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Find out what’s happening with Geoff’s campaigning and advocacy work around mental health in the workplace. He regularly participates in interviews, as well as writing and featuring in various print and online articles and podcasts.
‘We’re not invincible’ with Wellbeing Clinical Specialist Angela Bagum
To mark Men’s Health Week, Geoff met with...
ICAS Insights: Ending workplace stigma linked to mental health
On 6th May Geoff spoke as part of the ICAS Insights event entitled "Ending workplace stigma linked...
SHRLG Masterclass Series: Do you care about your people?
On Thursday 15th April the Scottish HR Leadership Group (SHRLG), in conjunction with Executive...
POWER UP 2021 – Keynote by Geoff McDonald
Happy Teams, Happy Business: A Practical Guide to Wellbeing in 2021 We...
Aon’s London Work, Travel, Convene Coalition Insight Report: ‘Working Towards the New Better: Every Firm is now a Healthcare Organisation’
The London Work, Travel, Convene Coalition launched in September 2020, bringing together some of...
Imagining the Ultimate Mentally Healthy Workplace of the Future
After having a mental breakdown and losing a close friend to suicide, former Global VP of HR at...
The Performance Equation
Watch the presentation entitled The Performance Equation: why health is more important than skills...
The Leading From Purpose Podcast
Geoff is interviewed by Nick Craig, President of Core Leadership Institute and author of “Leading...
Depression at work: what to do? Interview for Respiro
This interview about mental health in the workplace is with Diogo Rodriguez from São Paulo. Diogo...
Interview with Alastair Campbell at ISMA 2020
Watch Geoff's interview with writer, communicator, strategists and...
Happier, Healthier You: A conversation with Simon Halle-Smith Chief HR Officer of Givaudan
Givaudan are one of the largest fragrance and flavours business in the...
PODCAST – Geoff McDonald and Perry Burton, The Connected Leadership Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thursday-interview-geoff-mcdonald-and-perry-burton/id575487419?i=1000490717463Following on from the previous 'Connected Leadership Podcast' Andy Lopata interviews Perry Burton,...
The Wonders of Talking About Mental Health
Geoff McDonald is now best known as a global advocate, campaigner and consultant who is passionate...
How to ensure Health and Wellbeing is a strategic priority in business
On World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), organised every year by the International Association for...
Wellbeing, self-care and stigma – a webinar for the Centre for Army Leadership
Geoff McDonald joined the Centre for Army Leadership...
Archive - Older podcasts, articles, reports and video
Podcasts / Interviews
Changeboard HR Podcast – Geoff McDonald on Mental Ill Health and Breaking Down Stigma – with Tom Richie – April 2017
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Csuite Podcast – Wellbeing in the Workplace – with Russel Goldsmith – April 2017
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Articles by Geoff
Personnel Today – Why Astute CEOs Must Pay Attention to Employee Mental Health Issues – 26th August 2016
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Huffington Post – Why Astute CEOs Should Pay Attention to Employees’ Mental Health – 20th May 2016
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Huffington Post – Ignoring Well-Being is Costing Us – 24th September 2015
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Huffington Post – Fathers: Our Well-Being – 16th June 2015
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Personnel Today – Purpose and Profit: How Giving Back Helps Organisations Grow – 5th September 2014
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Huffington Post – Fighting Anxiety and Depression at Work – 26th August 2014
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Articles featuring Geoff
Stress in the City – ‘At first, I thought my depression was a heart attack’ – Peter Stanford – 4th January 2017
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Emotional Health at Work – In Conversation with Rebecca Durrant – 8th August 2017
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BBC News – Breaking the mental health taboo: ‘Please talk about it’ – Philippa Goodrich – 12th December 2016
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Videos
BBC One – The One Show – Geoff McDonald shares his mental health journey
Motivating The Many at Unilever
Geoff describes how the company succeeds in engaging workers by providing an inspirational business purpose, a decision making framework and focusing on employee well-being (50 minute watch).
Recorded at Spark The Change – December 4th 2014 – https://www.infoq.com/presentations/unilever
A new approach to doing business
Geoff McDonald from Unilever at the BSR Conference 2012 (4 minute watch)
Reports
Thriving At Work
The Stevenson / Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers – Executive Summary
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Emotional Health at Work – Why it matters and how you can support it
A Report by Family Links – The Centre For Emotional Health, with the support of IPPR
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The Human Era @ Work – 2014
Findings from the Energy Project and Harvard Business Review
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Health: Our Business – Volume 3 – Case studies from the corporate world, putting mental health and wellbeing into action
A report from Global CMO Network / BUPA, with concluding recommendations for successfully planning and implementing a mental health programme by guest editor Geoff McDonald.
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Useful Links
Mind
The mental health charity working to ensure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.
mind.org.uk
The Samaritans
Working to make sure fewer people die by suicide.
samaritans.org
Byrne Dean
A leading provider of workplace training and HR / ER support services, helping to create a kinder, fairer and more productive workplaces.
byrnedean.com
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