We've chosen Dr Lia Ali, neuropsychiatrist and digital health innovation strategist for the NHS, as a launch interviewee because of her immense knowledge of being able to pinpoint what actually works - and what WILL work - based on the evidence.

She's faced this question numerous times, and talks us through how she tackled it - and her favourite model - the biopsychosocial one.

You'll leave this podcast inspired, and so if you want to hear more of Lia - she's doing a key note at the MAD World Summit on 9th October in London.

To find out more about the Make A Difference Leaders Club, ⁠click here⁠.

If you like this episode, please like and subscribe and - even better - share it with someone to keep the workplace wellbeing conversation going!

And, if you have a burning issue you'd like discussed, or any feedback at all, email editor@makeadifference.media

A quick summary of the conversation:

00:00 Introduction to the Leaders Podcast

00:44 Meet Dr. Leah Ali: Digital Health Innovation Strategist

01:41 The Bio-Psychosocial Model for Better Health Outcomes

04:39 Case Study: Occupational Health in Australia

06:42 The Importance of Preventative Interventions

09:41 Embedding Health Strategies Across Organizations

12:21 Inclusive Design and Health Inequalities

15:24 Concluding Thoughts and Future Conversations

19:36 Outro and Call to Action

Stella Gavinho is Group Head of Wellbeing at Entain and we chose her as one of the launch interviewees for her honesty and warmth, as well as the energy and resilience she applies to problem solving.

She talks us through dealing with a significant drop in employee engagement in employee health and wellbeing, with lots of practical and strategic insight.

If you like this episode, please like and subscribe and - even better - share it with someone to keep the workplace wellbeing conversation going!

And, if you have a burning issue you'd like discussed, or any feedback at all, email editor@makeadifference.media

To find out more about the MAD World Leaders Summit agenda on 9th October, in London, and to register, ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠.

To find out more about the Make A Difference Leaders Club, ⁠click here⁠.

Key timings in the conversation:

00:00 Introduction to the Leaders Podcast

00:44 Meet Stella Gino: A Warm and Honest Wellbeing Leader

01:38 Setting the Scene: The Wellbeing Challenge

03:03 Facing the Wellbeing Crisis: Stella's Experience

04:42 Strategic Response: Data-Driven Solutions

08:57 Implementing Manager Training Programs

13:15 Results and Reflections: Positive Outcomes

19:12 Advice for Leaders: Embracing Wellbeing Initiatives

23:43 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Our launch guest today - Claire Farrow - founded the Make A Difference Media Leaders Club. In her role as Global Content Director at MAD, she gets to hear leaders from all different sectors and industries open up to her about their biggest challenges. So, she has huge industry-spanning knowledge of what's going on and where the future of work is headed.

Today she shares the struggles she hears most from leaders and what she thinks the industry can do to make the most impact going forward.

If you like this episode, please like and subscribe and - even better - share it with someone to keep the workplace wellbeing conversation going!

And, if you have a burning issue you'd like discussed, or any feedback at all, email editor@makeadifference.media

Relevant links:

Claire is currently organising the MAD World Leaders Summmit on 9th October in London. To find out more about the agenda and to register, ⁠click here⁠.

To find out more about the Make A Difference Leaders Club, click here.

Episode timings:

00:00 Welcome to the Leaders Podcast

00:44 Introducing Claire Farrow

02:52 The Evolution of Workplace Wellbeing

05:31 Top Challenges in Workplace Wellbeing

12:05 The Importance of C-Suite Buy-In

14:47 Professionalization and Data-Driven Approaches

18:45 The Alien Question and Final Thoughts!

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