Wellbeing Designers / March-April Update

March marks the arrival of spring in the Northern hemisphere, the renewal of nature! I had the chance to follow this rhythm and catch a bit of breath after a super busy beginning of the year. In the language of sports, I’ve just completed my much-needed recovery phase post-race season. This meant less public events and more behind the scene work with clients, and preparation of some future offerings that I will share with you in more details very soon!

I am continually inspired by the messages I receive from those eager to make a difference in the wellbeing space or collaborate directly with me. More and more individuals are pursuing Holistic Health Coach education or something similar alongside their corporate roles, driven by the conviction that there must be a better way to integrate life and work in a truly sustainable way. Their numbers are growing, and they are keen to drive change within corporations. While not every organisation is currently equipped to integrate this work seamlessly into their existing systems, I see a promising shift towards embracing dedicated wellbeing roles or incorporating these responsibilities into various business roles like marketing, sales, finance, etc... What makes this shift even more exciting is the changes triggered by AI.?

How can organisations make the best out of the world of AI and make it an amplifier of human-centric organisations? ?

Wellbeing Designers is committed to support this big change process on both sides, for individuals and corporates!?

When I underwent my coaching education and pursued ICF (International Coach Federation) accreditation five years ago, wellbeing was only minimally covered in the curriculum. I am now thrilled not only to witness but also to contribute to the expansion of this crucial topic. I’ve had the privilege of writing for an article series on wellbeing for the Thought Leadership Institute by ICF. You can explore these articles and more in the insights section below, where I’ve provided a link for easy access.

Wishing you an energizing day,

Reka

Founder of wellbeing designers

The Podcast

Season 3 of the Wellbeing Designers Podcast kicked off with Episode 15 ?featuring three guests: Shlomit Gruman- Navota - CHRO at OLX, Dallas FitzPatrick - DEI Director of Teleperformance, and Adina Avram . - Head of DEI at Trivium Packaging. This was the continuation of our conversation that started with a panel discussion at the Horizon Summit in Amsterdam in November 2023. As we had so many interesting questions from the audience and we could just answer very few, we decided to do a podcast about the rest!

Last week we published?Episode 16 of the Wellbeing Designers Podcast featuring the work of?Nasrin Oskui , the Global Well-being Lead, Director at Deutsche Bank. She shared about the amazing work that led to the following results: 79% of the employees of Deutsche Bank feel comfortable to talk about their mental heath with their managers!?Join the conversation on LinkedIn with Nasrin! Or engage with my reflections in a post !

?? Big news! From now on all podcast episodes will have a video version as well! They are available on our already running YouTube channel as well! Follow us via this link!?Old episodes are there as well, just without video ;)

Voices from the Wellbeing Designers Community

We published an?article ?on our blog with the title of the blog is "The Wellbeing Evolution in Organisations" written by me that was originally shared as a post on LinkedIn. It got lots of positive feedbacks. My favourite and the most humbling one was from someone who shared that this post supported her to be more equipped on her interview for a wellbeing position at one of the most prestigious Swiss companies. And she got the job! ????

Where we shared our insights

After a super busy January and February, the months of March and April were more quiet in terms of external events.?I shared my insights on the Growth Hacking Culture Podcast hosted by Ivan Palomino ino. We had a tough provoking conversation about:?The Business Value of Wellbeing: Profitable Investment or Wasted Expense?

Wellbeing Designers is ready to work with you!

We provide inspirational keynotes and workshops; up-skilling via the Wellbeing Designers Academy and trainings; advisory supporting your leaders, wellbeing managers and employees on their Wellbeing Culture Journey.And... something super exciting is coming up in the next weeks! A B2C course that would be available for any of you! Stay tuned ;)

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Wellbeing insights on our reading and listening list this month

"Thriving from Nine to Five" by the McKinsey Health Institute

World Happiness Report ?2024?by Gallup and the Wellbeing Research Centre of the Oxford University

"Work Wellbeing Playbook" ?by the?World Wellbeing Movement

5 articles co-authored by Reka Deak and other wellbeing experts in the series of The Future of Well-Being: Sustaining Holistic Growth and Purposeful Living?by the Thought Leadership Institute of the International Coach Federation?

Remember, together we can design a human-centric work-life and the future of wellbeing!

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