?
In this episode, we look at why and how storytelling – when it’s woven into the fabric of an organisation – can help lay the foundations for a culture of social wellbeing. We look at what social wellbeing is, how it is interrelated with emotional and physical wellbeing, and why it should represent part of the foundations of a wellbeing culture in all organisations. After all, people don’t connect with the rational. They connect with the relatable.
* Legal & General SME Workplace Wellbeing Barometer Survey, 2022
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series one, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
© Legal & General 2022

Better Wellbeing Series Introduction

Please note the competition mentioned in our Better Wellbeing Podcast closed on 31/10/2022, if you have any questions please contact LandG.groupprotectioncommunications@landg.com
Welcome to Better Wellbeing, the podcast series that looks at how good communication can help SME businesses build better wellbeing.
The six episodes in this series are designed to help small and medium sized businesses look at employee communication in a way that creates the conditions for a culture of wellbeing – and all the business benefits that come with that.
Hosted by internal communications expert Suzanne Clarkson, Founder and Managing Director of Coach House Communication; the packed – yet practical – series is aimed at SME business owners, HR professionals and financial advisers who support SMEs.
The series starts with three Communication Clinic episodes where Suzanne uses a statistic from our 2022 SME Workplace Wellbeing barometer survey to set the scene for an interesting dive into three different wellbeing topics.
In the subsequent three Communication Swopshop episodes, Suzanne interviews two SME business owners and the Co-Founder of the charity Minds@Work. Each interview looks at employee communication and wellbeing in action: what’s working; what isn’t; and what could be.
Featured link: HR Toolkit
Throughout the Better Wellbeing Podcast series, we reference various sections in our HR Toolkit. The Toolkit itself is designed to help businesses communicate their benefit and wellbeing programme more effectively. You can download it here:
https://www.legalandgeneral.com/landg-assets/adviser/files/workplace-benefits/group-protection/hr-toolkits/hr-toolkit-protect-ebook.pdf
 
© Legal & General 2022